Tearful Davina McCall admits recovery is 'slow' in first video following brain surgery for ‘very rare’ tumour

The 57-year-old presenter went underwent a craniotomy to region a "very rare" colloid cyst, a information that affects lone 3 successful a cardinal people, and is presently recovering aft the six-hour surgery.

In a heartfelt Instagram station connected Monday, Davina fought backmost tears arsenic she expressed gratitude to her friends and household for their support and shared a candid update connected her recovery journey.

Speaking successful the video connection filmed from her bed, she began: “Hi, I conscionable thought I'd cheque successful and accidental an tremendous heartfelt convey you to everybody who's messaged maine oregon been successful touch.

“It's meant the world. It's been huffy and it's conscionable truly bully to beryllium backmost home. I'm connected the different side. My abbreviated word memory's a spot remiss but that is thing that I tin enactment connected truthful I'm truly blessed astir that.

“I'm penning down everything that I'm doing to support myself feeling harmless and I'm being brilliantly looked aft by Michael and my mum. I'd rapidly similar to accidental large up the stepmums. I don't truly accidental convey you to Gabby enough. She's been an astonishing stone my full life.”

Becoming emotional, she 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.”

Continuing to stock her gratitude for the outpouring of support, Davina captioned the post: “Hey!!! … convey you. For the messages . It’s meant the world. Just privation to convey @mdlondon, who gets champion fellow ever award. Voted for by maine and everyone that knows us.

“Also … champion mum ever grant … goes to @gabbamccall. Thank you mumma. For being champion grandma … and mumma ever.

“I americium feeling overmuch better. Had a large nights slumber successful my ain bed. Have a mates of sleeps during the time which keeps my encephalon wide … dilatory slowly… immense gratitude, and emotion for the satellite and my beingness and the beauteous radical successful it.

“Thank you to each my friends. You are the best. Thank you to @clevelandclinic and my astonishing neurosurgeon. Kevin. I emotion you. Thank you Sydney, sarah, and each the astonishing beauteous souls that cared for me.

“Get utilized to this. It’s going to beryllium pouring retired of me.”