'Women on divorce parties smash stuff up in my rage room as therapy'

A woman who runs here own rage room says she's had an influx of women smashing stuff up as 'therapy'.

Since the first rage room popped up in 2008, dozens of the activity centres - which see people pay to smash items up in a protected environment - have opened up across the UK. Gemma Whiddett, who has worked at Rage Rooms in Norwich for two and a half years, said while they have always been popular with stag dos, that most of her current customers are women.

The 40-year-old said hen dos and divorce parties using the rage rooms has become popular. Gemma said: "People use the rooms for their intended purpose - it's a part of therapy.

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"We have therapists recommending us. Recovering addicts come in as part of their therapy - that's in partnership with the ADDER [Addiction, Diversion, Disruption, Enforcement and Recovery] project.

"There are also people who are just having a tough time at work. We had someone come in whose partner had been murdered.

"I think men have outlets - they can play football, golf, or go to the pub. Women don't always have an aggressive outlet.

"Talking is all well and good but sometimes you just need to get it out. Some people will book a single slot by themselves and others come with a group.

"We see women getting divorced and they’ll bring their friends in - they'll smash things up and bitch about their partners. We had a couple of people bring in plates and they had written on them what annoyed them - then they took the plates into the room to smash."

For £50 per person or £120 for four, you have an hour at Rage Rooms Norwich to lash out at crockery and electronic devices with scaffolding poles. Although,