Davina McCall issues health update as she's diagnosed with brain tumour

Davina McCall has undergone surgery to remove a benign brain tumour. The presenter, 57, will be stepping back from the spotlight to take some time "off grid" following her operation to extract the "very rare" 14mm colloid cyst.

This health scare came to light during a routine scan earlier this year after she delivered a talk for a menopause company. Sharing the news with her followers in an Instagram video, Davina said: "Hi, so I’m posting this it will be Friday (15.11.24) 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."

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Her partner Michael Douglas has since updated fans, assuring them the former ‘Big Brother’ hostess is in "great shape" but will require some downtime to heal post-surgery. In the caption accompanying Davina's video, he wrote: "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 [heart emoji] . The support of people is amazingly powerful. Have a great day everyone. Michael xxx (sic)."

Magic Radio presenter Nicki Chapman offered her support to Davina and said the ‘My Mum, Your Dad’ host was in "amazing hands". She said: "You and I have chatted about this day ... you are in amazing hands with your surgeon and the team. "

"Everyone loves you. Thank you for not only being a brave girl but for sharing your condition. You will help sooooo many other people [heart emoji] big hugs. 30 second rule. See you soon N xx."