BROADCASTER DAVINA MCCALL has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has undergone surgery to remove a small tumour, urging others to regularly check themselves and attend screenings.

The 58-year-old presenter shared the news in an Instagram video this morning, saying she hoped speaking publicly “might help someone.”

“I just wanted to tell you that I have had breast cancer,” McCall said.

“I found a lump a few weeks ago, and it came and went, but then I was working on The Masked Singer and Lorraine, the TV show Lorraine Kelly, had put signs on the back of all the doors saying, ‘check your breasts.’ And every time I went for a wee I did that, and it was still there.”

She said she had the lump checked after seeing the signs, adding: “I had a biopsy.”

“I found out it was indeed breast cancer, and I had it taken out in a lumpectomy nearly three weeks ago… 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.”

McCall confirmed her lymph nodes were clear and said she would undergo five days of radiotherapy in January “as kind of an insurance policy.”

The former Big Brother host thanked staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, along with her family, her “brilliant kids,” and her partner, hairdresser Michael Douglas, for their support.

“It’s been a lot. I was very angry when I found out, but I let go of that, and I feel in a much more positive place now,” she said.

“I think my message is, get checked if you’re worried, check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done.”

McCall said she had postponed an ultrasound after a mammogram in August and urged others not to make the same mistake.

“I just couldn’t find time to do it. Don’t do that. Get the ultrasound,” she said.

Her announcement comes nearly a year after she had surgery to remove a benign brain tumour known as a colloid cyst, discovered during a routine health check.

McCall, known for her long-running advocacy on women’s health issues, has presented several documentaries on menopause and contraception, and co-hosted Long Lost Family, Comic Relief, and The Masked Singer.

In Ireland, breast cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the most common among women.

More than 700 people die from the disease each year in Ireland.

Around 170,000 women are expected to be screened this year, though BreastCheck had targeted 219,000 screenings for 2025.

More information on breast cancer screenings in Ireland can be found here.