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Grace Walsh

'I thought it was a really bad joke' - Penélope Cruz reveals the perimenopause symptom that shocked her at 41

Penélope Cruz .

A-lister Penélope Cruz became one of the first celebrities to speak openly about menopause when she discussed her symptoms and debunked myths during a press tour in 2018. "There are too many taboos surrounding women's bodies, and I think it equals a big lack of respect," she told Tatler magazine.

Now in 2026, Penélope Cruz and Olivia Wilde star in The Invite, a comedy about a married couple (Olivia and Seth Rogen) in a struggling marriage who invite their upstairs neighbours (Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) to dinner.

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