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DAVINA McCall broke down in tears on social media weeks before undergoing a major operation.
The presenter, 57, was diagnosed with a benign but very rare tumour purely by chance after being offered a scan a few months ago.
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She will soon be having major operation to get the 14mm benign tumour removed.
Taking to an Instagram live, Davina read out a poem from Donna Ashworth, titled "Yellow."
The star became visibly emotional after reciting the poignant piece.
She told the viewers watching her live: "I am really sorry that I am crying and everything.
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"I don't do this very often but I really wanted to share this with you."
Davina previously said:
She said before her operation: "It needs to come out because if it grows, it would be bad."
She reassured fans of doctors' belief that tumour, called a colloid cyst, was benign.
According to Davina, it is a health issue that affects three in a million people.
She broke the news to her followers in a video on Instagram.
Davina McCall opens up about huge 14mm tumour 'with nowhere to go' days before brain surgery which put her in ICU
She 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 gonna 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."
Meanwhile, Davina revealed she will be continuing with her weekly podcast despite being in recovery.
Symptoms of a benign brain tumour
A benign brain tumour is a mass of cells that grows relatively slowly in the brain.
Benign means it in not cancerous.
Non-cancerous brain tumours tend to stay in one place and do not spread.
Some slow-growing tumours may not cause any symptoms at first.
When symptoms occur, it's because the tumour is putting pressure on the brain and preventing a specific area of the brain from working properly.
As the tumour grows and increases pressure in the skull, you might experience:
- New, persistent headaches that are sometimes worse in the morning or when bending over or coughing
- Feeling sick all the time
- Drowsiness
- Vision problems, such as blurred or double vision, loss of part of your visual field and temporary vision loss
- Epileptic seizures that may affect the whole body, or you may just have a twitch in one area
See a GP if you develop any of these symptoms.
They'll examine you and ask about your symptoms.
If they suspect you may have a tumour or are not sure what's causing your symptoms, they may refer you to a brain and nerve specialist for further investigation.
Source: NHS
A source 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.
“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.”
Since its October 9 launch, guests have included Paloma Faith and Ferne Cotton.
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