Josie Gibson, one of This Morning’s best known presenters, has admitted that an appearance on the ITV show triggered a “scary” health struggle behind-the-scenes
Television presenter Josie Gibson has spoken about her early days presenting This Morning, and how she really felt when she first started appearing on the programme.
Josie, 40, who rose to fame when she won Big Brother in 2010, said that she was initially very scared, and nearly had a panic attack on her first day in the studio.
I’m A Celebrity star Josie, who has also presented reality television shows and fitness DVDs in the past, became part of the This Morning presenting line-up in 2018, fronting the competitions segment.
When asked by Best UK how it felt transitioning from taking charge of competitions to presenting the ITV show, Josie said: “I just couldn’t believe it…It’s still a ‘pinch me’ moment.
“I was scared to begin with, the first time I went into the studio I nearly had a panic attack. I couldn’t breathe or talk. But I’m just so thankful to This Morning; they really took a chance on me and then stuck with me.”
She has also recently opened up about her weight loss journey and the impact of the ‘1970s diet’ challenge she undertook, one of the methods she has used to lose five stone (31.75kg).
Appearing in a Channel 5 documentary titled ‘The 1970s Diet: Could it Work for you?’ Josie explored the world of eating from 50 years ago by cutting portion sizes and sugar intake, as well as focusing on more boiled foods.
Furthermore, Josie also took up intermittent fasting for three days a week, while doing more exercise.
As more people have noticed Josie’s weight loss, the presenter has been forced to push back against those who claim she did it through medication or surgery. In an Instagram post, she addressed those claims.
She said: “I didn’t get a gastric bypass; I got off my big a**e, moved more, ate less and educated myself on what I was stuffing into my body.”
Josie, who was recently diagnosed with lipedema, a condition that causes a disproportionate build-up of fat, has also spoken to the Mirror about what it was like doing the 1970s diet.
She said that she initially though the diet would cause her to put on weight due to the high number of carbohydrates, but was reassured to find that whilst she was heavier than she wanted to be before starting the diet, she wasn’t unfit.
Speaking of an interaction with a nutritionist whilst filming she said: “It was nice to know that even though I was overweight, I was at a supreme fitness level. I was expecting to have a low fitness level, even though I’ve always exercised. But he was like, ‘No, you’re at a superior fitness rate’.
Source: Mirror
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