Coronation Street legend Sally Lindsay reveals co-star's support after hair loss

Coronation Street legend Sally Lindsay has revealed that a fellow former star of the cobbles helped her when she experienced hair loss due to perimenopause. Speaking on comedian Tom Price’s My Mate Bought a Toaster podcast, Sally shared that she started to notice her hair was thinning four years ago.

"When I started through perimenopause, which was about four years ago now, I was dead late, and all of a sudden my hair, which was always really, really thick, just went to nothing," Sally explained, adding that she could see bald patches.

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The actor then went to two male doctors before her friend and former co-star Suranne Jones put her in touch with a menopause specialist.

Sally shared: "I went to two male doctors and then my friend Suranne Jones, she said, 'You want to go to this doctor, Dr Naomi Potter', and she biked me round HRT, literally biked me it round.

"She said, 'You’re literally two years into perimenopause and not had any help'. Because I kept asking for help. It’s a normal story, isn’t it?"

Sally went on to criticise the lack of menopause awareness among medical professionals, adding: "It’s a nightmare.

"The fact the doctors only get one hour’s training in their entire thing on something that happens to 51% of the population is a disgrace."

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Sally currently stars in Channel 5 series The Madame Blanc Mysteries, which she also co-created alongside fellow star Sue Vincent.

The cosy crime drama recently returned for its fifth season and Sally has confirmed that the show isn't going anywhere.

Speaking to Radio Times in October, Sally said: "As long as the audience watch it and as long as our bosses want to pay for it, and people want to be in it, brilliant guest stars still want to be in it, for me it's not going anywhere."

Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.

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