‘The Crown’ star, 58, reveals surprising menopause symptom — and why she refuses to get work done

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The actress revealed that menopause has taken a toll on her memory.

British actress Olivia Williams, 58, isn’t afraid to get candid about aging.

The actress revealed that menopause has taken a toll on her memory while speaking exclusively to Page Six at the premiere of “The Good Daughter” on Tuesday.

“I forgot someone’s name, which is a recognized condition in my world,” she quipped. “Can’t remember names, used to be quite good and now I can’t.”

Williams was equally candid about feeling pressure to go under the knife as she gets older — and why she has resisted the temptation.

“You feel the pressure, but that stuff is usually said behind closed doors,” she explained. “Every working day begins with an hour in front of a mirror; you have to sit and look at yourself in the makeup chair, and if you can’t deal with that, then you’re headed to the surgeon.”

The “Sixth Sense” actress also gushed about working on the new Peacock miniseries, which stars Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy and is based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling 2017 novel of the same name.

The thriller follows sisters Samantha (Byrne) and Charlotte (Fahy), who are still grappling with the aftermath of a brutal attack on their family 20 years earlier.

When a new investigation forces them to revisit the past, long-buried family secrets begin to surface.

“The community of the cast and the community of the crew was really extraordinary,” Williams raved. “We had a woman director, a woman director of photography, a woman AV, a woman writer; it’s a story about women.”

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