Davina McCall was moved to tears when a cancer patient at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge asked her how she was doing during the Cancer Clinic Live segment for Stand Up To Cancer 2025 on Friday.
The TV presenter, 58, who revealed in November that she had undergone surgery for breast cancer, joined Stewart and his partner Michelle at the clinic to discuss his battle with bowel cancer.
The one-off live clinic followed patients at pivotal moments – from receiving test results to undergoing treatment.
Towards the end of their emotional chat, Davina wished Stewart well, and he returned the sentiment, leaving the star visibly overwhelmed.
Choking back tears, she said: ‘Can I just say, you asking me that, I can’t believe that.’
She added: ‘Can I just say something, I’m really good.’
Davina McCall was moved to tears when a cancer patient at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge asked her how she was doing during the Cancer Clinic Live segment for Stand Up To Cancer 2025 on Friday
The TV presenter, 58, who revealed in November that she had undergone surgery for breast cancer, joined Stewart and his partner Michelle at the clinic to discuss his battle with bowel cancer
‘Good, that’s what I like to hear,’ Stewart replied, as Davina sweetly cupped the side of his face and thanked him for his kindness.
As he walked away with his partner, Davina, still teary-eyed, called after them: ‘Have a great meeting, thank you. Happy Christmas both of you – love you.’
During the segment, Davina also urged the public not to skip their cancer screenings.
Speaking live from Addenbrooke’s Hospital, where she presented Cancer Clinic Live as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer broadcast, she said: ‘Right now, finding cancer early is still the most effective step,
‘So if there’s one thing you’ve learned tonight, it’s that you might think you don’t want to and you might thing you don’t want to know, but I’m telling you, you do.
‘Don’t be afraid, you are your own best defence. It is so important to pay attention to your own body, for you and for the people that love you.’
The TV personality announced in November 2024 that she had been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of brain tumour.
She bravely endured a gruelling six-hour operation to remove the 14mm cyst.
Towards the end of their emotional chat, Davina wished Stewart well, and he returned the sentiment, leaving the star visibly overwhelmed
Choking back tears, she said: ‘Can I just say, you asking me that, I can’t believe that.’ She added: ‘Can I just say something, I’m really good’
‘Good, that’s what I like to hear,’ Stewart replied, as Davina sweetly cupped the side of his face and thanked him for his kindness
Earlier in the show, the TV presenter urged the public not to skip their cancer screenings as she spoke live from the hospital
On November 8, Davina revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks before and had undergone successful surgery after discovering a lump in her breast while on the set of The Masked Singer
She explained how the disease had been caught ‘very very early’ but would still require radiotherapy (Pictured March 2024)
Almost exactly a year later, however, on November 8, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks before and had undergone successful surgery after discovering a lump in her breast while on the set of The Masked Singer.
Davina previously explained how the disease had been caught ‘very very early’ but would still require radiotherapy.
In the candid clip, the star said she was opening up in a bid to help others, just like she did when doctors operated on her rare benign brain tumour in November 2024.
She recalled first discovering the lump while on the set of the ITV singing show, before a sign in the toilets at the Lorraine studios encouraged her to get checked.
Davina said: ‘I just wanted to tell you I have had breast cancer, I found a lump a few weeks ago and it came and went.
‘But then when I was filming The Masked Singer, the show Lorraine put signs on the back of their toilet doors saying “check your breasts” and every time I went for a wee I did that, and it was still there.
‘So I underwent a biopsy and it was indeed breast cancer and I had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago.’
Davina went on to discuss the results of her surgery and how doctors had now given her the all clear.
Last week, Davina tied the knot with hairdresser Michael Douglas in a small London ceremony, two months after their surprise Ibiza engagement
And the presenter displayed her wedding ring for the first time during her appearance on Stand Up To Cancer 2025 on Friday
The former Big Brother host went on: ‘It was very very small so I got it very very early, which is incredibly lucky, but I am so relieved that I have had it removed and that it hasn’t spread.’
Davina said that despite the good news she would still require five days of radiotherapy in January as an ‘insurance policy’ to remain cancer free.
She thanked the doctors and nurses as well as her family and fiancé Michael Douglas before admitting: ‘I was very angry when I found out, but I let go of that and I feel in a much more positive place now.’
Last week, Davina tied the knot with hairdresser Michael Douglas in a small London ceremony, two months after their surprise Ibiza engagement.
The television host praised her ‘lovely’ new husband, 49, following the ceremony after he supported her through surgery to remove a benign brain tumour and recent breast cancer diagnosis.
Davina and Michael first met when he styled her hair during her time presenting Big Brother, which she worked on from 2000 until 2010.
They later turned their longtime friendship into romance during the summer of 2019, two years after her split from ex husband Matthew Robertson.
The presenter displayed her wedding ring for the first time during her appearance on Stand Up To Cancer 2025.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread into surrounding tissue it is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the duct or lobule.
Most cases develop in those over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, though this is rare.
Staging indicates how big the cancer is and whether it has spread. Stage 1 is the earliest stage and stage 4 means the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply ‘out of control’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless lump in the breast, although most are not cancerous and are fluid filled cysts, which are benign.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this occurs you will develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- Initial assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They may do tests such as a mammography, a special x-ray of the breast tissue which can indicate the possibility of tumours.
- Biopsy: A biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or rule out cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. For example, blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver or a chest X-ray.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. Often a combination of two or more of these treatments are used.
- Surgery: Breast-conserving surgery or the removal of the affected breast depending on the size of the tumour.
- Radiotherapy: A treatment which uses high energy beams of radiation focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: A treatment of cancer by using anti-cancer drugs which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the ‘female’ hormone oestrogen, which can stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Treatments which reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working, are commonly used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is treatment?
The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small, and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 71 means more breast cancers are being diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
Source: Daily Mail