Davina McCall

The trio of TV stars were among the many celebrities to be mentioned and get involved in a Twitter thread asking which celebrities are 'thoroughly nice'.

Sea of celebs: A slew of other famous names got involved in the conversation, with Gail Porter, Beverley Knight, Michelle Ackerley and Adil Ray all thanking their fans Sweet: Amy Hart (left) and Sue Perkins (right) were also involved in the thread as they were flattered by the comments [Stacey Solomon](/tvshowbiz/stacey-solomon/index.html), [Rose Ayling-Ellis](/tvshowbiz/rose-ayling-ellis/index.html) and [Davina McCall](/tvshowbiz/davina-mccall/index.html) - who all got involved in the conversation themselves.

Former WH cover star Davina McCall has shed further light on her difficult childhood, the drug addiction that took hold in her subsequent years, ...

While the facts of her childhood are heartbreaking, Davina is clear that she does not see herself in a victim role. In the interview, Davina elaborated on how, from the age of 3, she was raised by her grandmother in Surrey with her father coming to see her at the weekend. I have to stop.' Following this, after 3 years of attempting to get a job presenting on MTV, she was granted a screen test and began her career in television. [Diary of a CEO podcast,](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X1380942&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fe210-emotional-davina-mccall-i-was-doing-cocaine-with%2Fid1291423644%3Fi%3D1000592558638&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenshealthmag.com%2Fuk%2Fhealth%2Fa42404814%2Fdavina-mccall-diary-of-a-ceo%2F) the TV presenter spoke candidly about her story, including that she began smoking weed age 12 during visits to Paris to see her mother, who was an alcoholic. Davina cared for Caroline until she died, months after being diagnosed. Tragically, Caroline died age 50 after being diagnosed with lung and bone cancer, as well as brain tumours.

The presenter, 55, recalled facing backlash in 2021 when she stuck up for men in the wake of Sarah Everard's death and was even scared to leave her house ...

To which the 53-year-old said: 'I wouldn’t walk home alone in the dark. I was afraid to go out for to the local shops afterwards as I felt like everyone had read it and hated me. And lots of men I know wouldn’t either... Calling all men out as dangerous is bad for our sons, brothers, partners.' 'We are all at risk, we must remain vigilant but remember that this type of crime is rare. Speaking on the podcast she said: 'Cancel culture is what makes me the most angry about anything in society. 'The best solution is for women to take up a legitimate self-defense class like Krav Maga or MMA if they are concerned. I just saw the 10,000 replies saying I should be murdered and burnt at the stake. I will get to a certain age and then just think f**k it I'll say it!' And men's mental health is an issue as well. 'I said that death from abduction was very rare and we don't need to completely panic about that situation. [Sarah Everard](/news/sarah-everard/index.html)'s death and was even scared to leave her house afterwards as she thought 'everyone hated her'.

Davina McCall spoke candidly about her upbringing - including spending holidays visiting her mother abroad - whilst discussing her life on the latest ...

"She was my rock," she explained. She said that her older sister Caroline was her "lifeline" in France. Davina said she feared being prevented from seeing her mum if people at home knew about life with her. She added: "Me and my mum only did drugs twice. I did it with my sister at 14". She said Pippy shared custody with her father Andrew McCall.

The TV presenter, 55, couldn't control her emotions as she opened up about the tragic death of her sibling Caroline. Advertisement. Davina broke in tears as ...

Davina continued: "I wanted her to know that I was going to be fine that's what I kept repeating. So I kept telling her I was going to be fine." I didn't know if was menopause but I knew something was up." I never thought she would die at 50, she was a great person, she still had so much more to give. It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me." The star shared how the night before Caroline passed away, Davina was her point of call - explaining that she called her "mummy" and she was with her passing, as she described the experience as "really lovely".

The former Big Brother host has sat down for a candid chat with Steven Bartlett's on his The Diary Of A CEO podcast.

Davina explained how she became a more frequent drug user after moving to London at the age of 14 and how it was her friend's intervention that got her to stop. She continued: "I went twice a day NA was the only place I felt normal, the other people were like me. She said to me 'I know that you've been lying to me, you are the topic of every dinner party, everyone knows' - and I felt such shame and I didn't know what to say but then I left and cried," Davina recalled. "We had the most amazing talks when she was dying, the best seven weeks with my sister were the last seven weeks of her life. Her first chemo was booked in for two days after she died, we did a bucket list - going to France one more time, seeing friends." She taught me so much in her death, she tried to look after me, she was so brave, she never cried and she never complained." "If people had known I wouldn't have been able to see my mum." During the podcast interview, Davina also discussed her youth and how she first tried drugs at a very young age. "I wish she was here so I could tell her how great life is," Davina told Steven as her voice broke. While she said her sister could be 'secretive', Davina told how she and Caroline had much more open conversations during the last weeks of her life. "I never thought she would die at 50, she was a great person, she still had so much more to give. Caroline died age 50 in 2012 after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, bone cancer and was told by doctors that she had two tumors on her brain.

Presenter said that 'cancel culture' is the thing that makes her most angry about society.

I know lots of men that really changed their behaviour after hearing about how frightened women are in the streets and you know, if they’re walking towards a woman, just go, ‘It’s ok,’ or cross over the road and walk on the other side and maybe they didn’t do that before.” I just think there’s got to be a more open conversation.” “We just have to not start blaming all men.” Saying that it was a “bad experience” at the time, she concluded that she learnt from it and “won’t do it again”. We all know it’s not ALL men. One of the replies critical of McCall’s tweet read: “When a woman is murdered at the hands of a man every 2.5 days it is not the time to pacify a fragile male ego.