Davina McCall reveals she is having brain surgery to remove rare tumour
15 November 2024, 11:30
Presenter Davina McCall has told fans she will be undergoing brain surgery on Friday November 15th.
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Davina McCall, 57, has announced she is having brain surgery to remove a benign tumour.
The My Mum Your Dad host took to Instagram to reveal the news, stating that she has a "very rare" colloid cyst that only affects three in a million people.
Davina disclosed: "I was offered a health scan which I thought I was going to ace but it turned out I had benign brain tumour which is very rare, three in a million."
She continued: "I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, I saw a few neurosurgeons, had quite a lot of opinions and realised I needed to take it out."
The former Big Brother host added: "It's quite big, it's 14mm wide and it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad. I'm having it removed."
Davina concluded: "Say a prayer for me. I'm in good spirits."
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Watch Davina McCall announce her surgery here:
Davina McCall reveals she’s having brain surgery
Whilst the TV star is set to take a break from her usual posting, her partner Michael Douglas uploaded the video for her, captioning the post: "Hey everyone. Michael here. @davinamccall will be “off grid” for a bit while she recovers from this brain operation.
"She is in great shape and in very good hands. I’ll I do the odd update from her account here for anyone interested.
"I’m sure she’ll read all the comments when she’s able to so feel free to send love ❤️ . The support of people is amazingly powerful. Have a great day everyone. Michael xxx"
Many celebrity friends of Davina took to the comment section to send their positive messages to the mother-of-three.
Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett wrote: "Love you Davina! You’re in the best hands and we can’t wait to give you the biggest Davina-style hug on the other side ❤️❤️"
Comedian Alan Carr added: "Big love my darling!! ❤️❤️❤️"
While Heart Breakfast Showbiz reporter Ashley Roberts penned: "All the love gorgeous one!! Sending all the healing vibes. Love you!!"
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