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Davina McCall’s partner gives update after she undergoes major surgery to remove brain tumour

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Updated 12:58 18 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 12:38 18 Nov 2024 GMT

Davina McCall’s partner gives update after she undergoes major surgery to remove brain tumour

Davina McCall revealed last week that she'd been diagnosed with a brain tumour

Rhianna Benson

Rhianna Benson

Davina McCall's partner Michael Douglas has provided an update on the television presenter's health, just days after she revealed she'd been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The former Big Brother host, 57, broke the news of her diagnosis on social media last week (15 November), announcing in a pre-recorded video that she’d recently undergone a complimentary health scan.

Davina told her followers: "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."

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Davina went on to explain that she was informed my medics at the time that her 14mm-wide tumour was benign, but that doctors would be attempting to remove the mass in the following days.

Adding that 'it would be bad' if it continued to grow, she continued: "It will be removed via a craniotomy - they go through the top of my head here, and through the two halves of my brain to the middle, get the cyst, empty it, take it out, and Bob’s your uncle,” she said. “So say a prayer for me. I am in good spirits.”

Despite believing she was going to 'ace' it, fans of the TV star have since been left concerned about her wellbeing.

Thankfully, however, her partner has since provided an update.

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Davina McCall has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour (Instagram/@davinamccall)
Davina McCall has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour (Instagram/@davinamccall)

Taking to Davina's Instagram account, Michael revealed that the much-loved Long Lost Family presenter had undergone the surgery needed to remove the mass on her brain, and claimed she'd made an 'enormous leap forward'.

In an emotional statement, Douglas penned: "Update - Mega progress these last 24 hours. Massive relief to see some light breaking through. Thanks for all the good vibes coming in from all angles.

"Up and up, Michael."

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In the caption, he added: "Update folks. Thanks so much to all the well wishers. She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours.

"She is out of ICU She is 'loving awareness'. Thank you xx Michael."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@mdlondon/@davinamccall

Topics: Celebrity, Health, TV And Film

Rhianna Benson
Rhianna Benson

Rhianna is an Entertainment Journalist at LADbible Group, working across LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She has a Masters in News Journalism from the University of Salford and a Masters in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked as a Celebrity Reporter for OK! and New Magazines, and as a TV Writer for Reach PLC.

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