Davina McCall has shared her determination to keep her brain surgeon, Kevin O'Neill, in a tranquil mindset moments before her intense six-hour surgery to remove a brain cyst.The beloved TV presenter, aged 57, confessed she was almost driven to implore Dr.
O'Neill to "keep me alive" for her three kids but chose instead to tell him calmly: "'You do whatever you need to do. I put all my faith in you'." These empowering words, she believes, contributed to the successful outcome of the procedure last November.
Following her recovery, Davina now feels as lively as if she were 25 and is excited about her new role hosting BBC's Stranded on Honeymoon Island. "He doesn't need me screaming at him to keep me alive.
He needs to be in the calmest and most confident place. I wanted to empower Kevin to do the best job he could," said Davina, who unexpectedly ended up in hospital when a routine body scan revealed the cyst.