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Davina McCall asks fans to ‘say a prayer’ as she undergoes brain surgery

'I’ll see you on the other side'

Daisy Jackson - 15th November 2024

Davina McCall has revealed she is undergoing surgery for a ‘quite big’ brain tumour.

The presenter and TV personality has shared a video on Instagram via her partner Michael Douglas updating fans on her diagnosis and asking them to ‘say a prayer’.

Davina, 57, said that the benign brain tumour was discovered during a health scan which she ‘thought she was going to ace’.

The 14mm colloid cyst tumour is rare, with only three in a million diagnoses, and ‘needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad’, she said in the pre-recorded video.

Michael shared the video to say that his partner would be ‘off grid’ while she recovers, adding: “She is in great shape and in very good hands.

“I’ll 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”

It’s expected that she will need to spend at least nine days in hospital following the surgery, a craniotomy that involves removing part of the skull to access the brain to take out the cyst.

Davina said in a video where she’s smiling bravely througout: “I’m handing the reins over to my surgeon, he knows what he’s doing and I’m going to do the getting better bit after. I’ll see you on the other side.”

Featured image: Instagram, @davinamccall