Penny Lancaster had a ‘panic attack-type meltdown’ during lockdown in which she threw a chicken pie across the kitchen in front of her sons due to her menopause
- Penny recently admitted that she indulged a little too much during the country-wide shut-in and recalled: ‘[I had] a panic attack-type of meltdown, during lockdown’
- ‘Usually I have a good threshold when it comes to being patient with people. That went out the window. I wasn’t in control and I just broke,’ she said
- Penny shares sons Alastair, 14, and Aiden, nine, with husband Rod Stewart, 75
- She said: ‘I’ve had to explain to Rod and the boys that sometimes I might get angry and cry because my hormones are changing so much’
- Penny piled on the pounds during the summer, admitting that she was trying to raise spirits while the family were on lockdown, having themed dinners and drinking wine, tequila, cocktails to ‘have something to look forward to’
Penny Lancaster has revealed how she had a ‘panic attack-type meltdown’ during lockdown, due to the menopause, which saw a chicken pie thrown across the kitchen.
Having recently admitted that she indulged a little too much during the country-wide shut-in, Penny, 49, has shared more about how she juggled the grip of the pandemic with her ongoing menopause.
Speaking to The Sun, she recalled: ‘[I had] a panic attack-type of meltdown, during lockdown. Usually I have a good threshold when it comes to being patient with people. That went out the window. I wasn’t in control and I just broke.’
Drama! Penny Lancaster has revealed how she had a ‘panic attack-type meltdown’ during lockdown, thanks to her menopause, which saw a chicken pie thrown across the kitchen [pictured 2018]
Penny – who shares sons Alastair, 14, and Aiden, nine, with husband Rod Stewart, 75 – went on: ‘The kids were arguing. I’d done these individual chicken pies and one of them got thrown across the kitchen. I screamed, then I cried. The boys came running over to comfort me and I apologised.
‘I’ve had to explain to Rod and the boys that sometimes I might get angry and cry because my hormones are changing so much.’
Penny piled on the pounds during the summer, admitting that she was trying to raise spirits while the family were on lockdown, having themed dinners and drinking wine, tequila, cocktails to ‘have something to look forward to’.
Penny admitted to trying to create a ‘vacation’ type atmosphere, but that she was simply being ‘greedy and indulgent’.
Penny drank throughout the day, starting at lunchtime, and admitted that the weight ‘crept up’. She also admitted it was a way to deal with anxiety over the global health crisis.
But she has revealed she went on to lose more than 17lb in eight weeks after improving her diet and doing more exercise.
Family: Penny shares sons Alastair, 14, and Aiden, nine, with husband Rod Stewart, 75
Posting the before and after pictures on Instagram, she wrote: ‘During the lockdown I found myself entering my menopause and the side effects were exaggerated by the anxiety and fear for the virus and the unknown.
‘I turned to food and drink as comfort and gained over a stone. As a wake up call I shamed [myself] by taking a photo. It worked and with a new diet and exercise, I lost 17lb and 4in off my waist in eight weeks!’
Miss Lancaster is mother to two sons – Alastair, 14, and Aiden, nine, with Sir Rod.
She told ITV’s Loose Women in August that the onset of the menopause had been a struggle, and at one point she had even thrown a meal across the room.
Transformation: She put on weight in lockdown but has since shed the pounds
She said: ‘I was in the kitchen, it had been one of those days where everything had been going wrong.
‘I ended up throwing the dinner across the kitchen. I just screamed and burst into tears. The boys came and hugged me.’
The TV star admitted she has found the past few months extra tough because of her symptoms, but gushed that her husband and sons have been very understanding.
She added: ‘Rod and I have a very close and intimate, open relationship about all sorts of things.
She said: ‘I turned to food and drink as comfort and gained over a stone. As a wake up call I shamed [myself] by taking a photo. It worked and with a new diet and exercise, I lost 17lb and 4in off my waist in eight weeks!’
‘I talk to him about how I’m feeling in the lead up to my period, feeling a little down or sad or… I always say, “Darling give me space today, it’s the time of the month.”
‘I’ve explained to them [my family] about the hormones I’m experiencing since March, my last period.
‘I’ve been having the really hot sweats, and then freezing cold… my body temperature is fluctuating all over the place. It affects your mood swings, I’ve been putting on more weight.’
Happy couple: The star has been married to music legend Sir Rod Stewart since 2007 and the couple share two sons
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