Celebrity hairstylist Michael Douglas, who is married to Big Brother legend Davina McCall, described noticing her book’s reach not in sales figures, but in how people reacted15:32, 27 Aug 2026Fame may seem appealing from the outside, but it often comes with a severe loss of privacy. Every mistake and problem is broadcast to the public, making it incredibly difficult to live a normal life. Celebrities constantly deal with intense scrutiny, but it seems there can also be an upside to all that attention.‌Celebrity hairstylist Michael Douglas, who is married to Big Brother legend Davina McCall, understands what it’s like to be stopped in public. He even admitted that when men approach her, his instinct is to think: "Hold it, mate."‌But he says he’s been surprised by the sheer number — "hundreds" — who have been coming up to her since 2022. That was the year Davina published what he describes as an impactful book, Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring.‌Michael described noticing the book’s reach not in sales figures, but in chance encounters. In an interview with men’s health specialist Dr Jeff Foster, he noted how men would Davina in public to thank her.He said he's able to "see how difficult" this stage can be for women and that it can carry a real sense of "sadness". Michael's message to men was straightforward: support matters, and it may mean making "concessions" for the person you’re with.‌Speaking on the Man Alive podcast, he said: "One of the things I've loved the most is men coming up to Davina in the street. I'm a bit like, 'Hold it, mate'. And they come up, and they say, 'My wife gave me your Menopausing book, and I read it, and I sobbed'."And they say, 'Thank you so much. You've saved my marriage', you know? And that's one of the nicest things I've seen, men coming up and doing that, and that's happened a lot. Well, the book's only three years old."But I was amazed to see, not just like two or three men, hundreds of men over the course of a month or two months come up to her and say the same thing. So I think men are changing."‌For years, Davina has used her platform to push back against the taboo around menopause. Her Channel 4 work has been central to that, fronting Sex, Myths and the Menopause in 2021 and returning in 2022 with Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause.More recently, in March, she lent her support to a Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) call for greater awareness of the connection between menopause and mental health, warning the impact on wellbeing can be "devastating".Article continues belowAn RCPsych Honorary Fellow, Davina said: "Some women sail through the menopause unscathed. But some don't, and the impact on their mental health can be devastating and have a huge impact on their lives and their relationships."Lack of knowledge and ingrained stigma still prevent open conversations between doctors and patients, in the workplace and among friends and family, leaving women without the crucial support they need at an incredibly vulnerable time in their lives."And it's just not acceptable. Why are women still fighting to be heard?"