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[[File:Meg Mathews.tif|alt=Meg Mathews|thumb|Meg Mathews on the launch of her MegsMenopause Intimate Beauty Range]]
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'''Meg Mathews''' (born March 14, 1966) is an [[Activism|activist]] and [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arbuthnot |first1=Leaf |title=A Life in the Day: Meg Mathews, nineties icon turned menopause campaigner |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-life-in-the-day-meg-mathews-nineties-icon-turned-menopause-campaigner-kbq5f7lmw |website=The Times}}</ref> She rose to fame in the [[Britpop]] scene while working in [[music management]].<ref name="Red Mag">{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Scarlett |title=When Red Met Meg Mathews |url=https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/interviews/a527407/meg-mathews-interview/ |website=Red Magazine}}</ref> In 2018, she launched ''MegsMenopause'',<ref>[https://megsmenopause.com/ MegsMenopause]</ref> a platform dedicated to breaking the stigma around the [[menopause]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coscione |first1=Emily |title=Meg Matthews racconta la sua esperienza con la menopausa |url=https://www.iodonna.it/personaggi/interviste-gallery/2018/05/18/meg-matthews-vi-racconto-la-mia-lotta-contro-pregiudizi-sulla-menopausa/?refresh_ce-cp |website=iO Donna |language=it-IT |date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="ITV">{{cite web |title=Meg Mathews on the 32 symptoms of her menopause: 'It hit me like a train. I was terrified, I thought I was going mad.' |url=https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/meg-mathews-on-the-32-symptoms-of-her-menopause-it-hit-me-like-a-train-i-was-terrified-i-thought-i-was-going-mad |website=www.itv.com}}</ref>
'''Meg Mathews''' (born March 14, 1966) is an [[Activism|activist]] and [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arbuthnot |first1=Leaf |title=A Life in the Day: Meg Mathews, nineties icon turned menopause campaigner |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-life-in-the-day-meg-mathews-nineties-icon-turned-menopause-campaigner-kbq5f7lmw |website=The Times}}</ref> She rose to fame in the [[Britpop]] scene while working in [[music management]].<ref name="Red Mag">{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Scarlett |title=When Red Met Meg Mathews |url=https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/interviews/a527407/meg-mathews-interview/ |website=Red Magazine}}</ref> In 2018, she launched ''[https://megsmenopause.com MegsMenopause]'',<ref>[https://megsmenopause.com/ MegsMenopause]</ref> a platform dedicated to breaking the stigma around the [[menopause]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coscione |first1=Emily |title=Meg Matthews racconta la sua esperienza con la menopausa |url=https://www.iodonna.it/personaggi/interviste-gallery/2018/05/18/meg-matthews-vi-racconto-la-mia-lotta-contro-pregiudizi-sulla-menopausa/?refresh_ce-cp |website=iO Donna |language=it-IT |date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="ITV">{{cite web |title=Meg Mathews on the 32 symptoms of her menopause: 'It hit me like a train. I was terrified, I thought I was going mad.' |url=https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/meg-mathews-on-the-32-symptoms-of-her-menopause-it-hit-me-like-a-train-i-was-terrified-i-thought-i-was-going-mad |website=www.itv.com}}</ref>


