{"id":251562,"date":"2025-11-08T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/251562\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T16:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:33:12","slug":"davina-mccall-flooded-with-support-as-she-shares-breast-cancer-diagnosis-in-emotional-video-message-i-was-very-angry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/251562\/","title":{"rendered":"Davina McCall flooded with support as she shares breast cancer diagnosis in emotional video message: ‘I was very angry’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Television personality Davina McCall has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after discovering a lump, prompting her to undergo surgical treatment a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

The 58-year-old broadcaster shared the news through an emotional video on Instagram on Saturday morning, explaining that she had undergone a successful lumpectomy to remove the tumour.<\/p>\n

Ms McCall revealed that she initially noticed the lump, which “came and went” before becoming persistent.<\/p>\n

She was prompted to seek medical attention after seeing reminder notices to check breasts posted in toilets at ITV studios whilst filming The Masked Singer and Lorraine.<\/p>\n

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Davina McCall shared the news on Saturday morning <\/p>\n

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“I had a biopsy. I found out it was indeed breast cancer and I had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago,” she stated in her video message.<\/p>\n

The presenter explained that the cancer was detected at an extremely early stage, describing the tumour as “very, very small”.<\/p>\n

Medical tests confirmed the cancer had not spread, with her lymph nodes remaining clear and none requiring removal.<\/p>\n

“I am so relieved to have had it removed and to know that it hasn’t spread,” Ms McCall said in her announcement.<\/p>\n

She will receive five days of radiotherapy treatment in January as a precautionary measure, which she described as “kind of an insurance policy” to prevent recurrence.<\/p>\n

The successful surgery achieved clear margins, meaning surgeons removed all cancerous tissue along with a small amount of surrounding healthy tissue to ensure complete removal.<\/p>\n

This health challenge follows nearly a year since Ms McCall underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour, a rare colloid cyst discovered during a routine health screening linked to her menopause advocacy work.<\/p>\n

In her message, Ms McCall emphasised the importance of regular breast examinations and timely medical screenings. She admitted to postponing an ultrasound scan despite having a mammogram in August, acknowledging she “just couldn’t find time to do it.”<\/p>\n

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Davina McCall regularly shares health updates with her fans<\/p>\n

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“I have dense breasts and I had a mammogram in August, and I was postponing the ultrasound; I just couldn’t find time to do it. Don’t do that. Get the ultrasound,” she urged followers.<\/p>\n

Her key message to women was direct: “Get checked if you’re worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done.”<\/p>\n

Ms McCall expressed gratitude to the Royal Marsden Hospital medical team, her family, and particularly her partner, hairdresser Michael Douglas, for their support throughout her treatment.<\/p>\n

Inevitably, it didn’t take long for fans and famous faces to flock to the comments of the Instagram post to share their well-wishes.<\/p>\n

Comedian and actress Dawn French was among the well-wishers: “Blimey Davina! What a warrior you are. Must\u2019ve been stressful. You are a phenomenal woman x.”<\/p>\n

“Sending you loads of love,” Match of the Day host Gabby Logan wrote, a sentiment that was echoed by Britain’s Got Talent judge, Amanda Holden.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Giovanna Fletcher echoed: “Sending you so so so much love. You gorgeous woman with the kindest of hearts. Love you!! Xxxx.”<\/p>\n

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Davina McCall and her partner Michael Douglas <\/p>\n

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Alesha Dixon was also among Ms McCall’s supporters: “Awww my love! You are such a brave warrior love you so much.”<\/p>\n

“Oh . I am so sorry you are going through so much. You are shining and still smiling in the face of adversity. It\u2019s a lesson to us all,” actress Anna Friel weighed in.<\/p>\n

And the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire similarly typed: “Hi Davina I hope you are doing okay. Sending tonnes of love to you. Your video will help sooooo many people.” (sic)<\/p>\n

The former Big Brother host, who presented the programme from 2000 to 2010, has become a prominent advocate for women’s health issues, presenting documentaries on contraception and menopause.<\/p>\n

She admitted experiencing initial anger upon receiving the diagnosis but has since reached a more positive emotional state. <\/p>\n

“I was very angry when I found out, but I let go of that, and I feel in a much more positive place now,” she shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Television personality Davina McCall has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer after discovering a lump, prompting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,830,96,2331,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-251562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-sgg","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}