Davina McCall hinted at secret brain tumour battle in days before operation and broke down in tears

DAVINA McCall hinted astatine her concealed encephalon tumour conflict past period arsenic she broke down successful tears up of her operation.

This morning, TV fable Davina, 57, asked for prayers earlier undergoing country to region a cyst from her brain.

While the quality came a daze to galore of her fans, it appears to whitethorn person signalled to fans during an interrogation from October.

Speaking to Fearne Cotton connected her ain Begin Again podcast, she struggled to incorporate her emotions portion heaping praise connected the presenter.

She said, “It feels truthful fruitful to maine for you this journey, watching you spell connected it. And benignant of getting to cognize you a spot astatine a truly hard time, astir rather a hard clip successful your life.

"And watching you bash this pivot and how, I mean, your interviewing method is truthful good."

Fearne replied: "Coming from you, I could virtually dice blessed now," wiping her eye.

Davina continued: "I mean, listening to you present is simply a joy. I'm like, 'Oh wow, this is truthful good.' Because I spot it from your broadside really. I'm not conscionable listening to the idiosyncratic you're interviewing. I'm listening to your questions. But I'm successful awe of you."

It was erstwhile Fearne returned the acclaim, saying: "Well, it goes 2 ways," that Davina's eyes h2o and she whispered: "Sorry."

After they took a infinitesimal to hug, she added: "I outcry a lot. But I feel, I feel... sorry. I consciousness similar I'm truly proud."

Davina explained she had a benign tumour connected her encephalon successful a pre-recorded video connection connected her Instagram earlier today.

The telly fable confessed that aft uncovering out, she 'put her caput successful the sand' - and doesn't privation others to bash the same.

David said: "A fewer months ago, I did a menopause speech for a institution and they offered maine a wellness scan successful return, which I thought I was gonna ace.

"But it turned retired I had a benign encephalon tumour called a colloid cyst which is precise rare.

"Three successful a million. So I somewhat enactment my caput successful the sand."

Mum-of-three Davina added successful the affectional clip: "I saw rather a fewer neurosurgeons, I got tons of opinions and I realised that I person to get it taken out."

"It's large for the space. It fills the space.

"It's 14mm wide and it needs to travel out, due to the fact that if it grows, it would beryllium bad.

"So I'm having it removed via a craniotomy.

"They spell done the apical of my caput present and done the 2 halves of my encephalon to the middle, and get the cyst, instrumentality it out, bare it, instrumentality it retired and Bob's your uncle.

"Say a supplication for me. I americium successful bully spirits."

Davina's partner, hairdresser Michael Douglas, appeared successful the video alongside her and besides revealed she volition beryllium taking clip distant from enactment and societal media.

Michael captioned the post: "Hey everyone. Michael here.

"@davinamccall volition beryllium “off grid” for a spot portion she recovers from this encephalon operation. She is successful large signifier and successful precise bully hands.

"I’ll I bash the unusual update from her relationship present for anyone interested. I’m definite she’ll work each the comments erstwhile she’s capable to truthful consciousness escaped to nonstop love.

"The enactment of radical is amazingly powerful. Have a large time everyone. Michael xxx."

Davina told fans she volition beryllium resting successful infirmary for 9 days aft the surgery.