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Davina McCall has become emotional during her first public appearance since undergoing brain surgery, speaking at a Brain Tumour Research Campaign (BTRC) event on Thursday. The 57-year-old presenter took to the podium at All Saints Church in Fulham, sharing her personal story with the audience. Earlier this month she had an operation to remove a benign brain tumour called a colloid cyst after a company offered her a health scan in return for giving a menopause talk.
She was introduced to the stage by BTRC chairman Kevin O'Neill, the neurosurgeon who performed her surgery. After giving him a long hug, McCall stepped up, saying: "I'm not going to cry..
. I'm crying already. That didn't go well".
She went on: "I know lots of you here are on your own brain tumour journey and many of you have lost loved ones to a brain tumour. "I lost my sister to a brain tumour in 2012, and my ex-father-in-law a year ago." McCall's sister Caroline Baday died from lung and bone cancer in 2012 at the age of 50 and had been told by doctors she also had two tumours on her brain.
Sharing a selection of photos and short videos of the night, the charity thanked McCall, hailing her "a powerful voice for this cause". Instagram..
. Bethany Minelle.
