Davina McCall is “sad” about contraception choices in Britain.
Davina McCall is ‘sad’ about contraception choices in Britain
The ex ‘Big Brother’ host, 55, is fronting a new Channel 4 documentary calling for a “revolution” in birth control 60 years after the invention of the pill, which prompted a sexual revolution but has side effects like blood clots, mood swings and increased chance of stroke.
She told the Daily Mirror about her new show ‘Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution’, which will air on Thursday (08.06.23) at 9pm: “Making this film has left me feeling quite sad that we are still struggling 60 years after the pill was invented.
“It makes me kind of angry too, because we deserve better. Better research. Better knowledge. Better quality of care. More funding. And why should we compromise our quality of life to prevent pregnancy?
“This is a conversation we have to have! So let’s start the contraception revolution, right now.”
Davina – who has children Holly, 21, Tilly, 19, and Chester, 16, with her 54-year-old ex Matthew Robertson – revealed how her two girls had completely different experiences with the pill.
She said: “Both my daughters took the pill, and one got on fine with it.
“But my younger one had a terrible time with her mental health and has often wondered whether her Pill contributed to that.”
Davina added to the Times newspaper about her views on contraception: “Sadly, there is so little research done into women’s health, and it means that we’re scrabbling around for science-based evidence to do with contraception.”
The former ‘Streetmate’ presenter, who will be seen changing her coil on camera on her new show, added a brief bit of “discomfort” is worth it compared to the annoyance of a tablet.
Davina said: “I’m not saying the hormonal coil is the holy grail and it won’t be right for everyone.
“But for me, 10 minutes of discomfort is a small price to pay for five years of no periods and the convenience of not having to remember to take something every day.”
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