== Early life and career ==
== Early Life and Career ==


Mathews was born in [[Guernsey]] to parents Christine and Stan. She grew up in [[South Africa]] from the age of 9, then attended boarding school in [[Norwich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Matthews, the former wife of Noel Gallagher, on fame and fortune |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/5722386/Meg-Matthews-the-former-wife-of-Noel-Gallagher-on-fame-and-fortune.html |website=The Telegraph |date=3 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Odell |first1=Michael |title=This much I know: Meg Mathews, interior designer, 41, London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2008/jan/06/features.magazine57 |website=The Guardian |date=6 January 2008}}</ref> She moved to [[London]] at the age of 18 and started working in fashion PR.<ref name="Red Mag" /> Eventually, she began working in music management at [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam Records]].<ref name="HamHigh">{{cite web |last1=Block |first1=India |title=My Favourite Things: Meg Mathews |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/property/my-favourite-things-meg-mathews-1-4434355 |website=Hampstead Highgate Express |language=en}}</ref>
Mathews was born in [[Guernsey]] to parents Christine and Stan. She grew up in [[South Africa]] from the age of 9, then attended boarding school in [[Norwich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Matthews, the former wife of Noel Gallagher, on fame and fortune |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/5722386/Meg-Matthews-the-former-wife-of-Noel-Gallagher-on-fame-and-fortune.html |website=The Telegraph |date=3 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Odell |first1=Michael |title=This much I know: Meg Mathews, interior designer, 41, London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2008/jan/06/features.magazine57 |website=The Guardian |date=6 January 2008}}</ref> She moved to [[London]] at the age of 18 and started working in fashion PR.<ref name="Red Mag" /> Eventually, she began working in music management at [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam Records]].<ref name="HamHigh">{{cite web |last1=Block |first1=India |title=My Favourite Things: Meg Mathews |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/property/my-favourite-things-meg-mathews-1-4434355 |website=Hampstead Highgate Express |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2014, Mathews began working for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] as their Celebrity Liaison, actively campaigning for [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levitt |first1=Hannah |title=Meg Mathews Designs Vegan Handbag Collection For Wilby {{!}} Media Centre |url=https://www.peta.org.uk/media/news-releases/meg-mathews-designs-vegan-handbag-collection-for-wilby/ |website=PETA UK}}</ref> During her time there, she designed a [[Veganism|vegan]] handbag with the accessories company Wilby, with proceeds going to PETA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coopey |first1=Holly |title=Put a stylish stop to animal cruelty |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/more/a27216/meg-mathews-peta-fashion-handbag-vegan-collection/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=10 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=28 British Celebrities Who Won't Be Eating Turkey This Christmas |url=https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/28-celebrities-wont-eating-turkey-christmas-2/ |website=PETA UK |date=12 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Courcy |first1=Olivia de |title=Meg Mathews takes on the leather industry |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meg-mathews-takes-on-the-leather-industry-xdxs5p5ft72 |website=The Times |language=en |date=11 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Mathews designs for Wilby |url=https://fashionunited.uk/v1/design/meg-mathews-designs-for-wilby/201406116461 |website=fashionunited.uk |language=en-gb |date=11 June 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, Mathews began working for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] as their Celebrity Liaison, actively campaigning for [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levitt |first1=Hannah |title=Meg Mathews Designs Vegan Handbag Collection For Wilby {{!}} Media Centre |url=https://www.peta.org.uk/media/news-releases/meg-mathews-designs-vegan-handbag-collection-for-wilby/ |website=PETA UK}}</ref> During her time there, she designed a [[Veganism|vegan]] handbag with the accessories company Wilby, with proceeds going to PETA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coopey |first1=Holly |title=Put a stylish stop to animal cruelty |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/more/a27216/meg-mathews-peta-fashion-handbag-vegan-collection/ |website=Cosmopolitan |date=10 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=28 British Celebrities Who Won't Be Eating Turkey This Christmas |url=https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/28-celebrities-wont-eating-turkey-christmas-2/ |website=PETA UK |date=12 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Courcy |first1=Olivia de |title=Meg Mathews takes on the leather industry |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/meg-mathews-takes-on-the-leather-industry-xdxs5p5ft72 |website=The Times |language=en |date=11 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Mathews designs for Wilby |url=https://fashionunited.uk/v1/design/meg-mathews-designs-for-wilby/201406116461 |website=fashionunited.uk |language=en-gb |date=11 June 2014}}</ref>


== Current career ==
== MegsMenopause ==


Currently, Mathews has devoted her time to breaking the stigma around the [[menopause]] through her platform, [https://megsmenopause.com/ MegsMenopause], launched in January 2018. She has appeared on [[Loose Women]], [[BBC Radio]], [[Lorraine Kelly|Lorraine]], and [[Jeremy Vine]] promoting the cause.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 5 live - In Short, Meg Mathews: I slept on sofa to avoid sex |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06581mb |website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Menopause and treatments, Meg Matthews, DPP Alison Saunders |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lw3dw |website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Mathews on her menopause experience: 'I had such anxiety, I couldn't leave the house for two months.' |url=http://www.itv.com/lorraine/health/meg-mathews-on-her-menopause-experience-i-had-such-anxiety-i-couldnt-leave-the-house-for-two-months |website=www.itv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Episode #1.43 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9187524/ |website=IMDB}}</ref> According to her website, "Meg turned fifty and began to experience the first symptoms of the menopause. She was shocked at the lack of support and understanding shown to women during this time in their lives and made it her mission to break the stigma around the menopause."<ref>{{cite web |title=MegsMenopause: About |url=https://megsmenopause.com/about/ |website=MegsMenopause |date=29 March 2018}}</ref>
Currently, Mathews has devoted her time to breaking the stigma around the [[menopause]] through her platform, [https://megsmenopause.com/ MegsMenopause], launched in January 2018. According to her website, "Meg turned fifty and began to experience the first symptoms of the menopause. She was shocked at the lack of support and understanding shown to women during this time in their lives and made it her mission to break the stigma around the menopause."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://megsmenopause.com/about/|title=MegsMenopause: About|date=29 March 2018|website=MegsMenopause}}</ref> She then made it her mission to break the stigma and the taboo around the menopause<ref name=":0" /> in an honest, open way through social media, her website, and attends many conferences to talk about her work and experience.

