Davina McCall: Bio, Net Worth, Age, Married, Husband, Boyfriend, Family, Parents, Nationality, Height, Weight, Facts, TV shows, Books, Children, Wiki

Quick Facts

Name Davina McCall
Age 55 Years Old
Nick Name Davina McCall
Birth Name Davina McCall
Birth Date 1967-10-16
Gender Female
Profession TV Actor, TV Presenter
Birth Nation England
Place Of Birth Wimbledon, London
Nationality British
Father Andrew McCall
Mother Florence Hennion
Horoscope Libra
Ethnicity Mixed
Religion Christian
School St Catherine’s School, Latymer Girls School
Race White
Marital Status Married and Divorced
Sexual Orientation Straight
Children 3; Holly & Tilly and Chester
Husband Andrew Leggett (Ex), Matthew Robertson (Ex)
Boyfriend Michael Douglas
Net Worth $4 Million
Source of Wealth Entertainment Career
Height 5 ft 7 in or 1.70 m
Weight 58 KG
Body Measurement 34-25-36 in
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Black
Links Wikipedia, Instagram

Presenter on English television Davina McCall. She gained notoriety as the host of the reality program “Big Brother” on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2010. She has additionally hosted “Streetmate” (on Channel 4 from 1998 to 2001, 2016), “The Million Pound Drop” (from 2010 to 2015), “Five Minutes to a Fortune” (2013), and “The Jump” (from 2014 to 2017), as well as “The Biggest Loser” (on ITV from 2011 to 2012), “Long Lost Family” (from 2011 to the present), and “This Time Next Year” (2016-2019).

Additionally, she hosted the Sky One dance competition program “Got to Dance.” She has served as a judge for the ITV musical competition program “The Masked Singer,” and she has served as a judge for the show’s spin-off, The Masked Dancer, since 2021. She began her career as a singer and a model before becoming famous. Later, she began her career in television with a 1992 job as a presenter for MTV.

She has also emceed the BBC’s Comic Relief and Sport Relief events, as well as the BAFTAs. She debuted her own discussion show, “Davina,” in the year 2006. Due to unfavorable ratings, the show was later cancelled. Then, in September 2017, she debuted a new program on W called “The Davina Hour.” She also made an appearance in the Friends-like sitcom “Sam’s Game” in 2001, and in the Bad Wolf episode of “Doctor Who” in 2005, she provided the voice of the android Davina McCall.

How much is the Net worth of Davina McCall?

A popular TV presenter, Davina McCall is expected to have a net worth of $4 million (or roughly £2.83 million). She has a Georgian home valued at £4.3 million, a £1.5 million St Tropez estate, and a £1 million Surrey manor in her portfolio in addition to the property estimated to be worth over £8 million. She also has a number of exercise DVDs out and has long been the spokesperson for the Garnier cosmetics line.

Davina McCall driving her car. Via Flickr

Although her current specific wage information is unavailable, there is little question in the minds of her supporters that she is earning a sizable sum of money from her job work. She is currently content with her salary and leading a luxurious lifestyle. She has represented the Garnier brand in the United Kingdom.

Early Years and Bio

Davina McCall was born on October 16, 1967. In Wimbledon, London, England, she was born. She is known by her birth name, Davina Lucy Pascale McCall. She was born to an English graphic designer and event planner named Andrew McCall and a French mother named Florence Hennion. Also, she was just three years old when her parents separated. She then relocated to Surrey to live with her paternal grandparents.

She and her mother had a difficult connection. Her zodiac sign is Libra, and she practices Christianity. She has dual British nationality and a mixed lineage, with French and English ancestry on her mother’s side and English ancestry on her father’s. Also, she went to Godolphin and Latymer Girls School in Hammersmith, West London, and St Catherine’s School in Bramley, Surrey, which is close to Guildford. She pursued two A levels and nine O levels during her secondary education.

What is the Professional Career of Davina McCall?

With the band “Lazy Bear,” Davina McCall began her career as a singer. She made the decision to pursue a career as a solo classical performer when she was 18 years old. Due to her lack of success, she eventually gave up and started working as a booker for “Models 1”. In addition, she operated a restaurant and briefly performed in cabarets and danced. She also had an appearance as a dancer in the 1991 Kylie Minogue song “Word Is Out” music video, paying homage to her French origin by donning a striped sweater and beret. In 1992, she was also selected to serve as a presenter for Ray Cokes’ “Most Wanted on MTV Europe.” Then she gave a presentation of “Hitlist UK.” She also went on to anchor “God’s Gift,” a late-night game program on ITV.

Davina McCall, presenter of the reality show 'Big Brother' (2000-2010)
Davina McCall, presenter of the reality show ‘Big Brother’ (2000-2010) Source: @healthwellbeing

In 1999, she and Lisa Riley co-presented the six-part series “Birthrace 2000.” She has co-hosted four episodes of ITV’s “Don’t Try This at Home” series. Reborn in the USA, The Vault, Popstars: The Rivals, and Love on a Saturday Night were among the programmes she continued to host for the channel. She joined in 2002. McCall presented “He’s Having a Baby” in 2005. The Record Breaker (1999), Naked Red Nose Ground Force in Practice and Say Pants to Poverty (2001), The Big Hair Do (2003), and Comic Relief Does Fame Academy were among the related Comic Relief programs she has previously presented or guest-starred on (2005). She hosted her own prime-time chat program, Davina, beginning in early 2006.

