Davina McCall’s partner, Michael Douglas, has reportedly revealed when the beloved presenter will be returning to work after recovering from brain surgery.
The former Big Brother presenter recently went under the knife in a six-hour operation to remove a 14mm benign brain tumour earlier this month.
The broadcaster, 57, discovered the non-cancerous growth during a health scan a few months ago while giving a talk for a menopause company.
This week, the mum-of-three broke her silence since her major surgery in a short video on Instagram. She admitted that the past few days have been “bad” but that she was grateful to be back at home with Michael and her stepmum, who are taking good care of her.
After the operation, she explained how she has been struggling with her short-term memory but has remained positive, insisting that she can “work on it.”
According to the Mirror, Michael – who she has dated since 2019 – revealed in an Instagram Live when The Masked Singer judge will be returning to our screens.
He told fans: “She’s quite tired at the moment. She sleeps really well at night and goes to bed at ten and has a nap in the morning, and sleeps for two or three hours in the afternoon.”
The hairstylist went on: “It’s the way your brain heals is by resting. Her body is naturally forcing her to rest… She’s off till mid-January.
“She’s got a lot of time to relax and recuperate. It’s been a very, very emotional and quite an incredible experience. We’re definitely out of the woods.”
Her diagnosis came as a huge surprise to the TV favourite, who admitted that she went in for a health scan and thought she would “ace it.”
Davina made the shock announcement earlier this month and said: “I was offered a health scan which I thought I was going to ace but it turned out I had a benign tumour,” before adding that it is “very rare.”
She went on: “I’m going to be in hospital for about nine days, and then I’m going to be going home, but I’m going to be off my phone for a while. “
Her partner took over her social media to keep her worried fans up to date when the star went into hospital. She recently returned to her page to thank her 1.9million for their continued support. Davina wrote: “It’s just really nice to be back home.
“I’m on the other side. My short-term memory is a bit remiss. But that is something that I can work on so I’m really happy about that.
“I’m writing everything I’m doing to keep myself feeling safe. I’m being brilliantly looked after by Michael and my mum.” She went on to shower her stepmother with praise for her unconditional support throughout her life.
The TV personality gushed: “I’d quickly like to say big up the stepmums – I don’t really say thank you to you Gabby [McCall] enough. She’s been an amazing rock my whole life.
“I have a massive dose of vitamin G. When something like this happens, I just feel so grateful. I’ve always been grateful. I’ve always been lucky in my life.
“I feel unbelievably grateful in my life right now, so thanks for everything. I’m on the mend, I’m resting, I’m sleeping loads and I feel really good. I just feel very lucky.”
