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Josie Gibson talks to Bella about working with her son and missing Holly Willoughby
Until they decided on Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s replacements, This Morning cycled through a variety of hosts, much to the chagrin of viewers. One constant that fans could rely on, however, was the bubbly Josie Gibson, who joined the breakfast show back in 2019 – something the star describes as a huge TV breakthrough.
Josie, 39, originally rose to fame on Big Brother and is now a regular on our TV screens, presenting on This Morning and appearing on I’m A Celebrity…
Get Me Out Of Here! last year. And when she’s not working, Josie is spending time with her fiveyear-old son Reggie – who she shares with ex-boyfriend Terry. Here, she chats to Bella about juggling everything and how she’s always been a grafter…
We have to talk about I’m A Celeb! How do you look back on that experience?
I never realised how hard it would be. Ultimately, I look back on it as an experience I’ll never forget. My main problem was that I was missing Reggie so much – I just couldn’t wait to get out and see him.
Are you Josie recently ran a still close campaign with her son with King of Reggie to highlight the Jungle Sam calcium deficiency Thompson?
He’s so lovely – I adore him. I’m so happy he’s now working on This Morning. I think he’s amazing and we get along so well together. He and Pete [Wicks, Sam’s best friend] should have their own TV show.
How do you manage to juggle all your work commitments around looking after Reggie?
It’s a constant struggle, so I do need to be organised. I am very fortunate that Reggie has a lovely dad, who is so good and helps me a lot. It’s all about teamwork and Terry has been really supportive since Reggie was born. I can’t thank him enough. He’s the best dad ever.
Now that he’s a bit older, you’re able to bring Reggie with you to work and you’re both currently the face of Yoplait’s new campaign to highlight calcium deficiency in kids’ diets…
Recent research shows that kids
are swapping yoghurts for crisps and chocolate, which is sad to hear. Over one million kids are currently in danger of poor development and growth because they lack key nutrients such as vitamin D, calcium and iodine, which are all found in fortified kids’ yoghurts. My Reggie loves his yoghurts and I wanted to try and help raise awareness, so we both got involved and we did a photo shoot together. It was so lovely to take my son to work with me for once.
You’ve opened up about how you struggled to find work after winning Big Brother. Life is very different now!
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