Davina McCall says women in their 50s can still orgasm and wear sexy underwear

Davina McCall says she feels sexier than ever at 52, even though she thinks she looked better in her 20s.

The presenter said: “Women over 50 feel sexy, we can dress sexily and we can wear underwear and we still enjoy orgasms.

“People say, ‘Oh, it’s all gone… menopause… you’re finished with your wizened, dried-up ovaries.’

“I feel like it’s really important to say that people in their 50s are having the time of their lives.

“I don’t look as good naked as I did in my 20s. But I feel better, and that’s the difference. I walk around like a foxy minx now because I feel like a foxy minx.”

The former Big Brother host says hormone replacement therapy helped her deal with the effects of the menopause, including mental confusion.

Mum-of-three Davina explained to Women’s Health magazine: “My phone was in the fridge and my keys were in the bin.

“My night sweats became so bad. I just never slept through.

“I couldn’t read an autocue. From the minute I put the little patch on – boom, sleep.

“Oh my god, the joy. I felt like I was back.”

Fitness fan Davina also hit out at the “mean people” who commented on her weight loss after her marriage to Matthew Robertson ended. She said: “It’s called the divorce diet, where you just literally shed [weight].

“It happens to so many people I know. It was nothing I did.

“I was just running on adrenaline.

“Quite a few people [understood] and were like, ‘I think she’s having a hard time, maybe we should lay off.’

“But there were lots of people who didn’t. There are some really mean people out there and there are also some very uninformed people who don’t think about the story behind the sadness.”

*The full interview is in the October issue of Women’s Health, which is also available as a digital edition.