‘Could feel so ashamed’ Davina McCall says celebrities are ‘terrified’ of cancel culture | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Davina McCall has admitted celebrities are “terrified” of being “cancelled” as she broached the issue of abandonment culture. In an unearthed interview, the Big Brother host, 54, shared her thoughts on the matter with Rylan Clark.

The star was quizzed by the X Factor star about the effect culture is having on celebrities.

Davina said: “It’s difficult in other ways. Everyone has an opinion.

“With cancel culture, and that’s the new thing that celebrities, actors or anyone in the public are most afraid of is that culture.

“You say something and get canceled,” she added.

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The star continued, “I think it’s such an interesting thing.

“I go deep when I think about things, and I thought, why is cancellation such a difficult thing?” she told Rylan on his Ry Union Podcast.

Davina continued to question society’s lack of forgiveness, adding that an apology is often no longer enough.

She explained: “If someone says something and I think that’s a celebrity that I’ve known for many years, one of the things I think is really weird is someone for a tweet they made in 2011 about the coals to pull.

Back in March, the star took to social media to thank her followers for their support following the death of her father from Alzheimer’s disease earlier in the year.

Just six years earlier, the 77-year-old had been diagnosed with the deadly brain disease and eventually died after a sudden bout of illness in early March.

She told her 1.5million followers, “First of all I just want to thank you for all the support surrounding the passing of my dad,” she addressed fans in a trembling voice.

“I really felt it – thank you.”