At 47, mother-of-five Katie Price is starting to acknowledge the signs of ageing, although she maintains that you’re not truly old until you’re “about 80,” in this day and age. However, she has begun to notice some unavoidable changes in her body.
During a conversation with her sister Sophie on the Katie Price Show podcast, she revealed: “I’m not sleeping at all. I think I need to go to the doctor to have a blood test.”
Katie confesses that she hasn’t been to the gym yet in 2025, which could be why she’s more restless at night, but she’s starting to worry that there might be a deeper cause. “This is why I want to go to the doctors,” she elaborated, “because I actually think something’s going on.”
In the UK, women typically start experiencing menopause between the ages of 45 and 55 – though there’s a lot of variation and some women can enter perimenopause much earlier.
“I’m still having my periods regularly,” Katie emphasises, “but when I’m due to have my periods, the bed is wet with cold sweat. And now I’m not sleeping at night, I normally have really good sleep, so there’s something going on,” reports Gloucestershire Live.
For this reason, Katie thinks it might be wise to get checked out by her GP: “Maybe I am having an early menopause,” she suggests, “I don’t know how it all works, because I’m still having my periods.”
Experts are advising women entering menopause to adopt a healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and calcium-rich foods, to alleviate symptoms and maintain bone density. They also suggest steering clear of high-fat, salty and sugary foods.
Katie is striving to stick to a nutritious diet, but confesses it’s not always easy. Her partner, JJ Slater, isn’t accustomed to preparing family meals due to his history of living alone, she explains, adding: “But when he does do something, it’s always good. He does nice salmon with avocado and whatever bits on toast.”
Katie admits her weakness lies in resisting unhealthy snacks: “What doesn’t help is Maltesers, Milky Ways, Wispas, crisps…cups of tea and [a healthy diet] goes out of the window.”
Most experts concur that consuming excessive amounts of chocolate won’t alleviate the adverse effects of menopause.
Post-menopause, oestrogen levels decrease, making blood sugar regulation more challenging for the body, potentially leading to fatigue, irritability, and brain fog.
Reducing sugar intake can assist with certain menopausal symptoms, such as fatigue, weight gain, and hot flushes.