Annie Lennox has opened up about being diagnosed with ADHD aged 70 and her decision not to take medication for it.
The Eurythmics singer said she felt like she had many of symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is a condition that can cause restlessness, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and issues with concentration.
The Scottish star was officially diagnosed with it after booking herself in for a test.
"I put myself in for a test and passed with flying colours! I kept reading about it and realised I had all the described characteristics,” she told Saga magazine.
“When I was a kid, I was constantly being told off for daydreaming as if it was a crime. I’m drawn towards anything shiny, sparkly and colourful – even talking about colour makes me feel excited.”
Lennox added: “I’ve chosen not to take medication, but I have to stress that it’s my own personal decision and not a directive for anyone else."
The Sweet Dreams singer isn’t the only celebrity to share their ADHD diagnosis in recent years.
Robbie Williams, Aimee Lou Wood, Lewis Hamilton, and Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson have all been open about their journey with the condition.
Elsewhere in her interview, Lennox talked about maintaining her iconic close-cropped hairstyle and why she won’t have cosmetic work despite the “pressure on older women to look young”.
Discussing her chic pixie cut, she said: "I just get the shears out, look in the mirror and Bob’s your auntie! It’s great because I don’t have to go to the hairdressers."
The musician added: "I’ve also never done anything to my face. The pressure on older women to look young is so prevalent in the Western world.
“Sometimes I wish I could do something about these jowls and this neck and these wrinkles, but I made a decision not to let the idea of ageing be a terrifying thing."
Last year, the singer-turned-activist shared her trepidation about turning 70 in such a “tumultuous” society where women’s rights are being “reversed”.
“I’m going to turn 70, I’ve been on the planet quite a while. I don’t know if I should celebrate it!” she told The Standard.
“Nowadays you wake up and things are changing all the time and the word ‘tumultuous’ is a really good one and unfortunately it does describe in so many instances that [women’s] rights are being reversed, that rules are being changed and that women do not have the autonomy over their bodies.”
She was speaking ahead of a performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March 2025 to support her non-profit organisation The Circle, which raises funds to help women and girls facing violence and injustice accross the world.
Lennox founded The Circle in 2008 and since then, it has supported over 1.4 million people directly on women’s rights and empowered more than 700,000 women and girls facing violence, discrimination and fear.
