Davina McCall and her husband Michael Douglas have admitted they can’t wait for 2025 to end after enduring a ‘hell of a year’ following the presenter’s brain tumour and breast cancer diagnosis.Â
The TV presenter, 58, who revealed in November that she had undergone surgery amid her health battles, appeared in high spirits on Tuesday as she was treated to a haircut by her husband.Â
Hairdresser Michael, 50, shared the entire trim on Instagram Live, showing fans his techniques and tips while chatting to viewers alongside Davina.Â
As the couple laughed together and interacted with fans in the comments, Michael confessed he was eager for the year to be over, a sentiment Davina quickly shared.Â
However, despite the difficulties they have faced, Davina revealed the end of the year had been good, referencing the couple’s secret wedding.Â
The pair went on to ask fans about their New Year’s Eve plans before revealing they would be hosting a small party themselves.Â
Davina McCall and her husband Michael Douglas have admitted they can’t wait for 2025 to end after enduring a ‘hell of a year’ following the presenter’s brain tumour and breast cancer diagnosis
The TV presenter, 58, was treated to a haircut by her husband Michael, 50, on Tuesday and he shared the entire trim on Instagram Live, showing fans his techniques and tips while chatting to viewers alongside Davina
Bringing the livestream to a close, Davina thanked fans for their support.Â
She said: ‘Me and Michael would like to say thank you to you, you have been really supportive of Michael, and it’s meant so much to him along the way.Â
‘And I know that when a couple (of) things have happened to me, you’ve showered him with love for me as well.
‘I’d like to say to Michael on behalf of all of you, thank you. You put yourself out to help other people, and to fix our hair, and we know that hair is everything, you’re lovely.’
She concluded the message: ‘Happy New Year, we love you, thanks for everything.’
The TV personality announced in November 2024 that she had been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of brain tumour.
She bravely endured a gruelling six-hour operation to remove the 14mm cyst.Â
Almost exactly a year later, however, on November 8, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks before and had undergone successful surgery after discovering a lump in her breast while on the set of The Masked Singer.
As the couple laughed together and interacted with fans in the comments, Michael confessed he was eager for the year to be over, a sentiment Davina quickly sharedÂ
However, despite the difficulties they have faced, Davina revealed the end of the year had been good, referencing the couple’s secret wedding
Bringing the livestream to a close, Davina thanked fans for their support, saying: ‘Me and Michael would like to say thank you to you, you have been really supportive of Michael, and it’s meant so much to him along the way,’
Davina previously explained how the disease had been caught ‘very very early’ but would still require radiotherapy.
In the candid clip, the star said she was opening up in a bid to help others, just like she did when doctors operated on her rare benign brain tumour in November 2024.
She recalled first discovering the lump while on the set of the ITV singing show, before a sign in the toilets at the Lorraine studios encouraged her to get checked.
Davina said: ‘I just wanted to tell you I have had breast cancer, I found a lump a few weeks ago and it came and went.
‘But then when I was filming The Masked Singer, the show Lorraine put signs on the back of their toilet doors saying “check your breasts” and every time I went for a wee I did that, and it was still there.
‘So I underwent a biopsy and it was indeed breast cancer and I had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago.’
Davina went on to discuss the results of her surgery and how doctors had now given her the all clear.Â
The former Big Brother host went on: ‘It was very very small so I got it very very early, which is incredibly lucky, but I am so relieved that I have had it removed and that it hasn’t spread.’
On November 8, Davina revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks before and had undergone successful surgery after discovering a lump in her breast while on the set of The Masked SingerÂ
She explained how the disease had been caught ‘very very early’ but would still require radiotherapy (Pictured March 2024)Â
Earlier this month, Davina tied the knot with hairdresser Michael in a small London ceremony, two months after their surprise Ibiza engagementÂ
Davina said that despite the good news she would still require five days of radiotherapy in January as an ‘insurance policy’ to remain cancer free.
She thanked the doctors and nurses as well as her family and her then fiancé Michael before admitting: ‘I was very angry when I found out, but I let go of that and I feel in a much more positive place now.’
Earlier this month, Davina tied the knot with hairdresser Michael in a small London ceremony, two months after their surprise Ibiza engagement.Â
The television host praised her ‘lovely’ new husband following the ceremony after he supported her through surgery to remove a benign brain tumour and recent breast cancer diagnosis.
Davina and Michael first met when he styled her hair during her time presenting Big Brother, which she worked on from 2000 until 2010.Â
They later turned their longtime friendship into romance during the summer of 2019, two years after her split from ex-husband Matthew Robertson.Â
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.
Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign.Â
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
- Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is treatment?
The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 71 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information visit breastcancernow.org or call its free helpline on 0808 800 6000
