Overview
- Collins told followers on Instagram that she has become more forgetful, saying she lost two sets of car keys and asking fans to “send help.”
- An anonymous source quoted in the press described her as emotional and said the perimenopause has “hit her quite hard,” linking it to mood swings and brain fog.
- Official NHS guidance, cited by the reports, notes that perimenopause can cause problems with memory and concentration, which matches Collins’s account.
- She is simultaneously pursuing IVF after multiple miscarriages, planning a wedding and filming Four Weddings And A Baby for Sky, which sources say adds pressure to her recovery.
- Fans and fellow celebrities responded with sympathy and practical suggestions such as hormone replacement therapy and exercise, and the coverage has intensified public discussion of perimenopause and its impact on work and fertility care.