Davina McCall has shared an unseen photo taken after her brain surgery, two years after the operation to remove a rare benign tumour known as a colloid cyst. The 59-year-old mother of three said she is now "feeling amazing" and used the post to thank her family for their support.
Two Years Since Surgery
The television presenter, who married hairdresser Michael Douglas last year, posted the image of herself wearing a head bandage alongside a framed photo of her brain scan. In the caption, she wrote: "Two years ago today, Michael and I started the toughest 18 months of our lives. I'd like to celebrate feeling amazing today."
She apologised to her family for the worry the ordeal caused, adding: "I would also like to say sorry, for all the worry I put Michael and our kids thru, It was a lot. For everyone. And there I was just being a worried little Dory in the middle of it."
Thanking Medical Team
McCall thanked model Caprice, who was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in 2017, and the medical staff who treated her. She wrote: "But here we are! On top form. Living life to the Max. We owe you everything KEVIN @brain.surgeon.uk you are the best!! @capricebourret was right!! And thank you, Caprice thank you, Rupi and @welbeckhealth for finding it and to everyone at @clevelandcliniclondon who took such great care of me."
She also expressed gratitude to her husband, stating: "I'd like to thank my body and my brain, we've been through a lot and you've really worked hard to recover. Well done us but mostly thank you Michael I really couldn't have got through this without you. You are a superhero. My superhero."
Support From Celebrities
The post received hundreds of well wishes, with celebrities including Paloma Faith, Fearne Cotton and Suranne Jones sending their love.
McCall previously spoke about how Caprice introduced her to neurosurgeon Kevin O'Neill. At the Davina McCall x Rachel Jackson Choose Love launch party, she recalled: "We worked on a ski show, [The Jump, in 2017] and very sadly, [Caprice] got a concussion from a ski accident when we were on this show. And they took her to go and get an MRI, and they found a brain tumour and sent her home." She added that when she learned of her own diagnosis, Caprice was the first person she called, and Caprice insisted she speak to O'Neill, saying "you don't argue with Caprice."
