Gabby Logan made a heartbreaking health confession recently as she admitted she was fearing her future in TV and Radio due to forgetting people’s names, a symptom of her menopause.
The former rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales and Great Britain explained that going through menopause was one of her biggest worries as a TV presenter, with brain fog being the hardest part.
Logan recently shared she has started HRT (hormone replacement therapy), which has made her see a real difference and given her more hope for her career future.
Whilst doing regular brain exercises to keep herself focused, the 51-year-old has adapted the way she works to ease her concerns, now always carrying a piece of paper on set, so she is able to take notes.
“Feeling slightly unsure about things was such an unfamiliar feeling – and I thought, ‘Oh, God, am I going to keep doing my job if I can’t recall somebody’s name?’.
“Fortunately, HRT has been great and I try to do regular exercise for my brain now, whether that’s testing myself on remembering numbers or people’s names,” the Mirror reported.
Gabby Logan opened up on her struggle with menopause
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The Welsh star recently made the cover of Good Housekeeping’s July edition ahead of the Olympics in Paris, donning a gold gown as well as a white suit.
She opened up about her marriage to sportsman Kenny Logan and told the publication: “Sometimes there’s going to be a player who needs picking up, and other times they’re the star of the game and it’s someone else who needs the boost.”
Logan added that marriage is “the same” and that they “never stop working at it”, including the support they gave one another when they went through IVF to welcome their twins in 2005.
Speaking on the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast to former I’m A Celeb winner Giovanna Fletcher, Logan explained: “I thought I’d have more children, I always thought I’d have four children.
She admitted she feared the end of her career due to brain fog
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“Just the other night I said to Kenny, when we were talking about our empty house and the future, that we should have had more children. I think I know how it happened because when you have twins as your firstborn, you think life’s going to get back to normal and it never does.
“I mean, that’s the same with everybody, but we were waiting for that day where we felt: ‘Everything’s under control now. Now we can have another baby.’ We should have just gone for it straight away.”
Her successful sports presenting has led to her winning Sports Presenter of the Year four times at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards in 2000, 2002, 2004, and in 2014.
The top presenter is also one of the main hosts of BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, currently at the top of her game and joining the coverage for the 2024 Euro’s.
Gabby is set to host the Euro’s 2024
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Logan inherited her dad’s athletic gene as she was good at netball and high jump at school but excelled at gymnastics, before becoming a professional gymnast during her teen years.
At her peak, she came in 11th place in rhythmic gymnastics while representing Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
Despite showing much promise in the sport, she had to retire from gymnastics at age 17 due to sciatica.