Davina McCall shares brain tumour news in major health announcement: ‘Don’t worry about me’
Presenter Davina McCall has shared a major health update with fans on social media.
The 57-year-old has been taken into surgery with a brain tumour, which she has announced is benign but could become “bad” if action isn’t taken.
Posting on her Instagram, she explained: “Hi, so I’m posting this it will be Friday morning.
“I’m posting it because a few months ago I did a menopause talk for a company and they offered me a health scan in return, which I thought I was going to ace, but it turned out I had a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst, which is very rare.
“Three in a million! So I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, and then I saw quite a few neurosurgeons, I got lots of opinions.
“I realised that I have to get it taken out. It’s big for the space – it fills the space. It’s 14mm wide. And it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad.”
McCall’s partner Michael Douglas also appeared in the video, offering reassurance to fans.
“Just letting people know that I will have my eye on her throughout this procedure!” he vowed.
The 48-year-old, who has been with McCall since 2019, joked: “In fact I offered to do the operation, just to make sure it was done properly! They wouldn’t let me. She’s in very good hands.”
“Also, I’m okay. It’s been up and down, obviously. We’ve been through a lot,” McCall added.
Douglas quipped: “But the important thing is her parting has stayed in the same place. My job will be safe.”
The former Big Brother presenter went on to explain she will be in hospital for some time, adding: “The recovery, I’m going to be in hospital for about nine days, and then I’m going to be going home, but I’m gonna be off my phone for a while. So Michael might fill you in.”
“Yeah I could maybe do the odd post, dress up as you, do some menopause talks and stuff like that. Keep everybody in the loop,” he replied.
“He’s going to let you guys know how I’m doing,” McCall promised, adding: “But I don’t want you to worry about me, I’m doing that enough as it is.”
“Yes there’s plenty of worrying going on here,” Douglas admitted.
McCall concluded: “I’m in a good space and I have all the faith in the world in my surgeon and his team, and I am handing the reins over to him.
“He knows what he’s doing, and I’m going to do the getting better bit after.”
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He had shared the update on McCall’s account 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.” (sic)
