The presenter, 57, was diagnosed with the condition after being offered a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work

Davina McCall is having surgery to remove a brain tumour, she has revealed. The TV presenter, 57, posted a video on Instagram to say she had been diagnosed with a rare type of benign tumour called a colloid cyst. A benign tumour is not cancerous, but such cysts tend to grow slowly, according to the Brains Trust charity.

Colloid cysts are most effectively removed through a craniotomy, where part of the skull is removed to access the brain. It is a rare kind of brain tumour but one which is fortunately benign, meaning non-cancerous, carrying a mortality rate of 1.2 per cent.