Davina McCall

Presenter, fitness guru, author and mother, Davina McCall is one of the UK's most loved TV personalities. With an almost 3-decade long career under her belt, she has become a pro in the fields of presenting, hosting and speaking, taking each role in her stride and doing so with pure finesse.

London-born Davina McCall was passionate about music even in her early years. At the age of 15 she sang professionally with a band, went solo at the age of 19, produced demo music discs, ran many successful nightclubs in London and even appeared in Kylie Minogue’s music video Word is Out!

Davina’s first TV break came in 1992 with her own show on MTV, and in 1995 she went on to host the ITV game show God's Gift, before becoming the anchor presenter on Channels 4’s Streetmate and prime-time cult show Don’t Try This at Home on ITV1 in 1998.

In 2000, Davina was chosen to present the hugely popular Channel 4 reality show Big Brother. She hosted nine series and five of Celebrity Big Brother.

Following her success in the cult reality show, Davina went on to present the Brit Awards in 2001, as well as BBC charity show Comic Relief. She also hosted Popstars: The Rivals for ITV1 followed by The Vault and in 2003, Oblivious and the reality TV show Reborn in the USA.

In 2004 Davina hosted the new ITV1 prime time show Love on a Saturday Night and later that year, she was chosen to present the prestigious BAFTA television awards.

2005 saw Davina announce that she would be hosting her own BBC One prime-time chat show called Davina which aired in early 2006. Shortly afterwards, ITV1 signed up McCall to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second time. Next Davina became the main presenter on Sport Relief on BBC One alongside friend Chris Evans.

She went on to star in BBC documentary Let's Talk Sex, looking at how sex education is taught in Britain, compared with The Netherlands. She has also published a book under the same title. Such was the power of her work on this topic that sex and relationship education has been established officially on the UK curriculum.

Davina became the face of Garnier and Nutrisse in 2005 and has produced several extremely popular exercise DVDs alongside her personal trainers, Mark and Jackie Wren.

A true institution on the presenting circuit, over the years Davina has proved her versatility and longevity. Her other presenting credits include: Million Pound Drop, The Biggest Loser, Got To Dance, The Jump, Long Lost Family and Life At The Extreme, to name but a few.

Davina’s hosting credentials are building into phenomenal numbers, and she is consistently in high demand for awards ceremonies and events. But perhaps most notably, she is a woman with endless stories of triumph and excellence in the face of adversity and has become a sought-after speaker on women’s health. Davina is passionate about increasing awareness on the menopause and has released a Sunday Times bestselling book on the subject, ‘Menopausing’, in addition to a hit Channel 4 documentary.

In the last year, Davina has spoken about the topic at internal events for the likes of Travers Smith, YuLife and GlaxoSmithKline, particularly as part of World Menopause Day and she is now considered an expert on women’s health, making her a great panellist and speaker.