{"id":2229338,"date":"2026-01-10T07:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T07:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229338"},"modified":"2026-01-10T07:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T07:56:17","slug":"the-masked-singers-davina-mccall-chokes-back-tears-after-emotional-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-masked-singers-davina-mccall-chokes-back-tears-after-emotional-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Masked Singer&#8217;s Davina McCall chokes back tears after &#8217;emotional day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b50f53\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Davina McCall, one of the celebrity detective on The Masked Singer UK alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama, has shared a message with fans after having an &#8220;emotional day&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_625f48\">Gemma Jones<\/strong><\/span><span> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_625f48\">Dan Laurie<\/strong> Deputy Editor of Screen Time<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">07:38, 10 Jan 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 07:39, 10 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36529146\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Davina McCall has shared a health update with her followers\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Davina McCall has shared a health update with her followers<cite aria-label=\"Image: Davina McCall \/ Instagram\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Davina McCall \/ Instagram)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Masked Singer UK star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/davina-mccall\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Davina McCall<\/a> has reached out to supporters following what she described as an &#8220;emotional day&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 58-year-old television personality turned to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"InstagramLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Instagram<\/a> to share her reflections on &#8220;National Quitters Day&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In footage uploaded to her social media profile, she highlighted that January 9 marks the date when individuals are statistically most prone to abandoning their goals, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/new-years-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"New Year's resolutionsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">New Year&#8217;s resolutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Davina remarked: &#8220;But there&#8217;s nothing happy about that. We shouldn&#8217;t be celebrating that. We should have a happy &#8216;congratulations on still going for it when everyone else is giving up day&#8217;. That&#8217;s what we should say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added: &#8220;It is quite difficult at this time of year because all of the buzz of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/new-year\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">New Year<\/a> has subsided, and it is just a grey, stormy day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The presenter then plugged her podcast, Begin Again, calling it the &#8220;reset podcast&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36528370\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36528370\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg\" alt=\"Davina McCall\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The TV personality is a celebrity detective on The Masked Singer UK\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The TV personality is a celebrity detective on The Masked Singer UK<cite aria-label=\"Image: ITV\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: ITV)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The broadcaster subsequently delivered a significant health announcement, revealing she had completed her radiotherapy treatment. &#8220;It was very very emotional,&#8221; she confessed, reports <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2155908\/davina-mccall-supported-health-update\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fighting back tears, she added: &#8220;Much more emotional than I thought it would be. So I need a bit of positivity and brilliance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the accompanying caption, Davina penned: &#8220;Today is #nationalquittersday&#8230; how depressing? ? Let&#8217;s reframe this! ! ! Also wanted to add to my post&#8230; I&#8217;m good, don&#8217;t worry about me x it&#8217;s been an emotional day, but I&#8217;m relieved, grateful, happy and hopeful @beginagain the &#8216;reset podcast&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36528372\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36528372\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528372.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg\" alt=\"Davina MCall\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528372.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528372.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36528372.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_EMB-Bandicoot-TV.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Davina has completed her radiotherapy treatment\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Davina has completed her radiotherapy treatment<cite aria-label=\"Image: ITV\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: ITV)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><em><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">**For the latest showbiz, TV, movie and streaming news, go to the new **<\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinggossip.com\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\"><em><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Everything Gossip<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">** website**<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans rallied around her with messages of support, with one writing: &#8220;Sending so much love Davina. Let&#8217;s Begin Again &#8211; all together x&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another person said: &#8220;Aww Davina, what a hard year you&#8217;ve had, sending you so much love and healing vibes,&#8221; whilst someone else added: &#8220;Well done Davina&#8230; you are doing so well&#8230; so happy you completed treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last November, Davina had surgery to remove a small lump after being diagnosed with early-stage <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/breast-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"breastLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">breast<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"cancerLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">cancer<\/a>. She also revealed plans to undergo five days of preventative radiotherapy in January as an &#8220;insurance policy&#8221; to reduce the risk of recurrence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The television presenter discovered the lump during a self-examination, which she carried out after being inspired by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/lorraine-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Lorraine Kelly'sLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Lorraine Kelly&#8217;s<\/a> awareness campaign. Since then, she has been openly discussing her experience to urge others to perform regular self-checks and detect cancer at an earlier stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This comes after she previously received treatment for a benign brain tumour towards the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">The Masked Singer UK os available to watch on ITVX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mirror.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davina McCall, one of the celebrity detective on The Masked Singer UK alongside Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama, has shared a message with fans after having an &#8220;emotional day&#8221; Gemma Jones and Dan Laurie Deputy Editor of Screen Time 07:38, 10 Jan 2026Updated 07:39, 10 Jan 2026 Davina McCall has shared a health [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2229339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[409964,364742],"class_list":["post-2229338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-davina-mccall","tag-the-masked-singer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Masked-Singers-Davina-McCall-chokes-back-tears-after-emotional.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2229340,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229338\/revisions\/2229340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}