Davina McCall Shares Photo in Head Bandage After Brain Surgery Two Years Ago

Apology to her family

McCall said she wanted to say sorry to her husband, hairdresser Michael Douglas, and their children. "It was a lot. For everyone," she wrote. She described herself as a "worried little Dory" in the middle of it, a reference to the character in the film Finding Nemo.

McCall married Douglas last year. She called him "a superhero. My superhero" and said she could not have got through the ordeal without him.

She also thanked her own body and brain. "We’ve been through a lot and you've really worked hard to recover. Well done us," she wrote.

Thanks to Caprice and the surgeon

McCall thanked the model Caprice, who was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in 2017. She credited Caprice with pointing her to surgeon Kevin O'Neill. "We owe you everything KEVIN," she wrote, adding that Caprice "was right".

She also thanked Welbeck Health for finding the tumour and the team at Cleveland Clinic London, who she said took great care of her.

The post drew hundreds of messages of support. Paloma Faith, Fearne Cotton and Suranne Jones were among the friends who sent their love.

How Caprice got involved

McCall had spoken about Caprice earlier at the launch party for her Choose Love collaboration with Rachel Jackson. The two worked together on the ski show The Jump in 2017. Caprice suffered a concussion in a ski accident during filming.

"They took her to go and get an MRI, and they found a brain tumour and sent her home," McCall said at the event.

When McCall learned she had a brain tumour herself, Caprice was the first person she called. McCall said she told her friend what her own surgeon had advised. Caprice replied that she had to speak to O'Neill, "he's the best guy". McCall added: "you don't argue with Caprice."