This journey has landed her spots on national and international press and talkshows appeared on [[Loose Women]], [[BBC Radio]], [[Lorraine Kelly|Lorraine]], and [[Jeremy Vine]] promoting the cause.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06581mb|title=BBC Radio 5 live - In Short, Meg Mathews: I slept on sofa to avoid sex|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lw3dw|title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Menopause and treatments, Meg Matthews, DPP Alison Saunders|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/lorraine/health/meg-mathews-on-her-menopause-experience-i-had-such-anxiety-i-couldnt-leave-the-house-for-two-months|title=Meg Mathews on her menopause experience: 'I had such anxiety, I couldn't leave the house for two months.'|website=www.itv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9187524/|title=Episode #1.43|website=IMDB}}</ref> Meg has been invited to conduct talks at organisations such as [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign & Commonwealth Office]], [[BBC]] headquarters, [[John Lewis & Partners|John Lewis and Partners]], [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/events/event/stella-live/ Stella Live] by [https://www.telegraph.co.uk The Telegraph] and, [[Superdrug]] on how to deal with [[menopause]] in the workplace.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Foreign and Commonwealth Office|date=2020-02-24|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office&oldid=942426602|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=BBC|date=2020-02-21|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC&oldid=941936127|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=John Lewis & Partners|date=2020-02-17|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Lewis_%26_Partners&oldid=941318359|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/events/event/stella-live/|title=STELLA LIVE – Telegraph Events|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/|title=Telegraph|website=The Telegraph|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Superdrug|date=2020-01-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Superdrug&oldid=936720405|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> She has also spoken at the [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/business/ Women Mean Business Conference] for [[The Daily Telegraph]], the Women in News, BBC Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Breakfast News.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/business/|title=Women Mean Business|date=2018-03-01|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2020-02-25|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Daily Telegraph|date=2020-02-16|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Daily_Telegraph&oldid=941063754|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> Meg has spoken on numerous radio shows along the years such and has been onIrish National Radio, on The Ryan Tubridy Show, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Sheffield, and [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lw3dw BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4e7FSThutf/|title=Meg Mathews on Instagram: “Today a quick panel @telegraph #wmblive2019 changing career later in life .... it’s been an amazing journey so far loving the ups and…”|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lw3dw|title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Menopause and treatments, Meg Matthews, DPP Alison Saunders|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>

Meg is currently an online columnist for [https://www.redonline.co.uk/health-self/self/a30907041/meg-mathews-menopause-taboo/ Red magazine] and was named by the publication as one of their [https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/careers/a529377/how-to-change-career/ Top 20 Career Shifters] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redonline.co.uk/|title=Beauty, Fashion, Recipes & Entertaining ideas for smart, confident women - Red magazine|website=Red Online|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/careers/a529377/how-to-change-career/|title=Meet the career shifters|last=Red|first=Team|date=2017-09-13|website=Red Online|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> In November 2018, Meg was awarded the [https://inspiringleadershiptrust.co.uk/awards/ Inspiring Public Figure of the Year] award by the [https://inspiringleadershiptrust.com/awards/inspiring-public-figure-award/ Inspirational Leadership Trust.] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inspiringleadershiptrust.co.uk/awards/|title=Awards|date=2019-06-22|website=Inspiring Leadership Trust|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inspiringleadershiptrust.com/awards/inspiring-public-figure-award/|title=Inspiring Public Figure Award|website=Inspiring Leadership Trust|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>

