Quick Info
| Profession | Television presenter |
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| Nationality | British (English), with French citizenship |
| Date of Birth | 16/10/1967 |
| Age | 59 years |
| Birthplace | Wimbledon, London, England |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Latest News about Davina McCall
19/10/2026
Davina McCall revealed on her Begin Again podcast that she has cardiovascular disease. The disclosure came in an episode made with the British Heart Foundation, where she urged women to take heart symptoms seriously, especially after the menopause.
01/04/2026
Davina McCall announced she had received the all-clear from breast cancer. She had been diagnosed in October 2025 and treated with surgery followed by radiotherapy.
05/12/2025
Davina McCall married Michael Douglas, according to IMDb's record of the marriage. She has credited him with supporting her through her recent health battles.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | English television presenter best known for hosting Channel 4's Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother from 2000 to 2010. She has also presented The Million Pound Drop Live, Five Minutes to a Fortune, The Jump, Long Lost Family, and Comic Relief and Sport Relief telethons. |
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| Early Television Career | Her first television job was presenting for the satellite music channel MTV in 1992. She later hosted the dating show Streetmate for Channel 4 in 1998. |
| Honours | Appointed MBE in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. Received the Special Recognition award at the National Television Awards in 2024. |
| Later Work | In the 2020s she presented programmes on menopause and women's health, including Sex, Myths and the Menopause and Sex, Mind and the Menopause. She also presented Davina McCall's Pill Revolution and Davina McCall's Language of Love. |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
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| Birth Name | Davina Lucy Pascale McCall |
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| Qualifications | Nine O levels and two A levels |
Personal Life
| Languages | Fluent in French | ||||||
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| Early Life | Her parents separated when she was three, and she was raised by her paternal grandparents in Surrey. She worked in hospitality and London's nightclub scene before television, and has spoken publicly about overcoming drug and alcohol addiction in her mid-twenties. | ||||||
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| Siblings | Caroline Baday (died 2012) | ||
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Career
| Early Work | Worked for the model agency Models 1 and was a singer and dancer in her early career, including a period as a dancer for Kylie Minogue. |
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| Acting | Appeared in Dead Set (2008), Doctor Who (2005) and A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004). |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Worked as a waitress at the Moulin Rouge in Paris in the 1980s after leaving school at 16. | |
| 2. Was a dancer for Kylie Minogue. | |
| 3. Her mother is French and her father is English. | |
| 4. Has campaigned publicly on menopause and women's health topics. | |
| 5. Hosted The Diary of a CEO-style life story episode for BBC iPlayer in 2023 that covered her childhood and career. |
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