Davina McCall shares breast cancer diagnosis after finding lump while filming The Masked Singer
She's a judge on the popular ITV series
Davina McCall has announced she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer after finding a lump while filming The Masked Singer.
The TV presenter shared the news today (November 8) in an emotional statement on Instagram. It comes after she underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour.
Davina McCall shares breast cancer diagnosis
Davina said: “Hello. I’m talking about this because I think it might 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 had put signs on the back of all the doors saying check your breasts, so every time I went for a wee I did that, and it was still there.
“Then one morning I saw it in the mirror and thought, I’m going to get that looked at. I had a biopsy. I found out it was indeed breast cancer and I had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago. And the margins, they take out a little bit extra, the margins are clear. It was very, very small so I got it very, very early, which is incredibly lucky.
“But I am so relieved to have had it removed and to know that it hasn’t spread. My lymph nodes are clear, I didn’t have any removed, and all I’m 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.”
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‘I was very angry’
She then gave her thanks to everyone at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Davina also thanked her family, “her brilliant kids and an extra special thanks to Michael”, her fiancé.
Davina then said: “It’s been a lot. I was very angry when I found out. But I let go of that and I feel in a much more positive place now.
“I think my message is, get checked if you are worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done. I have dense breasts and I had a mammogram in August and I was postponing the ultrasound, I didn’t have time to do it. Don’t do that, get the ultrasound. And thanks for watching and I’m sending you all a massive hug.”
The Masked Singer 2026
Filming has recently been taking place for the 2026 series. It usually airs in the New Year.
Following the diagnosis, ITV hasn’t confirmed if Davina will still appear on the new series.
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