Davina McCall shares reason she's 'guarded' about relationship with partner after ex concerns

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Davina McCall has discussed the real reason why she is 'guarded' about discussing the details of her relationship with partner Michael Douglas. The pair have been together since 2019 but The Masked Singer presenter has often shied away from mentioning their union in interviews.

The 57-year-old said this is out of concerns for their ex partners and children. Both have been married before with Davina having three children with former spouse Matthew Robertson.

Talking to the Slo Mo podcast with Mo Gawdat, she explained: "I got together with Michael at 51. I feel every relationship I had kind of prepared me to be a better person for this relationship.

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"What's interesting is because I'm quite guarded about it really, because obviously we both were married before. And I think that's a big thing. And we both got children from our previous relationships.

The couple have been together since 2019 -Credit:Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
The couple have been together since 2019 -Credit:Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

"And our ex-husbands and wives are the parents of those children. And those children can listen to this or their friends can listen to this. So I don't want to bang on about Michael and our story."

In November last year Davina announced she had been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare benign brain tumour, and underwent brain surgery to remove it.

She later said she was struggling with her short-term memory but was at home recovering. She said: "I'm on the mend, I'm resting, I'm sleeping loads, I feel really good. And very lucky."

Davina was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour last year -Credit:Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty I
Davina was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour last year -Credit:Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty I

Davina and hair stylist Michael moved in together in 2022 after three years of dating. The former Big Brother presenter described their relationship as 'healthy' - but she doesn't think it would have worked if they had 'got together' a decade previously.

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She told the podcast: "I can say that this is a very healthy relationship, I don't think I was ready to have this kind of transparent relationship where we just sit and talk about things, no arguments ever, just a discussion through something, it's just a very healthy relationship.

"And I don't think I would have been able to be as good a partner if we'd have got together 10 years ago."

The Masked Singer returns to ITV tonight (Saturday, January 18) at 7pm.