Davina McCall addresses marriage rumours with boyfriend Michael Douglas after brain surgery
'To be clear...'
Davina McCall has addressed rumours that she’s headed towards marriage with her partner Michael Douglas.
The TV icon, 57, and her hairdresser boyfriend, 49, have been together since 2019 and recently weathered Davina’s brain tumour diagnosis and subsequent surgery – which she called the ‘hardest’ time in her life – side by side.
The former Big Brother presenter previously underwent surgery to remove a 14mm wide brain tumour as part of treatment for a very rare brain condition.
Despite Michael’s unwavering support sparking rumours of an engagement, their latest podcast episode of Making the Cut saw Davina setting the record straight.
She said: ‘We’re not getting married by the way, anyone who is thinking about this, we are not getting married but, if you are getting married, an amazing thing to have on top of your cake.’
In a video on her Instagram posted back in January, she shared she was one of the three in a million who had been diagnosed with having a ‘very rare’ colloid cyst.
Colloid cysts are benign, meaning they are non-cancerous, small fluid-filled sacs located in or around the lateral and third ventricle of the brain, according to the London Neurosurgery Partnership.
Davina said she consulted with several neurosurgeons and after ‘lots of opinions’ decided to have the tumour removed because it is ‘big for the space’ in her brain and ‘if it grows it will be bad.’
The couple made their romance official in 2019 (Picture: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for the NTAs)The Masked Singer judge was joined in the video by her partner of five-years, celebrity hairdresser Douglas, who said he would keep fans updated on her health.
It was clear from the way the pair interacted in the video that Michael is a major support system for Davina in this difficult time, leading fans to wonder if the pair are headed for the altar.
Michael and Davina have been together since 2019. Michael was the star’s hairstylist for years before things got romantic, two years after her split from husband Matthew Robertson.
Davina was previously married to Matthew for 17 years, with the former couple sharing three children, Holly, Chester, and Tilly.
Michael is the founder of hair styling company mdlondon and has been styling hair for more than 35 years.
Michael has made it clear he’s planning to stand by Davina through her health struggles (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)The pair have kept things very private since becoming a couple, which Davina previously said helps to keep it ‘magic’.
She said: ‘I give so much of myself to the public that I need something just for me,’ she explained, saying ‘keeping my love life private …. keeps the magic.’
She insisted they’re not ‘purposefully trying to hide away from anyone’ but ‘privacy keeps our relationship special to us.’
