Davina McCall has quietly tied the knot with long-term partner Michael Douglas — only weeks after the celebrity hairstylist surprised her with a romantic proposal in Ibiza.

Davina McCall has secretly married long-term partner Michael Douglas just two months after the celebrity hairstylist proposed during a romantic trip to Ibiza

According to The Sun, the 58-year-old presenter exchanged vows with Douglas during an intimate ceremony on Friday attended only by immediate family and a handful of close friends. A second, slightly larger celebration followed the next day for an extended circle of loved ones.

It’s understood that the couple exchanged vows during an intimate ceremony on Friday, with a larger service carried out for a wider group of friends and family members the following day

The secret wedding comes as McCall continues to recover from significant health challenges, including brain surgery to remove a benign tumour and a recent breast cancer diagnosis. Friends say the emotional toll of these back-to-back scares prompted the couple to seize the moment rather than wait.

McCall has married her devoted partner after he supported her through surgery to remove a benign tumour from her brain and a recent breast cancer diagnosis

A source revealed:
“Their wedding was perfect — exactly what they wanted. A small venue near home, just ten very special people. After everything Davina has been through, it felt right to marry now. There was no reason to delay.”

McCall’s platonic friendship with Douglas became romantic after her 18-year marriage to Matthew Robertson (pictured) – the father of her two children – collapsed in 2018

The insider added that the newlyweds slipped back into normal life almost immediately — and, by coincidence, even attended another wedding the next day as husband and wife for the first time, proudly showing off McCall’s new ring.

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McCall and Douglas had been friends for years, meeting at Elstree Studios during her Big Brother era, long before their romance blossomed after her 17-year marriage to Matthew Robertson ended in 2017.

McCall with her ex-husband in 2013. The couple were together for 18 years before confirming their separation and subsequent divorce

In October, she confirmed that Douglas popped the question during a sun-soaked escape to Ibiza. Speaking on Chris Evans’s Virgin Radio show, she described the moment he led her along cliff paths in steel-toe cowboy boots — a setting she didn’t expect would become a life-changing memory.

Friends claim the presenter’s recent spate of health issues prompted her decision to marry Douglas now

“I thought he just wanted to show me something beautiful,” she joked, recalling how unaware she was of what was coming next.

Douglas was by McCall’s side after doctor’s discovered a ‘very rare’ colloid cyst that affects only three in a million people, on her brain

Douglas has stood by McCall through a difficult medical journey. Doctors discovered a rare colloid cyst — affecting just three in a million people — and performed urgent surgery to prevent dangerous complications. Although she made a full recovery, McCall admitted she struggled emotionally afterward, fearing the health ordeal might push Douglas away.

On the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, she confessed:
“Sometimes I’d ask him the same thing seven times in half an hour. It wasn’t normal life. I even wondered if he wanted to stay with me.”
But Douglas reassured her: “Of course I love you. Of course I want to be with you.”

Despite making a full recovery, McCall admitted she was left questioning if Douglas wanted to stay in the relationship following her operation

Only a month ago, McCall revealed her breast cancer diagnosis — discovered after regularly checking herself thanks to posters from Lorraine Kelly’s Change + Check campaign at ITV studios. The cancer was caught early, but she will undergo radiotherapy in January as a precaution.

‘In the end, we had a chat and he said, “What are you talking about? I love you, of course I want to be with you,”‘ she recalled

Little more than a month ago, the presenter confirmed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer

Friends say these twin scares brought clarity: love, family, and time were too precious to postpone.
“Neither of them sees the point in waiting,” a source told New! magazine.
“They’re in their fifties, Davina has been married before, and they simply want to embrace life.”

The presenter stressed her cancer had been caught early, but would still require five days of radiotherapy in January as an ‘insurance policy’ to remain free of the disease

Although McCall once envisioned a big wedding, insiders say she ultimately chose simplicity — focusing only on love, intimacy, and the people who matter most. A larger showbiz celebration may come later, but for now, the couple are revelling in the quiet joy of having already said “I do.”

McCall continues to recover, telling followers she found the lump only because she checked it each time she used the studio restroom while filming The Masked Singer.
“It kept coming back… and that’s when I knew something was wrong,” she explained.

Despite ongoing treatment, she remains optimistic, grateful, and supported — now as a newlywed.