'Davina facing long road back to health...like I had'
Daily Express|November 22, 2024
Tenor Russell says his work pal has right attitude
Naomi Clarke
'Davina facing long road back to health...like I had'

OPERA singer Russell Watson has sent his support to Davina McCall as he recalled his own "tough" recovery from two brain tumour operations.

Davina, 57, had surgery a week ago for a "very rare" benign brain growth, known as a colloid cyst.

Her partner, hairdresser Michael Douglas, 49, revealed afterwards the procedure had been "textbook" but the TV host was "utterly exhausted".

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Tenor Russell, 57, had a tumour on his pituitary gland at the base of his brain removed in 2006 and needed an emergency op in 2007 when a second growth was found.

This story is from the November 22, 2024 edition of Daily Express.

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