Meg Mathews shares her life and her work on various platforms, including [[Podcast|podcasts]]. She has recorded a podcast on [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meg-mathews/id1386767845?i=1000415527444 Grazia Life Advice] talking about MegsMenopause being her passion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meg-mathews/id1386767845?i=1000415527444|title=‎Grazia Life Advice: Meg Mathews on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> Mathews featured on [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/school-for-mothers/the-school-for-mothers-podcast/e/62396745 School for Mothers Podcast] on Stitcher. Meg has joined other known menopause advocates to produce podcasts, including Dr Louise Newson's [https://www.menopausedoctor.co.uk/podcasts/s1e10-megsmenopause-dr-louise-newson-with-meg-mathews podcast] on [https://www.menopausedoctor.co.uk/news My Menopause Doctor] and Liz Earle's [https://lizearlewellbeing.com/incontinence-and-menopause/ podcast] on [https://lizearlewellbeing.com Liz Earle Wellbeing] talking about [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/ incontinence] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menopausedoctor.co.uk/podcasts/s1e10-megsmenopause-dr-louise-newson-with-meg-mathews|title=010 MegsMenopause - Meg Mathews & Dr Louise Newson|website=My Menopause Doctor|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menopausedoctor.co.uk/news|title=News {{!}} My Menopause Doctor Louise Newson|website=My Menopause Doctor|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lizearlewellbeing.com/incontinence-and-menopause/|title=Menopause and incontinence with Meg Mathews|date=2019-10-30|website=Liz Earle Wellbeing|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lizearlewellbeing.com/|title=Liz Earle Wellbeing|website=Liz Earle Wellbeing|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/|title=Urinary incontinence|date=2017-10-23|website=nhs.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>. Journalist Madeline Spencer also welcomed Meg as a guest on her [https://player.fm/series/beauty-full-lives/meg-mathews podcast], [https://player.fm/series/beauty-full-lives Beauty Full Lives].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://player.fm/series/beauty-full-lives/meg-mathews|title=Meg Mathews Beauty Full Lives podcast|last=FM|first=Player|website=player.fm|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> Meg featured on [https://www.buzzsprout.com/151841 The Diversity and Inclusion] Podcast talking about ''[https://www.buzzsprout.com/151841/1765849-series-3-episode-2-challenging-workplace-attitudes-to-the-menopause-with-activist-meg-mathews "Challenging Workplace Attitudes to the Menopause"]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/151841|title=reWorked: The Diversity and Inclusion Podcast|website=www.buzzsprout.com|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Series 3, Episode 2: Challenging workplace attitudes to the menopause with activist Meg Mathews - reWorked: The Diversity and Inclusion Podcast|url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/151841/1765849-series-3-episode-2-challenging-workplace-attitudes-to-the-menopause-with-activist-meg-mathews|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>. [https://play.acast.com/s/dose Hacking Happiness] is a podcast by DOSE, that features Mathews on an [https://play.acast.com/s/dose/b8383871-d90d-479b-b9a8-96de2cacb5e4 episode] to talk about dog walking, CBD, amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.acast.com/s/dose|title=Hacking Happiness on acast|website=acast|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.acast.com/s/dose/b8383871-d90d-479b-b9a8-96de2cacb5e4|title=Hacking Happiness with Meg Mathews - MegsMenopause|website=acast|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

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Meg Mathews
Meg Mathews on the launch of her MegsMenopause Intimate Beauty Range

Meg Mathews (born March 14, 1966) is an activist and entrepreneur.[1] She rose to fame in the Britpop scene while working in music management.[2] In 2018, she launched MegsMenopause,[3] a platform dedicated to breaking the stigma around the menopause.[4][5]

Early Life and Career

Mathews was born in Guernsey to parents Christine and Stan. She grew up in South Africa from the age of 9, then attended boarding school in Norwich.[6][7] She moved to London at the age of 18 and started working in fashion PR.[2] Eventually, she began working in music management at Def Jam Records.[8]

Mathews then got into the business of interior design, with clients including Cher, Jo Wood, Kate Moss, and Nick Grimshaw.[9][10] As she explains, "I did a shoot in Hello when I did up my old house. I was walking down Regent’s Street when my phone rang and it was Victoria Beckham. She said she had seen the feature and wanted to know who had designed the wallpaper. I told her it was me and she asked me to come and do her house. I created a one-off wallpaper for her, and that was my first interior design client."[8]

In 2014, Mathews began working for PETA as their Celebrity Liaison, actively campaigning for animal rights.[11] During her time there, she designed a vegan handbag with the accessories company Wilby, with proceeds going to PETA.[12][13][14][15]

MegsMenopause

Currently, Mathews has devoted her time to breaking the stigma around the menopause through her platform, MegsMenopause, launched in January 2018. According to her website, "Meg turned fifty and began to experience the first symptoms of the menopause. She was shocked at the lack of support and understanding shown to women during this time in their lives and made it her mission to break the stigma around the menopause."[16] She then made it her mission to break the stigma and the taboo around the menopause[16] in an honest, open way through social media, her website, and attends many conferences to talk about her work and experience.

