Davina McCall’s partner, Michael Douglas, revealed when the presenter will be returning to TV sreens after undergoing brain surgery.
The Masked Singer judge recently underwent a gruelling six-hour operation to remove a 14mm benign brain tumour earlier this month, which she discovered during a health scan in the summer while giving a talk for a menopause company. This week, Davina shared a video for the first time since the surgery and admitted it has been “bad” but that she was grateful to be at home with Michael and her stepmum looking after her.
Following the operation, Davina explained how she was struggling with her short term memory but remained positive that she can “work on it”. In a recent Instagram Live, Michael – who she has dated since 2019 – discussed when the presenter will be returning to our screens, reports the Mirror.
Michael said: “She’s quite tired at the moment. She sleeps really well at night and goes to bed at ten and has nap in the morning, and sleeps for two or three hours in the afternoon.”
He further explained: “It’s the way your brain heals is by resting. Her body is naturally forcing her to rest… She’s off till mid January. She’s got a lot of time to relax and recuperate. It’s been a very very emotional and quite an incredible experience. We’re definitely out of the woods.”
The diagnosis came as a huge shock to the Masked Singer judge, who admitted she went in for a health scan and thought she was “ace it”. Davina made the shock announcement earlier this month and said: “I was offered a health scan which I thought i was going to ace but it turned out i had benign brain tumour,” before admitting it was “very rare”.
“I’m going to be in hospital for about nine days, and then I’m going to be going home, but I’m going to be off my phone for a while,” she said. Michael took over her social media to provide fans with updates on her health.
She recently returned to her page to thank fans for their support and added: “It’s just really nice to be back home. I’m on the other side. My short term memory is a bit remiss. But that is something that I can work on so I’m really happy about that. I’m writing everything I’m doing to keep myself feeling safe.
“I’m being brilliantly looked after by Michael and my mum. I’d quickly like to say big up the stepmums – I don’t really say thank you to Gabby [McCall] enough. She’s been an amazing rock my whole life. I have a massive dose of vitamin G. When something like this happens I just feel so grateful. I’ve always been grateful, I’ve always been lucky in my life.
“I feel unbelievably grateful in my life right now, so thanks for everything. I’m on the mend, I’m resting, I’m sleeping loads and I feel really good. I just feel very lucky.”
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