Davina McCall cringes as she fails lie detector test on question about boyfriend - 'I want a retest!'
Davina McCall found herself in a tricky situation when she was put to the test with a lie detector live on air, revealing her true feelings about her boyfriend's profession.
The Big Brother icon is currently filling in for Amanda Holden on Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston this week. However, things took an unexpected turn when she decided to give a lie detector a go - and was tested on a question about her hair stylist boyfriend Michael Douglas.
Jason, the technician, kicked off by noting that Davina seemed "looking very nervous". She admitted it was a "horrible feeling" knowing they were monitoring her sweat glands, blood pressure, and temperature.
Jason corrected her saying it was "blood flow", but Davina lightened the mood with a joke, quipping, "My blood flow, my bum!"
Things got serious when Jason asked: "Do you have a favourite child?" Davina responded: "God, what a start, haha! " But the stern technician kept her focused, insisting: "Yes or no answer, please, Davina. I'm going to push you for a yes or no answer, please," reports the Mirror.
She confessed: "Well, I've always told them that they're all my favourite child; they all think that they're each my favourite child, but I am going to tell you no."
To her relief, Jason confirmed she had been honest, although Jamie joked he was "hoping there'd be an electric shock or something". Davina McCall, a panelist on The Masked Singer, was put in the hot seat with some tricky questions.
When asked: "Has there been a Masked Singer contestant you've never heard of?" she couldn't help but laugh nervously and admit that her "pits are going." Fellow panelist Jamie Jewitt reminded her to stay calm, but Davina confessed: "I can't lie, right? You'll know."
After another reprimand from the technician, she admitted "yes", confirming that she had indeed not recognised a contestant before. When asked to reveal who it was, Davina responded: "Sometimes, they take off the mask. No, because I probably can't even remember who they were because I didn't know who they were in the first place! Joel (Dommett) will have to say their name, and I'll go, 'oh great!' But somebody on the panel will know who they are."
The questioning took a personal turn when she was asked: "Has your boyfriend ever given you a hairstyle you hated?" Davina seemed uncomfortable with this question, prompting the technician to remind her to keep her hand on the sensor.
Jamie accused her of trying to cheat, to which Davina replied: "Never hated one, I don't think. No." However, the lie detector revealed otherwise, leading Jason to exclaim: "That is the biggest jump of the lot."
Commenting on Heart FM's social media post sharing the clip, Davina wrote: "I'd like a retest," alongside some gritted teeth and laughing face emojis.
In a heartfelt segment of the show, Davina McCall shared that the "most rewarding" television project she's ever been involved with was Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, which has made a comeback on our screens this week. Jamie Oliver chimed in, calling it the "most tear-inducing show on TV."
Davina opened up about the emotional impact of the series, saying: "So I think the thing about the foundlings in Born Without A Trace so they are people that were left somewhere, generally speaking, safe and wrapped up but with no idea who their parents are I think the most devastating sometimes is not knowing what day you were born on. Sometimes, you are discovered, and you might be two or three weeks old."
She continued to describe the profound sense of loss these individuals experience: "They don't know. And you've got no idea when your birthday was, who your parents were; you've got no names, you've got no file, papers, nothing. Ans (And) they've grown up thinking, 'I will never know who I am or where I come from; I will never see family or anyone that looks like me.'"
