Davina McCall is about to return to our screens with a new BBC dating series, Stranded on Honeymoon Island, in which 12 singles looking for love take a leap of faith by embarking on honeymoons like no other, with someone they met at a speed date for just five minutes. Davina hosts the bold new show, which sees the six newly formed couples stranded on six remote, tropical beaches, where they must communicate and work together to get by.
But what about Davina's own love life? Away from the show, the presenter is happily in love with her partner, celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas, who she's known for more than 20 years. The 57-year-old recently told HELLO!: "We just have a really good time together."
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 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.
© David M. BenettDavina 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?'."
It'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, at the Inspiration Awards in 2023, 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."
However, 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.
© Joe Maher"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 also shared her views on marriage during a recent interview with HELLO!. "It's so funny – it’s a bit like being in your 30s again, when everybody asks you the same question about whether you’re getting married," she said. "We're ensconced, but it’s not part of our world at the moment. We don’t really need it.
"It's a very different thing, dating in your 50s than when you’re in your 30s. We’re in a really good place and have so much fun together. I think we’re really lucky to have each other."
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 and 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.
