UK Presenter Davina McCall Breaks Down Live On BBC Remembering Brain Tumour Surgery​on March 22, 2025 at 4:35 pm

Davina McCall was moved to tears live on TV Friday evening as she remembered undergoing recent brain tumour surgery.

The UK presenter reflected on the experience as a presenter on the BBC’s Comic Relief programme, an annual evening of live TV on BBC One which raises money for charity.

McCall underwent an operation to remove a colloid cyst four months ago, and Friday evening she said:

“Doctors found a brain tumour and after thinking about it for a while I decided it would be best to have it removed.”

At this point, she struggled to compose herself, with camera crew pausing to ask if she was okay able to carry on speaking.

McCall said: “This whole experience, kind of weighing up all the risks and all the positive things about having this tumour removed made me really think deeply about what life is really about and what matters when life gets tough.

“I needed the brilliance and the skills of lots of experts to make me okay. And oh my goodness, I’ve needed the love and support of friends and my family, and in particular, my Michael to get me through.

“It really made me think that there are so many people who are in trouble and danger and they don’t have the support that I had. I was really lucky.”

McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.

Prior to surgery, the presenter shared the news on Instagram, telling her followers: “It needs to come out because if it grows, it would be bad.”