Davina McCall is an English

English people

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 television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version

Big Brother (UK)

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 of Big Brother

Big Brother (TV series)

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up until its move to Channel 5.
McCall was born on 16 October 1967 in Wimbledon

Wimbledon, London

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, London

London

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 to Florence (née Hennion) and Andrew McCall, and at the age of three went to live with her paternal grandparents in Surrey

Surrey

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 after the break-up of her parents' marriage.
Her French

French people

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 mother Florence – whom McCall has described as something of a "wild child

Wild Child

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" and later, specifically as "an alcoholic" – returned to Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, and McCall saw her only when on holidays.