This journey has landed her spots on national and international press and talkshows appeared on Loose Women, BBC Radio, Lorraine, and Jeremy Vine promoting the cause.[17][18][19][20] Meg has been invited to conduct talks at organisations such as Foreign & Commonwealth Office, BBC headquarters, John Lewis and Partners, Stella Live by The Telegraph and, Superdrug on how to deal with menopause in the workplace.[16][21][22][23][24][25][26] She has also spoken at the Women Mean Business Conference for The Daily Telegraph, the Women in News, BBC Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Breakfast News.[27][28] Meg has spoken on numerous radio shows along the years such and has been onIrish National Radio, on The Ryan Tubridy Show, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Sheffield, and BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.[29][30]

Meg is currently an online columnist for Red magazine and was named by the publication as one of their Top 20 Career Shifters in 2017.[31][32] In November 2018, Meg was awarded the Inspiring Public Figure of the Year award by the Inspirational Leadership Trust. [33][34]

Meg Mathews shares her life and her work on various platforms, including podcasts. She has recorded a podcast on Grazia Life Advice talking about MegsMenopause being her passion.[35] Mathews featured on School for Mothers Podcast on Stitcher. Meg has joined other known menopause advocates to produce podcasts, including Dr Louise Newson's podcast on My Menopause Doctor and Liz Earle's podcast on Liz Earle Wellbeing talking about incontinence [36][37][38][39][40]. Journalist Madeline Spencer also welcomed Meg as a guest on her podcast, Beauty Full Lives.[41] Meg featured on The Diversity and Inclusion Podcast talking about "Challenging Workplace Attitudes to the Menopause"[42][43]. Hacking Happiness is a podcast by DOSE, that features Mathews on an episode to talk about dog walking, CBD, amongst others.[44][45]

Personal life

Mathews was married to Oasis Guitarist/songwriter/ Noel Gallagher for four years, from 1997 to 2001.[46][47] Together, they have one daughter, model and influencer Anais Gallagher.[48] Mathews currently lives in Primrose Hill with her dog, Ziggy.[2][49]

References

  1. ^ Arbuthnot, Leaf. "A Life in the Day: Meg Mathews, nineties icon turned menopause campaigner". The Times.
  2. ^ a b c Russell, Scarlett. "When Red Met Meg Mathews". Red Magazine.
  3. ^ MegsMenopause
  4. ^ Coscione, Emily (18 May 2018). "Meg Matthews racconta la sua esperienza con la menopausa". iO Donna (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Meg Mathews on the 32 symptoms of her menopause: 'It hit me like a train. I was terrified, I thought I was going mad.'". www.itv.com.
  6. ^ "Meg Matthews, the former wife of Noel Gallagher, on fame and fortune". The Telegraph. 3 July 2009.
  7. ^ Odell, Michael (6 January 2008). "This much I know: Meg Mathews, interior designer, 41, London". The Guardian.
  8. ^ a b Block, India. "My Favourite Things: Meg Mathews". Hampstead Highgate Express.
  9. ^ Costello, Helen (19 January 2011). "Home Style: 20 Questions With Meg Mathews". HuffPost UK.
  10. ^ Duchars, Dan. "Meg Matthews". www.gapinteriors.com.
  11. ^ Levitt, Hannah. "Meg Mathews Designs Vegan Handbag Collection For Wilby | Media Centre". PETA UK.
  12. ^ Coopey, Holly (10 June 2014). "Put a stylish stop to animal cruelty". Cosmopolitan.
  13. ^ "28 British Celebrities Who Won't Be Eating Turkey This Christmas". PETA UK. 12 December 2014.
  14. ^ Courcy, Olivia de (11 June 2014). "Meg Mathews takes on the leather industry". The Times.
  15. ^ "Meg Mathews designs for Wilby". fashionunited.uk. 11 June 2014.
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