Davina McCall shares details of 'exhausting' health battle after fearing she'd die
Davina McCall has shared fresh details about the aftermath of her brain tumour ordeal. In November 2024, the 57-year-old underwent an operation to remove a 14mm colloid cyst - a rare non-cancerous brain tumour situated close to the central region of her brain.
This cyst is understood to have interfered with the brain’s short-term memory pathway, causing Davina difficulties with her memory post-surgery.
In a previous update on her podcast Begin Again, she described her symptoms as "horrible" and said she "was like a very advanced Alzheimer's patient".
To cope with the situation, she depended on jotting things down to help remember information and maintain a feeling of security.
Reflecting on her health