She is one of the busiest women on British television.
From launching the very first series of Big Brother in her twenties to fronting some of the nation’s biggest entertainment and factual programmes, Davina McCall has spent more than two decades at the very top of the TV industry.
But The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Long Lost Family host Davina is to retire in five years – at the age of just 62 following surgery for breast cancer and the removal of a rare brain tumour.
Her husband, celebrity hairstylist Michael Douglas, said that the couple plan to spend just another five years working before stepping back to enjoy the life they have built together.
‘We’ve got five years of hard work left in us,’ he said.
‘Then I think it’s time for us to relax and enjoy all of that hard work. Davina will be about 62 and I’ll be around 58. There comes a point where you think, when do we actually sit back and enjoy everything we’ve worked so hard for?
Davina McCall has spent more than two decades at the very top of the TV industry. But The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Long Lost Family host Davina is to retire in five years
Her husband, celebrity hairstylist Michael Douglas, said that the couple plan to spend just another five years working before stepping back to enjoy the life they have built together
‘We’re both happy and healthy individuals, but that might not last forever’, added Michael, who is working with haircare brand OGX for the launch of its ProGrowth + Peptide range.
Davina’s plans come after she celebrated her marriage to Michael with a second wedding party at her home in Kent a fortnight ago, seven months after they tied the knot at Marylebone Town Hall last December.
They married seven years after they began dating, following her split from husband Matthew Robertson.
Davina’s nuptials put a smile on her face after several torrid years of health issues.
Last year the mother-of-three revealed she underwent surgery for breast cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London after she found a lump.
She said: ‘It was very, very small, so I got it very, very early which is incredibly lucky. But I am so relieved to have had it removed and to know that it hasn’t spread.’
In 2024, the Masked Singer host underwent surgery to remove a rare brain tumour after doctors found a colloid cyst during a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work.
Davina pictured with Nicky Campbell for Long Lost Family
She was later given the all clear after a series of MRI scans.
