Davina McCall's brain fog and dementia fears before brain tumour discovery

By Leah Stanfield, Assistant Showbiz Editor

Davina McCall experienced (Image: ITV )

Davina McCall revealed that the “brain fog” she experienced years ago was so severe that she feared she could be developing dementia and could lose her job.

The presenter, who is now undergoing surgery for a brain tumour, described her brain fog in 2021 while discussing her menopause symptoms.

She told Fabulous: “I remember sitting on the drive and looking at some grass, thinking, ‘What’s the word for that?’ I thought it was some kind of dementia.

“It was only a couple of years later, when it was affecting my work, that I went to my gynaecologist, who said I needed hormone replacement. I thought I was going to lose my job.”

Davina, 57, was put on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and this mitigated her symptoms.

On Friday morning, the My Mum, Your Dad presenter revealed to fans that she has been taken in for surgery after doctors found a tumour on her brain.

In a video posted to her Instagram account, Davina said: “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! So I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, and then I saw quite a few neurosurgeons, I got lots of opinions. 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.”

Davina McCall to have brain surgery to remove tumour

The former Big Brother host explained that the tumour will be removed via a craniotomy and she expects she will be in hospital for nine days.

She concluded: “He (her partner, Michael Douglas) is going to let you guys know how I’m doing. But I don’t want you to worry about me, I’m doing that enough as it is.

“I’m in a good space and I have all the faith in the world in my surgeon and his team, and I am handing the reins over to (Michael). He knows what he’s doing, and I’m gonna do the getting better bit after.”