Davina McCall has paid homage to her father Andrew after learning that he died on Sunday evening at the age of 77.
On Thursday afternoon, the presenter, 54, revealed the news in an Instagram post, calling graphic designer father Andrew McCall as a legend who was loved by everybody who encountered him.
In 2017, Davina opened up about the warning signals that her father had Alzheimer’s disease, a neurological disease that affects memory, speech, and balance.
The presenter and her family noticed him repeating a story he had only recounted 15 minutes previously and forgetting about events that had occurred only days before.
Davina McCall dad Andrew cause of death
Andrew died of Alzheimer’s disease after a long battle with the disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that affects over 42,000 people in the UK under the age of 65, according to Alzheimer’s UK.
Who are Davina McCall’s mother and siblings?
McCall was born in Wimbledon, London, on October 16, 1967, to a French mother, Florence Hennion.
She was the only child of her parents.