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Davina McCall (Image: Getty)
Just hours before news of Davina McCall’s tumour diagnosis emerged, she shared a cryptic post on social media.
On Friday, November 15, the Masked Singer star revealed she is set to undergo brain surgery after being diagnosed with a “very rare” tumour.
Davina, 57, known for her active Instagram presence, took to her stories to share a post that read: “My spirit sign anytime I ask for a clear sign,” alongside a video of a confused-looking woman.
It comes as the TV star explained that the benign tumour, known as a colloid cyst, was discovered during a health check-up offered to her as part of her menopause advocacy work.
In a video on Instagram, Davina said: “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.
The TV presenter shared a worrying message to social media (Image: DavinaMcCall/Instagram)
“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.”
McCall described it as a “big” tumour, 14 mm wide, adding: “It needs to come out, because if it grows, it would be bad.”
She is having it removed through a craniotomy, a surgical procedure to temporarily remove part of the skull, and said she is in “good spirits”.
“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,” McCall said.
“But I don’t want you to worry about me. I’m doing that enough as it is.
“I am 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 him. He knows what he’s doing.”
Davina shared the devasting news about her health on Wednesday (Image: Getty)
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According to the NHS, non-cancerous brain tumours are more common in people over the age of 50, and symptoms include headaches, blackouts, behavioural changes and loss of consciousness.
McCall’s partner, Michael Douglas, will keep fans updated on her condition, she said.
In a message to her account, he said she will be “off grid for a bit”, while she recovers.
He added: “She is in great shape and in very good hands. I’ll I 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.”
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