TV presenter and podcast host Davina McCall has been candid about her recent discovery of a brain tumour and the subsequent brain operation to protect her health.
Now, she has posted a video to her Instagram followers (on December 30) thanking them for joining her on her Begin Again journey, and revealing that she feels as if she’s been given a “second chance at life”.
Davina has been keeping her fans up to date with her health developments in recent weeks. She was in the ICU for a stint after undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour – but this hasn’t got her down!
In her confused state afterwards, she gave her surgeon a “bit of a scare,” she admitted, but she has since reassured fans that she’s feeling “way better”. Davina revealed her scar in a recent Instagram upload, prompting followers to brand her a “true inspiration”.
Davina McCall on her brain tumour operation
TV presenter Davina McCall has been in and out of hospital in recent weeks.
A surgeon removed a brain tumour before Christmas, and she’s since been back on the airwaves, keeping her fans up to date with new developments.
One such has been returning to her Begin Again podcast, of which she has released a dozen episodes so far.
“Thanks for joining me on my Begin Again podcast,” Davina said in a recent Instagram video upload. “I’ve loved recording this podcast, and I’ve loved meeting everybody.”
One of the things she loves about the theme of beginning again is how broad it is.
“It can mean something like what I’ve just been through, which is having a life-threatening tumour and then it being removed.
“And I feel like I’ve begun again. I mean, in the weirdest sense, it’s like being given a second chance at life, you know? It feels amazing. It almost feels like it was a gift.”
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Fans pour support on Davina following update
Fans have been offering their words of support and love for Davina McCall – and they definitely dig the pod!
“Absolutely LOVE this podcast,” one wrote in the comments. “I loved Dr Vonda, Marissa Peer, Dr Arif, Dr Chatterjee and my favourite was Geling Thubten.”
Who was your favourite?
“I love the podcast,” commented another. “How about you invite someone to interview you Davina, about your Begin Again moments in life? I’d love to hear that.”
They’re not the only one.
“I thought maybe as a 23-year-old I wouldn’t enjoy this podcast, but I’ve cried at nearly every episode!!! So many amazing nuggets of information.”
Another said they’ve “loved them all. The truth is, when something happens in your life that turns it upside down, you realise your strengths, we’re capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for. Starting again is a gift.”
And finally: “A BRILLIANT series packed with intelligent, thought-provoking and inspiring conversations,” one fan has written. “You are a wonder.”
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