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Hollywood actress Naomi Watts says she was ‘scared’ to talk about her menopause. She started a company around it anyway

Actress Naomi Watts founded Stripes Beauty, a beauty brand aimed at menopausal and perimenopausal women in 2022. CNN’s Clare Duffy interviews Watts, one of CNN’s Risk Takers for 2024, about the big bet she made to keep the company afloat.

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