TV favourite Josie Gibson chats about being linked to every man she’s spotted with, being naive during her first stint on reality TV and what it felt like being separated from her son for I’m A Celeb
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From competing in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! to being a regular presenter on This Morning and now starring in Iceland adverts, Josie Gibson is a woman we just can’t get off our screens. And why would we want to? Since winning the 11th series of Big Brother in 2010, Josie has become a firm TV favourite, known for her brilliant sense of humour and Bristolian charm.
The TV star says her diary is absolutely bursting at the seams, and now she’s teamed up with her five-year-old son Reggie to help highlight a dairy deficit in kids’ diets. The duo are backing a campaign that will replicate the iconic “Got milk?” adverts, but this time with children’s yoghurt.
Busy though she is, she manages to fit us in to catch up with her about working in showbiz and those Stephen Mulhern dating rumours…
Josie, how are you? What does being a part of This Morning mean to you?
I’m great, thanks. On This Morning, I just love the support and they’ve been so good to me. They are like a proper family, like they’re friends. They’ve really got my back and I can’t thank them enough for that. It’s brilliant.
What are your favourite moments on set?
I went and interviewed Simon Cowell the other day. He is so lovely – such a nice bloke. You can sit down and have a proper conversation with him and he cares about you and cares about your life. I’ve gone and done a bit of rap in front of him and in my head I’m Nicki Minaj. But really I was like a worse version of Honey G.
Who’s the biggest character on This Morning?
Alison! She’s the funniest – you know when somebody makes you cry laughing? She makes me cry. Our energies just match. And sometimes when we film together, they’re like, “What are we going to do because you two just can’t stop laughing?”
Do you have hopes of taking over as the main presenter?
The thing is, I actually feel like I am because I’m on This Morning, I’ve got my dream gig and I do a bit of everything. I do a bit in the studio, I can go on the road, do a competition. I’m an all-rounder I think. I love being able to do everything so, between us, I think I’ve got the best gig.
