Exclusive: Davina McCall makes surprise appearance on I'm a Celeb following brain surgery

Davina McCall thrilled Ant and Dec by joining their Instagram Live on Saturday night joking that she was ‘still here’ as she sent the hosts a message

TV star Davina McCall has made a surprise appearance following her brain surgery – in the jungle.

The star, who recently had a benign tumour removed, left Ant and Dec thrilled after joining their Instagram Live, on Saturday night.

She sent the Geordie duo the message “Hey everyone! Still here” alongside a laughing emoji. Her appearance sparked celebrations in the studio.

Dec said: “Hey Davina McCall is here everybody,” while Ant added: “Hope you are feeling well…sending you lots of love from the jungle.”

Execs behind the camera were heard shouting: “We love you Davina.” The outpouring of love may have been a bit overwhelming – or it may have been past her bedtime – as Davina added: “I’m gonna sign off now.”

Ant joked: “We were too much for her, we were too loud.”

But her appearance comes after her partner Michael Douglas said last week how she was recovering well following the op.

Ant and Dec realise Davina McCall is live (
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Thrilled: Ant and Dec (
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The TV host, 57, had been left in intensive care as a precaution following the tumour’s removal. He said on Tuesday: “Mega progress these last 24 hours. Massive relief to see some light breaking through.

“Thanks for all the good vibes coming in from all angles, up and up. Thanks so much to all the wellwishers. She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU.”

Last week, the ex-Big Brother host revealed a rare colloid cyst had been found during a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work.

The mum of three said the halfinch-wide tumour, which affects just three people in every million, had to be removed as “if it grows, it would be bad”. She said she would be in hospital nine days and Michael, 49, would post updates.

Davina updated fans last week (
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, Davina requested her fans to keep her in their prayers as her boyfriend Michael Douglas takes over her social media during her recovery period (
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HodaOn Friday, he said the surgery had gone well, describing it as textbook, but adding that Davina was “utterly exhausted”. Davina hosts dating series My Mum, Your Dad, is a Masked Singer judge and has fronted TV shows about the menopause.