Ruth Langsford opened up on having a "difficult conversation" with her son Jack.
The 58-year-old television favourite had been chatting to her Loose Women co-stars including Coleen Nolan, GK Barry and Myleene Klass about the burden on women throughout life that included taking contraception, periods, having babies and then the menopause.
Former HearSay star Mylene, said men needed to step-up when it came to supporting women with contraception as she admitted her partner had a vasectomy. Other panel members had noticed that Generation Z had been doing a much better job at raising their sons to be more knowledgeable.
Coleen even noted that her daughter Ciara Fensome had sent her boyfriend to the shop to purchase sanitary products, leaving the TV star dumbfounded - as she would have never been able to ask a former flame herself.
Speaking about how times had changed and educating her own son on the menopause, Ruth shared: "I always say as a mother of a son it is our responsibility to talk to young men about contraception, about women's health, about periods and about the menopause."
She explained: "I had to have a chat with Jack about the menopause because I lost my rag one day with him, it was off the scale. I had to then explain to him 'let me tell you about something called the menopause, it's why mummy's a bit cross today'."
All of her co-stars nodded in agreement as they delved into education in schools not being quite up to par. GK Barry, the youngest of the clan explained sex education hadn't been a great help when she was at school.
She recalled trying to "put a condom on a banana" noting that education hadn't changed in schools in years.
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Meanwhile, away from screens, Ruth has been going through a very public marriage breakdown to her ex-husband Eamonn Holmes.
The much-loved TV duo, Eamonn and Ruth left fans totally shocked after they announced they were ending their 14-year marriage earlier this year.
The former This Morning stars who share son Jack, both 64, confirmed they were parting ways in a joint statement, which read: "Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing."
Since their announcement, GB News star Eamonn had moved on with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander, 42, a marriage counsellor.
