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Davina McCall says she has cardiovascular disease
Davina McCall says she has cardiovascular disease in an episode of her podcast, Begin Again.
She shared the news while discussing women’s heart health with the British Heart Foundation for World Menopause Day.
McCall says she had high cholesterol for a long time, which she was told was offset by high levels of “good” cholesterol.
She said that high cholesterol can be a warning sign and urged listeners not to dismiss possible symptoms.
Her disclosure follows a brain tumour operation in 2024 and a breast cancer diagnosis last year, which was treated with a lumpectomy.
She urged people to check blood pressure and cholesterol and seek help if something feels wrong.
McCall also discussed the link between menopause and heart health with cardiologist Rouchelle Sriranjan-Rothwell.
Davina McCall has said she has cardiovascular disease in an episode of her Begin Again podcast.
She discussed the condition while speaking with heart attack survivor Louise McGill in a British Heart Foundation special episode.
McCall said she had high cholesterol for a long time and urged people to get their blood pressure and cholesterol checked.
The episode focused on women’s cardiovascular health and the relationship between menopause and heart health.
McCall previously had surgery to remove a brain tumour and was treated for breast cancer.
- Who
- Davina McCall, a presenter, said she has cardiovascular disease.
- What
- She disclosed her condition and discussed women’s heart health, cholesterol and menopause on her podcast.
- When
- The episode was published on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Where
- On McCall’s Begin Again podcast.
- Why
- The episode, made with the British Heart Foundation for World Menopause Day, aimed to highlight women’s cardiovascular health.
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McCall underwent an operation to remove a brain tumour.
McCall was diagnosed with breast cancer; the sources give October and November as the diagnosis month.
McCall received the all-clear after breast cancer treatment.
McCall disclosed her cardiovascular disease in a Begin Again podcast episode.
- Podcast
- Begin Again
- Heart health guest
- Louise McGill, a heart attack survivor
- Organisation
- British Heart Foundation
- Cholesterol
- McCall said she had high cholesterol for a long time
- Earlier illness
- Brain tumour operation in 2024
- Cancer all-clear
- April, year not stated
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What people are saying
I wanted to let you know that I also have cardiovascular disease, and this is a very important conversation to have
If there's one takeaway today, it's not to brush things off. Get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked, and if something feels wrong, listen to your body.
I had high cholesterol and I'd had it for quite a long time and it was deemed because I had high good cholesterol that that offset the bad or something.