Singer Anastacia confused her menopause symptoms for a brain tumour

Singer Anastacia has spoken candidly about her expertise of menopause, as a breast most cancers survivor.

The American I am Outta Love singer, 55, stated on the White Wine Query Time podcast this week that she had no thought she was going via menopause at first and as a substitute thought she had a ”mind tumour”.

Anastacia, whose actual identify is Anastacia Lyn Newkirk, says she did not know the signs she was expertise have been “hormone-related”.

Watch the video above.

READ MORE: The Wallflowers’ guitarist dies

READ MORE: Crystal Hefner reveals what life was like within the Playboy mansion

“I did not even realise I used to be going via such hell that it was attributable to menopause,” she defined on the podcast.

“I did not know my exhaustion; I did not know my mind fog. I did not know all of the issues – I simply thought I used to be drained… I used to be diagnosing myself, however had no thought any of this was hormone-related.”

“I assume I used to be ready for that ball to drop. My ball was, I assumed I had a mind tumour and life was going horrible, and I used to be actually, actually scared,” she stated.

READ MORE: Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen announce break up

“In my head, I had no thought the issues I used to be going via have been truly within the checklist [of symptoms of menopause] as a result of it is a lengthy checklist.”

For a each day dose of 9Honey, subscribe to our publication right here

She added that she would encourage youthful ladies of their forties to get their hormones checked as the feminine physique and hormones change on the common.

“Once I bought all of those different issues checked out, this man in Switzerland was like, I believe you are going via some hormone stuff.

“I advised him, ‘It would not really feel something like that, I’ve sizzling flashes and I am OK with that'”.

In response to the Mayo Clinic, signs of menopause embrace sizzling flashes, chills, night time sweats, temper modifications, irregular or no durations.

The singer, who has Crohn’s illness, has battled breast most cancers twice and beforehand underwent a double mastectomy.

FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Keep throughout all the newest in movie star, life-style and opinion through our WhatsApp channel. No feedback, no algorithm and no person can see your non-public particulars.