More on Career

She soon received a contract to serve as a presenter on well-known programs like “Streetmate,” “Big Brother,” “Celebrity Big Brother,” and “The Friday Night New Year Project 2007.” For the tenth and eleventh seasons of “Big Brother,” she also started hosting the live companion program “Big Brother’s Big Mouth.” As part of the Channel 4 season finale, McCall also hosted the “Ultimate Big Brother” program. She later declared that she would not be returning as host in April 2011. In 2011, she started presenting “The Biggest Loser” and “Long Lost Family.” “Stepping Out,” a show McCall hosted in 2013, was viewed as a competitor to BBC One’s “Strictly Come Dancing.”

British TV Presenter, Davina McCall
British TV Presenter, Davina McCall Source: @instagram.com/davinamccall

She then started hosting a brand-new game show called “The Million Pound Drop.” The primetime series was cancelled in 2016, with its final episode airing on March 20. Later on, it was revealed that the format would return as “The £100K Drop,” a daytime television series. She hosted “One Hundred and Eighty,” a darts-based game show, for Sky1 in 2015. From 2012 to 2016, she co-hosted the “Stand Up to Cancer” charity telethon with Alan Carr, Adam Hills, and Christian Jessen. Alongside Alan Carr, she co-hosted the companion programme “Stars at Your Service.” In 2016, she hosted the four-part factual series “Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme” for ITV. Next, she hosted a single episode of “Five Minutes to a Fortune” in April 2013, as well as “The Jump,” a reality competition, from January 2014 until March 2017.

She and Phillip Schofield co-hosted three episodes of “This Morning” as guests. She gave a Channel 4 presentation of “Make My Body Better.” The Davina Hour, her own program, debuted on the W channel in September 2017. In March 2017, she made five appearances as a guest on “The Nightly Show.” She was hired as “A&E Live’s” host after a year.
She was revealed as a judge for “The Masked Singer,” the UK version of the popular worldwide music game show “Masked Singer,” on September 9, 2019. ITV announced on March 4th, 2021, that McCall would serve as a judge on the brand-new spin-off series of “The Masked Singer UK,” “The Masked Dancer UK,” which is scheduled to premiere in the spring of 2021.

Books List

  • Davina’s 5 Weeks to Sugar Free (released 8 January 2015)
  • Davina’s Smart Carbs (released 31 December 2015)
  • Lessons I’ve Learned (released 22 September 2016)
  • Davina’s Sugar-Free in a Hurry (released 29 December 2016)

Who is the spouse of Davina McCall?

Previously, Davina McCall was married. She has been dating Michael Douglas, a hairdresser by trade, since May 2019. Without any interruptions, the couple is content with their current situation. They have immediate plans to wed. She is straight in her sexuality. In the past, Davina McCall dated Stan Collymore, Eric Clapton, and Enrco Silverstrin. She wed Andrew Leggett, her ex-husband, in September 1997. Their divorce was ultimately completed in 1999.

Davina McCall and her new boyfriend, Michael Douglas
Davina McCall and her new boyfriend, Michael Douglas Source: @mirror

After that, on June 29, 2000, she wed Pet Rescue host Matthew Robertson. They are also blessed with Holly, Tilly, and Chester, three lovely children. But by November 2017, their marriage had been declared irreparably broken. In order to raise money for the UK charity Sport Relief, Davina McCall participated in the BT Sport Relief challenge “Davina – Beyond Breaking Point” in February 2014. She ran, swam, or cycled across the UK for seven days. It was revealed during the live telethon that McCall has contributed more than £2.2 million to Sport Relief 2014.

Body Stats: How tall and how much does Davina McCall weigh?

Davina McCall is a lovely and charming woman who measures a flawless 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) in height. She weighs 58 kg in a healthy way. 34-25-36 is the measurement of her physique. Her eyes are dark brown, and she has black hair. She has numerous tattoos etched on her body in addition to having a toned physique. At the beginning of her career, she battled drug addiction. Overall, she is in good physical shape and takes good care of herself.

Davina McCall Body Measurements

In 2020, Davina was scheduled to visit France, but the COVID-19 epidemic forced her to postpone her trip. In order to make up for the loss, Davina posted a photo of herself posing in her swimsuit from her bedroom. She uploaded a picture of herself relaxing by a pool wearing a blue and white striped bikini and smiling brightly while wearing sunglasses. She uploaded the photo to Instagram with the phrase “hard at work” and two laughing emojis next to it. Also, she also tweeted a picture of herself getting her hair done by her boyfriend Michael Douglas a few hours after sharing her swimsuit photo.

Trivia

  • Davina McCall is best-known for being the presenter of the reality show “Big Brother” on Channel 4 between the year 2000 to 2010.
  • She launched the show, “The Davina Hour”, on W, in September 2017.
  • She also appeared in “Sam’s Game”, a sitcom similar to Friends, in 2001.
  • She lent her voice to the android Davina McCall in an episode of “Doctor Who”, titled Bad Wolf, in 2005.
  • She was born to French mother, Florence Hennion and an English father, Andrew McCall, a graphic designer and events organiser.
  • Her parents divorced when she was just three years old.
  • Libra is her Zodiac sign.