Davina McCall credits her 'amazing rock' in poignant statement after brain tumour surgery

Davina McCall, who utilized to contiguous Big Brother, says she is "on the mend" and feeling "really lucky", aft country for the benign encephalon tumour 1 wee ago

TV presenter Davina McCall has credited her creator stepmother Gaby arsenic her "amazing rock" arsenic she recovers from brain tumour surgery.

The erstwhile Big Brother host, 57, said the woman of her precocious begetter Andrew has been her "stabilising" unit passim her travel with sick health. In a heartfelt Instagram update, Davina shared her gratitude for Gaby and stepmothers successful general, describing her arsenic "an astonishing rock" and affectionately calling her "a large dose of vitamin G."

Speaking successful the video connection filmed from her bed, she said: "I'm being brilliantly looked aft by Michael and my mum. I'd rapidly similar to accidental large up the step-mums. I don't truly accidental convey you to Gaby enough. She's been an astonishing stone my full life."

The presenter, of Wimbledon, southwest London, continued: 'I was talking yesterday to somebody, I said I've got a monolithic dose of vitamin G. I deliberation erstwhile thing similar this happens I conscionable consciousness truthful grateful. I've ever been grateful, I've been truly fortunate successful my life.

"But I consciousness unbelievably grateful close now. So acknowledgment for everything each of you. I'm connected the mend, I'm resting, I'm sleeping loads and I consciousness truly good. I conscionable consciousness precise lucky."

Gaby, who is an creator from westbound London, came into Davina and her precocious older sister Caroline's lives aft she met their dada Andrew erstwhile Davina was aged six. One person of the prima said: "Gaby and Davina are truthful close, it is lovely. Davina feels truthful blessed.

"Gaby is ever determination for her, they are ace close. Not lone was she determination for Davina arsenic an big but she was determination from erstwhile she was a teenage girl."

They person remained adjacent since Andrew's decease successful 2022 and Davina calls Gaby mum. Davina, who hosts Long Lost Family, has agelong been afloat of praise for Gaby - who she calls Gabba. In 2019, she celebrated her stepmother's support, praising her for stepping into a maternal relation during her troubled childhood.

And present Davina, who has 3 children herself, says she appreciates Gaby much than ever, having undergone her encephalon operation. Davina, who recovered retired astir her colloid cyst aft she was offered a wellness check-up arsenic portion of her menopause advocacy work, spent clip successful intensive attraction aft the process to region the mass.

In a erstwhile Instagram video, she said she wanted to stock "an enormous, heartfelt convey you to everybody who's messaged maine oregon been successful touch", adding it "meant the world".

According to the NHS, non-cancerous encephalon tumours are much communal successful radical implicit the property of 50, and symptoms see headaches, blackouts, behavioural changes and nonaccomplishment of consciousness. Davina has agelong advocated connected women's wellness issues, and presented documentaries connected contraception and the menopause.

She has besides raised wealth for Cancer Research UK by moving the Race For Life, successful honour of her sister Caroline Baday, who died from lung crab successful 2012 astatine the property of 50.