{"id":116156,"date":"2025-05-20T04:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/116156\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T04:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:35:11","slug":"davina-mccall-57-shows-off-her-trim-figure-as-she-returns-to-exercise-after-life-saving-brain-tumour-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/116156\/","title":{"rendered":"Davina McCall, 57, shows off her trim figure as she returns to exercise after life-saving brain tumour op"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TELLY star Davina McCall is cock-a-hoop to be exercising again after brain surgery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/davina-mccall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The fitness fanatic, 57<\/a>, poses in pics with gymnastics rings and a vault as she reveals the joy the gym brings her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Davina McCall laughing while putting on a shoe.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271629.jpg\" data-caption=\"Davina McCall is happy to be exercising again after brain surgery\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271629.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Davina McCall is happy to be exercising again after brain surgeryCredit: Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Davina McCall on Women\u2019s Health UK cover, holding gymnastics rings.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271621.jpg\" data-caption=\"Davina posed in pics with gymnastics rings and a vault for Women's Health\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271621.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Davina posed in pics with gymnastics rings and a vault for Women&#8217;s HealthCredit: Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/the-masked-singer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masked Singer<\/a> panellist Davina had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/33885032\/davina-mccall-major-health-update-four-months-brain-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benign tumour removed<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest issue of Women\u2019s Health magazine, the mum of three said of her recovery: \u201cI felt like my memory was coming back and I was feeling stronger in myself, in my mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut working on my body was going to be the last bit of joy to come back to my life.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Davina&#8217;s brain surgeon Kevin O\u2019Neill revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/34984595\/davina-mccall-brain-surgeon-abba-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he listened to ABBA<\/a> as he carried out her complex five-hour operation<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON DAVINA MCCALL<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old neurosurgeon says life-saving surgery gets so stressful that his hand could start shaking so he uses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/music\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">music\u00a0<\/a>to calm himself.<\/p>\n<p>When the top brain expert was asked if he listened to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/abba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABBA<\/a>\u00a0during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/the-masked-singer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Masked Singer<\/a>\u00a0star\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/34432004\/davina-all-clear-brain-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surgery in November<\/a>\u00a0he said: \u201cOh, I was. I love ABBA in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/theatre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people like silence to focus \u2014 sometimes you do need that \u2014 but it\u2019s about balancing stress with performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStress can actually improve your performance to a certain extent, until it becomes excessive and then it paralyses you and it gives you the shakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019ve got to have mechanisms to control that and one of them is to put some music on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he\u2019s such a fan of the Swedish superstars that he\u2019s twice been to see their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/34084361\/abba-voyage-avatar-concerts-huge-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">avatar show Voyage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beaming Davina McCall reveals she&#8217;s got all clear from brain tumour after life-saving surgery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JUNE\u2019S issue of Women\u2019s Health UK is on sale now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Davina McCall on the cover of Women's Health UK.\" height=\"960\" width=\"721\" data-credit=\"Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271586.jpg\" data-caption=\"June's issue of Women\u2019s Health UK is on sale now\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-women-s-health-uk-996271586.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>June&#8217;s issue of Women\u2019s Health UK is on sale nowCredit: Mark Cant \/ Women\u2019s Health UK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/32897510\/sun-club-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun Club<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TELLY star Davina McCall is cock-a-hoop to be exercising again after brain surgery. 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