Davina McCall reveals she is having brain surgery today to remove a tumour as she begs fans to ‘pray for her’

Davina McCall has revealed she has undergone brain surgery to remove a benign tumor.

The TV presenter, 57, shared the news in an Instagram post on Friday, revealing she had a ‘very rare’ colloidal cyst that only affects three in a million people.

She explained that she was diagnosed by chance after booking a full body scan.

Davina said in the video: ‘I was offered a health scan which I thought I would pass, but it turned out I had a benign brain tumor, which is very rare, ‘three in a million’.

‘I just buried my head in the sand. It is 14mm wide and needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad. I’ll have it removed.’

She added, “Say a prayer for me. I’m in a good mood.’

Davina’s partner Michael Douglas uploaded the video for her and captioned the post: ‘Hey everyone. Michael here. She will be ‘off grid’ for a while while she recovers from this brain surgery.

‘She is in excellent condition and in very good hands. I’ll do a single update to her account here for anyone interested.

“I’m sure she’ll read all the comments when she’s able, so feel free to send love . People’s support is amazingly powerful. Have a nice day everyone. Michael xxx’.

A colloidal cyst is a slow-growing tumor usually found near the center of the brain. The benign growth contains gelatinous material.

Most patients present with headaches, although other symptoms such as dizziness, memory problems and double vision may occur.

If a colloidal cyst is large enough, it hinders the movement of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. This results in a buildup of CSF in the ventricles of the brain and increases pressure within the skull.

Because this leads to a high risk of sudden death, surgery may be needed immediately.

Surgery may be needed quickly to reduce the relatively high risk of sudden death.