Davina McCall looked every inch the stunning bride as she tied the knot to Michael Douglas in a small London ceremony, dressed head-to-toe in Annie’s Ibiza.
The presenter, 58, wed her hairdresser husband, 49, in an intimate ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall on Friday, attended by ‘everyone who is special in their lives’, less than three months after getting engaged in Ibiza.
Despite saying ‘I do’ in the UK, Davina paid homage to the Spanish island where her special someone got down on one knee by choosing Annie’s Ibiza to dress her for the wedding.
The luxury partywear brand, which is loved by stars including Sienna Miller, Kate Moss, and Zendaya, sells eclectic and rare, one-of-a-kind pieces, each handpicked by English founder and designer Annie Doble and sold for thousands of pounds.
It’s of little surprise, then, that Davinia splashed the cash on her stunning bridal outfit, opting for the £380 Bodita Lace Mini Dress paired with the £2,400 Angels of Florence Lace Corset.
The statement, though, was undoubtedly her flamboyant, floor-length £980 Mongolian faux fur coat, which protected the bride from London’s winter chill.
Annie opened the first Ibiza Flagship store in the Summer of 2018, and in the seven years since, she’s managed to create one of the most exciting brands associated with Ibiza, encapsulating the island’s hedonistic spirit through her designs.
The brand also prioritises sustainability, meaning she limits product runs to eliminate waste, as well as using innovative textiles, such as materials made from seaweed.
Davina McCall looked stunning in a £3,760 ensemble from Annie’s Ibiza as she wed her hairdresser husband Michael Douglas
The presenter completed her ensemble with a pair of playful white lace tights and pointed heels in a matching shade.
Davina married her devoted partner after he supported her through surgery to remove a benign tumour from her brain and a recent breast cancer diagnosis, and friends claimed it was her recent health woes that prompted them to marry.
She and Michael were supported by their loved ones at the wedding, with Davina’s daughter Tilly, 21, sharing a video on TikTok ahead of the ceremony.
Showing off her wedding look, she captioned the post: ‘Be prepared to be SICK of me.’
On Thursday, Davina broke her silence on the wedding to praise her ‘lovely’ new husband, Michael, in a social media post.
Davina shared a video of a poem by Harry Baker on Thursday, calling it ‘extraordinary’.
The poem contained the words: ‘It’s not the flowers, it’s the wedding in the mud with you. It’s not the champagne, it’s that cuppa in that favourite mug you use.
‘It’s not the chocolate. OK, it is, but not just one or two; it is becoming Bruce Bogtrotter and Augustus Gloop.
Davina, dressed in a £980 Mongolian Faux Fur Coat, looked elated as she embraced her husband in one of the wedding snaps
The Mongolian Faux Fur Coat from Annie’s Ibiza, priced at £980, protected Davina from London’s chilly weather
The presenter donned the Bodita Lace Mini Dress from Annie’s Ibiza, which costs £380 and is currently sold out online
She added a £2,400 Angels of Florence Lace Corset from Annie’s Ibiza to her stunning ensemble
‘It’s voting frozen pizza over fancy grub with you. Because some nights, nothing can beat a slice of comfort food.’
Davina also reposted Michael’s latest hairdressing video, writing ‘@mdlondon Christmas tips. (Michael u r lovely)’.
A source told The Sun of Davina and Michael’s recent nuptials: ‘Their wedding was perfect, exactly what they wanted. They chose a small venue close to their home, and just invited about ten of their friends and relatives to be there with them.
‘It was very intimate, and everyone who attended is very special in their lives. They’ve been through a huge amount in recent months, with Davina’s health, and it just felt right to formalise their marriage. They didn’t see the point in waiting.
The source added: ‘The next day they just carried on with life as normal, and as coincidence would have it, they were guests at another friend’s wedding day.
‘So they went as a married couple for the first time and happily showed off her wedding ring. It was the perfect weekend.’
Davina has been close friends with Michael for years after meeting the skilled hairdresser at Hertfordshire’s Elstree Studios during her spell as the presenter of Big Brother.
But their platonic friendship became romantic after McCall’s 17-year marriage to Matthew Robertson, the father of her three children, Holly, 24, Tilly, 22, and Chester, 19, collapsed in 2017.
In October, the presenter confirmed Douglas had proposed after whisking her off to Ibiza for a romantic mini-break.
Recalling the unexpected proposal during an appearance on the Chris Evans Virgin Radio Show in September, she said: ‘What was quite funny was after lunch Michael had booked a lunch which was like, not that usual on a beach, and he wanted to take me to a beach where we’d been with all the kids before.
‘So I was like: ‘Oh, this is really nice’. And then he said: ‘Let’s go for a walk around the cliffs.’ ‘I’m in some god-forsaken cowboy boots, little pink cowboy boots with steel toe caps, and I’m not in a cliff climbing outfit. I could see he really wanted me to like it; it would make him happy.
‘And I thought, ‘Oh, bless’ like he wants to show me something beautiful. So I was like: ‘Stop being miserable and get up the cliff.”
Confirming the engagement earlier that month, a close friend told The Sun: ‘She has a ring but is only wearing it in private.
‘It is wonderful news and everyone who knows them is just so thrilled. They really do make the most gorgeous couple.’
Douglas was by McCall’s side after doctors discovered a ‘very rare’ colloid cyst that affects only three in a million people, in her brain.
The presenter underwent surgery as doctors operated to remove the cyst, which they feared could cause serious problems if it grew any further.
But despite making a full recovery, McCall admitted she was left questioning if Douglas wanted to stay in the relationship following her operation.
She told Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast: ‘Michael, who spent the majority of the time with me, I’ve never seen him struggle with spending time with me, but sometimes… he was telling me sometimes I’d ask him the same thing, like seven times in half an hour, right?
‘And he’d have to leave the room for a bit… But I could. It wasn’t normal. What was happening wasn’t our normal life.
‘I had long-term memory. I could remember… and I thought, ‘Oh, he doesn’t want to be with me.’
‘But 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.”
Little more than a month ago, the presenter confirmed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
And friends say her two health issues prompted her to consider a speedy marriage to Douglas instead of planning ahead, with the couple initially considering a January ceremony.
A source told new! magazine: ‘After all she’s been through, Davina feels she can’t take anything for granted. Not just one, but two health scares really send home the poignant message of who and what really matters.
‘Neither Michael or Davina see the point in waiting. They’re both in their fifties, Davina has been married before and they want to make it happen.’
The source added: ‘She’s always said she wanted a big wedding, but I think this is going to be quite small. She doesn’t want too much of a fuss.
‘It’ll be focusing on the couple and their love for each other. They’ll have a big showbiz party later but right now they want to get married at the start of next year.’
McCall recognised the symptoms of breast cancer after seeing posters for Lorraine Kelly’s lifesaving Change + Check campaign at ITV studios.
In November, she told Instagram followers: ‘I just wanted to tell you I have had breast cancer, I found a lump a few weeks ago, and it came and went.
‘But then when I was filming The Masked Singer, the show Lorraine put signs on the back of their toilet doors saying ‘check your breasts’ and every time I went for a wee I did that, and it was still there.’
