Davina McCall has been spending the past couple of weeks helping 11 single parents find love again, but away from the show, the presenter is happily in love with her partner, Michael Douglas.
When the star won the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, she was sure to thank her peers and her partner. "Thank you so much," she said. "This means so much I can't even begin to tell you. I don't even know when to start so I suppose some thank you's I guess," as she praised her team, colleagues, family and friends.
As she ended her thank yous, Davina turned to her partner, who was in the audience, and said: "Thank you, I love being on this journey with you. You make me a better person and you make me so happy."
But who is Michael, who clearly makes the veteran presenter so happy? Here's what we know...
First meeting
Davina and Michael have been an official couple since 2019, but they go way back thanks to Michael being Davina's hairstylist in her Big Brother days. Michael, 50, has won awards for his talents in hairdressing and styling and is no stranger to TV himself having made a number of appearances on The One Show and This Morning.
Davina and Michael went public with their romance in 2019 and often document the ins and outs of their time together on their popular podcast, Making the Cut. In January 2023, the couple revealed they had moved in together.
The Million Pound Drop host said: "I am quite enjoying being a new couple doing new things, because we are newly living together. It's quite nice making new traditions because we did that before Christmas, we sat down together and talked about it: 'Ok, blank space, what shall we make tradition from now on?'."
© David M. BenettIt's clear Davina and Michael are happier than ever and get on like a house on fire. She previously told The Sun: "We are best friends." Proving love and work can mix, the former Big Brother star still has her hair styled by Michael and they collaborate on a podcast. Davina explained: "We just get on really well at work and we always have done – that's never changed."
Meanwhile, last year at the Inspiration Awards, Davina spoke to HELLO! about how much Michael supports her. The TV presenter picked up the gong for Inspiration of the Year and said how "lucky" she feels to have him while chatting backstage.
"I didn't say thanks to Michael, who's my partner, in my speech and I feel sad about that because he makes me a much better person and he makes me skip to work in the morning and I'm very lucky to have that so I just want to say thank you to him as well."
© Joe MaherHowever, the pair like to keep their relationship out of the spotlight, and Davina previously confessed to the Mirror: "Privacy keeps our relationship special to us. There's something lovely about it and that's all it is. It keeps it really magical and I like that.
"I would never talk about how our relationship works, about arguments or even things like what we eat for breakfast and who drives the other crazy. I want to keep that for me. I will give you guys everything. But there are one or two things that I just want to keep to myself, and he's one of them."
Davina's exes
Prior to her relationship with Michael, Davina was married to her former husband Matthew Robertson. The former couple were married between 2000 and 2017. Like her current boyfriend, Davina's ex-husband was also familiar with television work.
Matthew hosted the show Pet Rescue between 1997 and 2003 and also appeared on the show, Sam's Games.
© GettyTheir split was announced on Instagram in 2017. Davina wrote in a statement: "I am very sad to say Matthew and I have separated. Our amazing children are our number one priority."
Prior to her marriage to Matthew, Davina was married to Andrew Leggett from 1997 until 1999.
Children
© InstagramDavina is a proud mother of three. The TV presenter and ex-husband Matthew welcomed three children during their marriage. Their eldest Holly was born in 2001. Two years later they welcomed Tilly and, in 2006, they welcomed their third child Chester.
