Davina McCall showed off her toned figure in gym gear as she got back to New Year training after surviving a life-threatening brain tumour in 2024.
The TV star, 57, was recently forced to have surgery after doctors discovered a benign tumour on her brain that affects three in a million people.
The tumour was picked up at a private clinic after she was offered a health check after taking part in a talk about menopause.
And she has clearly recovered well as she was back in the gym on Tuesday showing off her workout to fans.
She said in the caption that she has lost lots of muscle after the health scare and that it is ‘humbling’ to be back in the gym.
She penned in the caption: ‘Ok I’m back training. Been walking daily. Yesterday I did 15 minutes in the gym… just to see.
Davina McCall showed off her toned figure in gym gear as she got back to New Year training after surviving a life-threatening brain tumour in 2024
The TV star, 57, was recently forced to have surgery after doctors discovered a benign tumour on her brain that affects three in a million people
‘I’ve lost a lot of muscle so gonna eat really well and train hard!! This @ownyourgoalsdavina challenge has come at the perfect time… feels quite humbling … but in a good way taking everything nice and slow… really listening to my body… #strengthandsculpt… 20 mins with @richcallender on OYG… who is with me?’
It comes after she revealed she feels like she’s been given a ‘second chance at life’ after surviving the life-threatening brain tumour.
Weeks after a successful operation to remove the growth, Davina told how her survival feels like a ‘gift’ while reflecting on the success of her new Begin Again podcast.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the TV star recorded a video as she thanked fans for their support over her latest project, while also looking back on her own health journey as she admitted she feels like she’s ‘begun again’.
She explained: ‘Thanks for joining me on my Begin Again podcast. I’ve loved recording this podcast, and I’ve loved meeting everybody.
‘What I’ve enjoyed about recording this podcast is, it’s so so broad. Begin Again can mean anything, it can mean something similar to what I’ve just been through, which is having a life-threatening tumour and it being removed.
‘I feel like I’ve begun again, I mean in the weirdest sense, I guess because I’ve had a positive outcome. It’s like being given a second chance at life. It feels amazing, almost as if I’ve been given a gift.’
The former Big Brother host then went on to list other ways that beginning again relates to other people, as she listed things such as an enormous crisis, losing a job, a divorce or an accident.
The tumour was picked up at a private clinic after she was offered a health check after taking part in a talk about menopause
And she has clearly recovered well as she was back in the gym on Tuesday showing off her workout to fans
She said in the caption that she has lost lots of muscle after the health scare and that it is ‘humbling’ to be back in the gym
Davina added that she’ll be on hand to support those who feel like they’re ‘stagnating’ in life or just need ‘a kick up the bum’ as she opened up about her hopes and plans for the podcast’s future.
After a few moments of reflection, she concluded by adding: ‘I have found Christmas so challenging in the past and now I don’t find it challenging. So there’s always the possibility of new beginnings… always.
‘I think I’m gonna be a nightmare next year – I’ve gone very self-reflective!’
Davina previously explained that she received the diagnosis by chance after booking in for a ‘health scan’.
Davina said in a video: ‘I was offered a health scan which I thought I was going to ace but it turned out I had benign brain tumour which is very rare, three in a million.
‘I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, I saw a few neurosurgeons, had quite a lot of opinions and realised I needed to take it out.
‘It’s quite big, it’s 14mm wide and it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad. I’m having it removed.’
She added: ‘Say a prayer for me. I’m in good spirits.’
Davina explained that while she was at no immediate risk, doctors were concerned that the tumour could grow larger and cause complications.
She revealed she had been feeling ‘up and down’ and explained she would be in hospital for at least nine days before coming home.
She penned in the caption: ‘Ok I’m back training. Been walking daily. Yesterday I did 15 minutes in the gym… just to see’
She added: ‘I’ve lost a lot of muscle so gonna eat really well and train hard!! This @ownyourgoalsdavina challenge has come at the perfect time’
It comes after she revealed she feels like she’s been given a ‘second chance at life’ after surviving the life-threatening brain tumour
Weeks after a successful operation to remove the growth, Davina told how her survival feels like a ‘gift’ while reflecting on the success of her new Begin Again podcast
Davina previously explained that she received the diagnosis by chance after booking in for a ‘health scan’
A colloid cyst is a slow-growing tumour typically found near the centre of the brain, containing gelatinous material. The benign growths are often asymptomatic and found incidentally during imaging tests.
If symptoms do occur as the tumour grows, they are commonly reported to include headaches that are most severe in the morning upon waking, nausea and blurry vision, with other key signs including vertigo and double vision.
Most patients present with headaches, although other symptoms including vertigo, memory problems and double vision can occur.
If large enough, a colloid cyst obstructs the movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain which leads to a high risk of sudden death.
