Davina McCall ‘makes surprise I’m A Celebrity appearance’ after brain surgery

Davina McCall made Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly cheer with joy with a surprise little cameo following this weekend’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

The former Big Brother host, 57, underwent surgery this week after a random health check discovered a benign brain tumour, with Davina requiring a craniotomy to get it removed.

Hours after her operation, Davina’s partner Michael Douglas shared an update on her behalf, thanking everyone for their support and assuring fans that the procedure went well.

Davina, who was taken to ICU as a ‘precaution’ while she recovered, has remained pretty quiet online since but is clearly keen to keep up with the happenings in this year’s I’m A Celeb camp.

One Saturday night, Davina joined Ant and Dec’s Instagram Live after the show, typing in the comments: ‘Hey everyone! Still here’, followed by a laughing face.

‘Davina McCall’s here, everybody!’, Dec declared as he pointed to the screen, causing the studio to erupt into cheers.

Davina McCall had surgery to remove a benign brain tumour this week (Picture: David Parry/Shutterstock)

Ant and Dec were thrilled when she joined their Instagram Live (Picture: Instagram)

‘How are you feeling? Hope you’re feeling well,’ Ant said as he gave a thumbs up.

The Geordie duo then repeatedly blew kisses down the camera, telling Davina: ‘Sending you lots of love from the Jungle.’

‘Hope you’re alright, D,’ added Dec sweetly, then urging her to ‘get some rest’ as they said goodbye.

‘I’m gonna sign off x’, she commented, to which Ant joked: ‘We were too much for her.’

A clip of the moment soon surfaced on social media, with fans sending their well wishes to Davina.

The former big Brother host is a long-time pal of the Geordie duo (Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Her partner Michael Douglas has been keeping fans updated after her op (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images for the NTA’s)

Scarlet and Boo commented on TikTok: ‘I love Davina, she is a real treasure…’

‘Wishing you speedy recovery @Davina McCall hope you’re managing the pain xxx’, wrote lollipopsandsongs.

Davina spent just one day in intensive care after her op, with her partner telling her 1.9million followers that Davina had ‘made an enormous leap forward’ in just 24 hours.

She has been inundated with supportive messages from her pals in TV and showbiz, with the likes of Holly Willoughby, Alexandra Burke, Alison Hammond, Dannii Minogue, Alan Carr, and Claudia Winkleman penning heartfelt comments.

Upon hearing that she was on the mend and out of surgery, comedian Alan wrote that he was ‘so relieved’, while Amanda Holden said: ‘I’ve been thinking about her all day and all of you x’.

Davina sought the opinions of many professionals before her surgery (Picture: Instagram)

Davina said she consulted with several neurosurgeons and sought ‘lots of opinions’ before having the tumour removed because it is ‘big for the space’ in her brain and ‘if it grows, it will be bad’.

The Masked Singer judge said she would be in hospital for around nine days after the operation and previously asked her fans to ‘pray for [her]’.

However, she reassured them she was in ‘good spirits’ about the whole thing.

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