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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/18\/davina-mccall-made-enormous-leap-forward-brain-surgery-confirms-boyfriend-22015524\/\">had an operation on November 15<\/a>\u00a0after a random\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/health-news\/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK2\">health<\/a>\u00a0check discovered a benign brain tumour.<\/p>\n<p>Davina required a craniotomy to get it removed and was forced to rest after the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/big-brother\/\">Big Brother<\/a> host has been <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/07\/davina-mccall-takes-huge-step-recovering-brain-surgery-22312472\/\">easing herself back into everyday <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/07\/davina-mccall-takes-huge-step-recovering-brain-surgery-22312472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life<\/a> in recent weeks, including <a 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It was like the final piece of the jigsaw. I was recovering at home in my bedroom a lot, going for a couple of walks a day, but I was stuck in my bedroom, and it kind of became my safe space.’<\/p>\n<p>Davina admitted that she ‘didn’t want to leave’ her bed and felt ‘a bit nervous’ about going back to TV, leading her to believe she could make ‘excuses’ to pull out of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But it was a pep talk from <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/28\/davina-mccalls-boyfriend-confirms-marriage-talks-brain-surgery-22451258\/\">hairdresser boyfriend Michael Douglas<\/a> that gave her the push she needed, as he told her: ‘I know you; I know how much you love work and how much it means to you. 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