Davina McCall is “out of the woods” following her brain surgery and planning to return to work in January.
The 57-year-old TV presenter underwent an operation to remove a colloid cyst after it was picked up on a scan and is recovering at home. Her boyfriend, hairdresser Michael Douglas, said she’s resting up and hopes to be back on TV after Christmas.
In an Instagram Live video, Michael explained: “She’s quite tired at the moment. She sleeps really well at night and goes to bed at 10pm and has a nap in the morning, and sleeps for two or three hours in the afternoon.
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“It’s the way your brain heals by resting. Her body is naturally forcing her to rest.” He went on to add: “She’s off [work] until 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.” Davina previously updated fans after the surgery thanking them for their well-wishes and revealing she’s doing well but having troubles with her short-term memory.
She explained: “Hi, I just thought I’d check and say an enormous and heartfelt thank you to everybody who’s messaged me or been in touch. It’s meant the world. It’s been mad. And it’s just really nice to be back home, I’m on the other side.”
Michael previously revealed Davina had made an "enormous leap forward" after her brain surgery. Taking to Davina's Instagram, he wrote: "Update folks. Thanks so much to all the well wishers. She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU She is 'loving awareness'. Thank you xx Michael."
Michael said surgeon's had described Davina's procedure as "textbook". He wrote: "Hey all. Davina is out of surgery and according to the surgeon it was textbook! She's currently recovering in ICU as a precaution, as you can imagine she's utterly exhausted. Thank you so much for all the love from everyone on here.. it's powerful stuff, we are super grateful Michael xx".
In her initial video update, Davina had explained she was getting a procedure called a craniotomy to remove the tumour. She said she would be in hospital for "around nine days" after the procedure and was "in good spirits" ahead of it.
The Masked Singer judge said the tumour "needed to come out" because if it grew, it would be "bad". Davina had asked fans to "pray" for her while discussing her upcoming op in a video posted on her Instagram.
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In the clip, she explained the tumour was discovered a few months ago, when she had a health scan. Discussing the decision to get the op, she said: "I saw quite a few neurosurgeons, I got lots of opinions and I realised that I have to get it taken out. It's big for the space. It fills the space. It's 14mm wide and it needs to come out, because if it grows, it would be bad. So I'm having it removed via a craniotomy."
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