What we ve been through was so unusual, but we ve emerged so well, Evelyn tells Her. In cancer terms, five years, ten years, these are big milestones. I was in the midst of treatment ten years ago, so to be here, to be buzzing around feels like such a lovely thing. I wanted to use it to go in and see what has changed.
In Ailse & Ise, Evelyn meets a number of women with cancer, as well as their family members and healthcare providers to gauge the reality that is faced by so many. In Cork, she talks with Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene was one of the women who passed away following the CervicalCheck scandal.
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Tonight s viewing options include Davina McCall’s Sex, Myths and the Menopause, Massacre at Ballymurphy, glamping with Johnny Vegas, and Everlyn O’Rourke exploring Irish women’s cancer experiences . . .
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The menopause has been a major talking point recently on RTÉ Radio One’s
Liveline – here s a candid documentary where Davina McCall recounts her experiences, and misconception.
McCall was 44 when she began to experience hot flushes, depression and confusion - symptoms she hid until she discovered her body was starting the transition to menopause.
She describes her own experience to bust the myths surrounding the menopause, tackling the mid-life taboos that can destroy women s jobs and relationships, and exposing the lack of specialist education for GPs and the confusion that still exists around hormone replacement therapy.
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Holly Willoughby deletes bubble bath snap after fans warned the This Morning star about her reflection in the taps
Jamie Downham
Updated: 10 May 2021, 11:50
HOLLY Willoughby has deleted a picture of her bath after fans warned that her reflection could be seen in the taps.
The 40-year-old This Morning star had shared a picture of the bubbly tub at her London home on Instagram, writing: I think my bath s me…
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This Morning s Holly Willoughby was alerted to a possible problem with her snapCredit: Rex
However, fans quickly pointed out that the expertly-shined taps showed her reflection - with many cheeky followers zooming in.
TV guide: 10 of the best shows to watch this week, starting tonight Comedian Ardal O’Hanlon tries to find out how Irish people got their potty mouths
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Sunday, RTÉ One, 9.30pm Why the f do we swear? It’s a question we don’t dwell on very often – curse words just seem to just trip off our tongues, and we hardly give a second thought as to why we do it. But comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon is keen to find out how Irish people got their potty mouths – do we have it worse than other countries, or is bad language a universal affliction? Is effing and blinding a sign of intelligence or an indicator of idiocy? The most pertinent question, though, is why the f no one has thought of doing a programme like this before? O’Hanlon meets fellow comedy actor Tommy Tiernan to chat about the proper usage of swear words in comedy, and author Lisa McInerney discusses how writers pepper their prose with epithets. And the fa