Tumour was the best gift because I'm not afraid of dying now

Davina reveals she's lived the life she wanted & has no regrets

- MARK JEFFERIES

BEFORE she had an operation to remove a brain tumour, Davina McCall wrote heartfelt letters to her three children because she feared she would die.

The colloid cyst in her skull was a ticking time bomb that could have put the TV presenter in a coma if she had left it untouched.

But two years on from her diagnosis and having survived surgery last year, the star reveals the terrifying experience changed her perspective on life.

She says: "It was the best gift because I am not afraid of dying any more.

"I have lived the life I wanted and I am not lying there going, 'I wish I'd done that thing. I wish I'd done that job.

I wish I'd not stayed in this relationship.

I haven't lived the life I want'.

"It's a really amazing place to get to, not being scared of dying.

"I think having no regrets and feeling like you are living fully in the life you want to be in, it's quite rare." The brain tumour was discovered during a health check in 2023.

Davina, 57, spoke to four different neurosurgeons before agreeing to have it removed last November.