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Greg Hassall

Comedian Kathy Lette talks writing, ageing and why she's putting the 'sex' into sexagenarian

Kathy's motto in life is "adventure before dementia". (ABC: Australian Story/Harriet Tatham)

Kathy Lette is having the time of her life: At 63, with a boyfriend seven years her junior, an A-list-heavy social calendar and a new novel on the shelves, she's become the poster-woman for post-menopausal fulfilment.

"I think for women, life is in two acts," says the successful ex-pat writer. "The trick is surviving the interval. The menopause is the interval. The menopause is awful but, once you get through that, it's the best time of a woman's life. No one talks about this."

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