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Davina McCall has announced she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer (Picture: Ken McKay/ ITV/ Shutterstock) Davina McCall has announced she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer – which comes a year after she underwent emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour. Sharing the news on Instagram, the TV presenter, 58, told fans she found a lump a few weeks ago. She began by saying: ‘Hello. I am talking about this because I think it may help someone, and this is what I always do. ‘I just wanted to tell you that I have had breast cancer. I found a lump a few weeks ago and it came and went, but then I was working on The Masked Singer and Lorraine Kelly’s TV show had put signs on the back of all the doors saying to “check your breasts” and every time I went for a wee, I did that. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page ‘And it was still there. One morning I saw it in the mirror and thought I needed to get it looked at, so I had a biopsy and found out that it was indeed breast cancer.’ Davina then went on to say she had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago. ‘The margins were very small so I got it very, very early, which is incredibly lucky. But I am so relived to have had it removed and to know that it hasn’t spread. My lymph nodes were clear and I didn’t have any removed. All I am going to do now is have five days of radiotherapy in January, as kind of an insurance policy, and then I am on my journey to try and stop it ever coming back.’ She then went on to offer a ‘massive thank you’ to the staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital, as well as her family, kids and partner Michael. ‘It’s been a lot. I was very angry when I found out, but I let go of that and feel in a much more positive place now. I think my message is, get checked if you’re worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done.’ Davina said that while she’d had a mammogram in August, she’d been postponing having an ultrasound as she ‘couldn’t find the time to do it’ Don’t do that. Get the ultrasound.’ She then thanked people for watching, concluding the video by sending them a ‘massive hug’. Macmillan cancer support If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Macmillan can offer support and information. You can contact their helpline on 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week from 8am to 8pm), use their webchat service, or visit their site for more information. Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
