Davina McCall is recovering but ‘utterly exhausted’ after ‘textbook’ brain surgery for ‘very rare’ tumour

DAVINA McCall is recovering successful infirmary but "utterly exhausted" aft exigency country to region a encephalon tumour.

The TV host, 57, revealed a benign mass had been recovered during a regular wellness check, with her fellow contiguous confirming however the "textbook" country went.

Davina's fellow Michael Douglas wrote successful a connection connected Instagram connected Friday evening: "Hey all. Davina is retired of country and according to the surgeon it was textbook!"

He added: "She's presently recovering successful ICU arsenic a precaution, arsenic you tin ideate she's utterly exhausted.

"Thanks truthful overmuch for each the emotion from everyone connected here.. it's almighty stuff, we are ace grateful. Michael xx."

Davina antecedently told fans astir her concerns up of the country connected Instagram but managed to laughter with Michael arsenic she explained the procedure.

The Masked Singer justice and erstwhile Big Brother presenter said the tumour was picked up during the cheque up she was fixed successful instrumentality for giving a menopause speech for a backstage wellness firm.

Mum-of-three, Davina, said leaving the 14mm tumour could beryllium "bad" if it was to grow.

The Long Lost Family presenter past said that she would beryllium "handing implicit the reigns" to Michael successful her absence.

She told fans this morning: "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."

She added: "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."

Davina said she was successful "good spirits" but asked fans for their support, adding: "So accidental a supplication for me."

Alongside the video, hairdresser Michael had written connected his partner's account: "Hey everyone. Michael here. Davina 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 has been loved up with Michael since 2019.

The presenter's first marriage was to store manager, Andrew Leggett, successful 1997.

The mates got hitched aft a whirlwind romance but the narration lasted conscionable 3 months.