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Davina McCall reveals 2 things she does to avoid crying on ITV's Long Lost Family

Davina McCall uses self-taught techniques to avoid crying on camera, ensuring the focus stays on participants reuniting after years apart, while managing recent health challenges.

  • Davina McCall, 58-year-old presenter, has developed techniques to stop herself crying while delivering life‑changing news on ITV's Long Lost Family alongside Nicky Campbell.
  • Keeping focus on contributors, McCall explained she prevents crying so attention stays on them and they do not worry about the presenters during reunions on Long Lost Family.
  • To stop tears, McCall pinches her thumb or presses a fingernail into her palm during revelations, using these physical counters to maintain composure for contributors.
  • Davina McCall said she will scale back TV commitments while remaining on Long Lost Family after last year's brain tumour and breast cancer scares, calling it one of her favourite jobs.
  • Health-first: Her public disclosures include a benign brain tumour operation last year and a breast cancer diagnosis, urging others to `check yourself regularly` after a small lump was removed.
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Davina McCall reveals 2 things she does to avoid crying on ITV's Long Lost Family

Davina McCall, who presents Long Lost Family, has shared two ways she stops herself from crying while presenting the show.

·Ilkley, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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