Davina McCall has shared an update on her health following her brain tumour surgery on November 15, and took the opportunity to thank her surgeon Kevin O’Neill, in a new Instagram post.
Vicky McClure is due to sit on The Masked Singer panel during Davina’s absence following the procedure.
In the first couple of days after the op, Davina’s partner Michael Douglas updated her followers – and the British public at large – on her recovery following the procedure. She has since taken over.
“Thank you so much to all of the well wishes,” he wrote on her account on November 18. “She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU.” And finally, he added, “She is ‘loving awareness.’ Thank you, Michael.”
Davina McCall shares health update and thanks brain surgeon Kevin O’Neill
Davina McCall posted a video to her two million Instagram followers yesterday (Tuesday, December 2).
She calls the video a “little catch-up post”.
“Hi,” she says. “I thought I’d do a little catch-up post.
“I’m going to out my surgeon. He is called Kevin O’Neill and he has been amazing.
“Trying to find somebody that knew about colloid cysts was quite a challenge, and Kevin is very experienced. He has been brilliant.
“I gave him a bit of a scare after the op because I was so confused, but I’m doing so well now.
“And I just wanted to thank him and all the team for taking such really, really good care of me. Thank you.”
“I’m going to take you and your missus out for an amazing dinner, Kevin,” she adds, before signing off.
Well done, Kevin. And bon appetit!
Kevin responds to Davina’s health update
Davina captioned her post with a link to Kevin’s new professional Instagram account.
“Thank you so much Kevin,” she wrote. “I owe you… so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you… I’m so pleased it’s gone… I feel so immensely grateful. You know you are going to have to post something on your page now.”
Meanwhile, friends and fans of Davina’s have been offering words of support and celebration.
Podcaster Steven Bartlett, aka the face of The Diary Of A CEO, wrote: “Love you Davina! Big hug soon.”
Columnist Meg Mathews commented: “Babes you are incredible. Wow! An inspiration to all women going through different things.”
The Instagram profile for Brain Tumour Research, a charity founded in 2009, added: “The wonderful you and the wonderful Kevin. Two incredible legends!”
And finally, from Kevin O’Neill himself: “Davina, thank you so much for your kind words.
“As you can tell, I’m not as well versed on social media as you, but my reward is, as always, seeing you do amazingly well. You’re truly blessed. Thank you for being so positive and resilient. You’re amazing.”
Well how about that?!
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