Davina McCall, 56, receives an honorary degree in the same week daughter Holly, 22, graduates as she shares proud snaps after an 'emotional' and 'special' few days
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Davina McCall was overwhelmed with pride and love as she revealed she and her eldest daughter Holly graduated in the same week on Thursday.
The former Big Brother host, 56, gushed over her 22-year-old daughter in a heartfelt message on Instagram, alongside a snap of Holly in her graduation gown.
While she is hugely proud of Holly, Davina revealed she also received an honorary degree in civil law for her work around women's health this week.
After a whirlwind 'emotional' and 'special' few days, Davina posted a beaming picture of herself getting dressed in a graduation gown before picking up her PhD - while her doting boyfriend Michael Douglas was there to support.
She captioned her post: 'Just arrived back from a very emotional few days in Newcastle. Where my daughter Holly has been at the brilliant for the past 4 years .
Davina McCall, 56, was overwhelmed with pride and love as she revealed she and her eldest daughter Holly graduated in the same week (pictured with boyfriend Michael Douglas)
The former Big Brother host gushed over her 22-year-old daughter in a heartfelt message on Instagram, alongside a snap of Holly in her graduation gown
'She graduated on Wednesday, and it was huge for her in so any ways . Huge , because it was the end of an era, but the beginning of of another.
'Her wonderful friends will all be going off around the country … and she is leaving this wonderful city that we’ve all rather fallen in love with ❤️ ……..
'the day after, i was given an honorary PhD in civil law for my work in media and around women’s health. To get this with @mdlondon and my kids by my side ( Tilly you were with me in my heart ) was very very special.
'Thank you❤️ thank you Newcastle…and thank you and for the amazing food we had !!!'
Davina shares daughters Holly and Tilly, 20, and son Chester, 17, with her ex-husband Matthew Robertson, 55, who she divorced in 2017.
The TV star has been outspoken about the lack of medical knowledge on the subject in recent years and has opened up about her own menopause journey and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in a number of Channel 4 documentaries.
She was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting in January following a television career spanning more than two decades.
It comes after Davina hit back at body shamers on Instagram after they accused her of being 'too skinny' in May.
After a whirlwind 'emotional' and 'special' few days, Davina posted a beaming picture of herself getting dressed in a graduation gown before picking up her PhD - while her doting boyfriend Michael Douglas was there to support
Davina received an honorary degree in civil law for her work around women's health this week
The TV star has been outspoken about the lack of medical knowledge on the subject in recent years and has opened up about her own menopause journey and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in a number of Channel 4 documentaries
She was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting in January following a television career spanning more than two decades
Davina shared a video response to the comments which she said had left her 'furious'.
She blasted the 'cruel' trolls who she said she's expected as celeb just to 'take' the jibes before declaring she 'felt and looked absolutely f***ing great'.
Telling fans: 'I just thought I'd quickly do a post about the kind of, I guess it is like abuse, really, that I'm getting about my weight. It's really frustrating'.
'I feel like people post these things and then they have no consequences because they can post whatever they like and be cruel and I just have to kind of take it. I'm actually just left sitting feeling furious so I thought I'd offload here.'
She went on: 'I'm a 5ft 6in woman who weighs 61 kilos. I don't diet. I exercise. I eat relatively healthily and I enjoy sharing that journey with people'.
'I'm 57 this year and I'm happy with the way that I look, and I feel absolutely f***ing great. And so I just thought I'd post that there.'
"I can't really do much about my neck and my face unless I fill it with filler. I don't know what to do about my neck is my neck. And maybe the light was bad or something and everybody's but all you have to do is look at the rest of my posts on my page and see that I'm not unhealthy'.
Before concluding: But this is this was, like, horrible. So I'm parking that there and I'm just saying maybe think before you post something. Wouldn't it be nicer to say something positive? And if you can't say something positive, don't bother'.
