Lisa George "struggled" with menopausal hot flushes during ‘Dancing On Ice’.
The 47-year-old soap star – who was eliminated from ITV’s figure skating competition over the weekend – proudly insisted she is "waving the flag for women" her age, but admitted she has battled with an "erratic" cycle.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper’s The Diary column: "I’ve struggled with the biological things a woman goes through at my age.
"My cycle has been so erratic, it’s been a mess. The hormones, hot flushes."
The ‘Coronation Street’ star – who admitted her body took "longer to recover" from the tough competition, compared to the younger celebrities – also revealed she actually had a hot flush during the first live show.
She added: "I was dripping in sweat. I was burning up."
Meanwhile, Lisa recently revealed she gained weight but got "more toned" thanks to months of training for the skating show.
She said: "My body has changed since taking part in the show. I have actually put on weight, but I’ve dropped dress sizes. I’m more toned.
"When I weighed myself and saw I’m four pounds heavier, I was fuming. But when they gave me one of the dresses I was like, ‘Bloody hell! It’s two dress sizes smaller’.
"I used to be a size 16 and then, after the training, a size 14 would be comfortable and a little bit big. I actually just fit into a size 12. I think I had put on muscle."
Lisa and her pro skating partner Tom Naylor were knocked out of the contest in Sunday’s (23.02.20) skate-off against Paralympian Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty.
When Lisa’s fate was revealed, host Holly Willoughby said: "That little girl that fell all those years ago and never got back on the ice again, look what she has grown up to achieve."
Lisa responded: "I know. I’m made up I got this far, to be honest.
"I’ve had the best time and met the most amazing beautiful people; I couldn’t wish for anything more. Thank you, Tom."
Lisa George ‘struggled’ with menopause during Dancing On Ice
