British presenter Davina McCall, 56, who hosts Long Lost Family, has endured a chaotic childhood, one which included her parents' divorce and an absentee socialite mother.
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Here, FEMAIL takes a look at Davina's tumultuous upbringing - from her mother's abandonment to being left alone alone in a club at age 12. The mother-of-three's memories of her parents' marriage are few and far between, as the couple parted ways when Davina was just three years old. By age 13, Davina finally found a mother figure in her father's second wife, Gabby, who she now calls mum.
'I’ve always felt a huge affinity with France, but I had a complicated relationship with my French mum and I can’t explain why but this feels very healing. Like I’m acknowledging I am half her. And it feels good x vive la France.'Sent to live with grandparentsThe onset of Davina's troubled childhood began with her parents' divorce and subsequent estrangement from her mother.
Speaking in an Instagram live session in 2020, Davina reflected on the time she spent with her grandparents. She recalled the heartbreaking moment when at age four, her mum told her she was going on a ski trip, but never returned. She added: 'She's still looking after me, she must think"oh it's such a pain in the bum having my granddaughter here. I'm still having to look after her'".Absentee mother By age 13, Davina found a mother figure in her father's second wife, Gabby, who she now calls mum )She gave birth to her first daughter - Davina's half-sister, Millie - when she was just 16.
Many a time has Davina narrated the story of having to fly as an unaccompanied minor to see her mum in France during the school holidays. She was just aged three. Things would only go from bad to worse, when by her early teens, the socialite would drag her daughter along clubbing - and at one time left her there all alone.
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