Davina McCall has made a courageous decision.
Undeterred by her recent brain surgery, vows to keep recording her weekly podcast. The determined 57 year old TV star of 'My Mum, Your Dad' is keen on pushing through with her podcast titled 'Begin Again', which she launched last month, despite discovering a brain tumour.
Prior to the six-hour long operation that took place on Friday, Davina worked hard to pre-record a full series of hour-long interviews ensuring the show continues uninterrupted each week as she heals.
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Since its debut on October 9, Davina's podcast has become a hit, with heartfelt exchanges featuring stars like Fearne Cotton, Paloma Faith and Paul C Brunson. Focused on celebrating midlife as a period of great change and opportunity, 'Begin Again' embodies Davina's drive to inspire.
A source close to the presenter said: "Begin Again is Davina's real passion project and there was absolutely no way she wanted its impact put on ice because of her surgery."
They added, "There will be no break in the series run whilst she is out the spotlight. Davina made sure everything was pre-recorded and put in place so what she feels are important conversations can continue whilst she recovers," revealed to The Sun. , reports the Mirror.
Davina McCall has undergone surgery to remove a rare 14mm benign brain tumour. The 57 year old TV presenter, who is a judge on The Masked Singer, had the operation after the tumour was discovered during a health scan a few months ago.
In a video update, Davina asked fans to keep her in their thoughts as she recovers, with her boyfriend Michael Douglas taking over her social media accounts. Michael reassured fans that Davina is in "great shape" but will be taking a break from social media until she's fully recovered.
He wrote: "Hey everyone. Michael here. @davinamccall will be "off grid" for a bit while she recovers from this brain operation. She is in great shape and in very good hands."
"I'll do the odd update from her account here for anyone interested. I'm sure she'll read all the comments when she's able to so feel free to send love. The support of people is amazingly powerful. Have a great day everyone. Michael xxx". In the video, an emotional Davina said: "I was offered a health scan which I thought I was going to ace but it turned out I had benign brain tumour which is very rare, 'three in a million'."
In a heartfelt video message, Davina McCall revealed her health scare: "I'm posting this. It will be Friday morning, and I'm doing it because a few months ago, I did a menopause talk for a company, and they offered me a health scan in return, which I thought I was going to ace, but it turned out I had a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst, which is very rare, three in a million."
She continued, "And so I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, and then I saw quite a few neuro surgeons. I got lots of opinions, and I realised that I have to get it taken out."
The TV favourite described the growth as "big", measuring 14 mm, and stressed the urgency of its removal: "It needs to come out, because if it grows, it would be bad."
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