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Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia: ‘Is it the menopause?’ Richard Branson was the only person who noticed it

The former Virgin Money boss on how Richard Branson helped her realise the impact of her menopause, but why leave policies aren't the answer

'Dark thoughts pervaded and still I pushed on'

Millie Pilkington

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia is the former CEO of Virgin Money and founder of money-saving app Snoop

Let’s be clear: menopause is sh*t.

Or at least it was for me. And because no one really talked about it at the time, I don’t think I ever realised that all the emotions I was experiencing were linked to it.

I...