In the midst of a furious backlash from trolls, some Josie Gibson shares her thoughts on Olivia Attwood’s most recent role as host of This Morning.
Josie Gibson has hit back at trolls in defence of Olivia Attwood after she became the victim of cruel jibes following her new presenting role on This Morning. Fans of the ITV daytime TV show have even threatened to boycott the show reportedly due to her rise to fame from Love Island, in 2017.
The 34 year old TV personality, who has since gone on to be a panellist on Loose Women and host her own podcast, had appeared on the third series of the reality TV show. But Olivia is not the first person to have a reality TV background, so too has Josie Gibson, Alison Hammond and Rylan Clark.
Both women were on Big Brother and Rylan shot to fame from X Factor. So it’s perhaps understandable why Josie, 40, has decided to break her silence. It comes after it was announced that Olivia had landed yet another huge TV job.
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In an interview with The Sun, the mum of one who appeared on Big Brother in 2010, said: “Oh my God she’s brilliant. It’s brilliant she gets to do this and I think she’s really good. Yeah, really good. Honestly, you get some backlash like that in this industry and I really don’t know why people do it.”
You know, I’ll never understand why people do it, she continued. I’ve always enjoyed seeing people succeed, and I genuinely enjoy it. Do you know what I mean when I say, “I love it when people succeed, and I want to make sure everyone has a go on the horses?”
While on This Morning to discuss her new TV show The Price of Perfection in June, Olivia revealed her news to hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shepherd.
Ben elicited the former Love Island star with the statement, “We have some big news about This Morning and you in the summer.”
Olivia responded, “Yes, I have some news, it’s very exciting. On the other side of the sofa, I’ll be joining you guys as the host.
The TV duo then made a gesture to Olivia to “feel what it’s like” by reclining on their side of the couch.
The newbie said, “This is even more surreal,” as she climbed up to change her seat.
Cat thanked the newcomer to the presenting team, saying, “We look amazing together.” Olivia then asked Cat, “Shall we do a show together?”
The panelist for Loose Women gives more information about her announcement, saying, “I’m very excited, it’s a huge honor. It’s a couple of shows. This just seems like a very natural progression because I’ve grown up watching this show and being a member of the Loose Women ITV presenting team has been a great experience.
When Ben and Cat take a break for their six-week vacation, Olivia was hired.
But her new role divided fans. One person wrote: “So Attwood is going to be co-hosting #ThisMorning over the summer. FFS like we don’t get enough of her on #Loosewomen, surprised they haven’t asked that talentless Sam Thompson to step in as well!”
Another questioned, “How many viewers do they want to lose?” It was a terrible choice for Attwood to join the team.
The presenters decide to take on Olivia Attwood just when you think they can’t get any worse, according to another.
Meanwhile, a fourth song, “Well done… That’s another step downhill for this show!” was written in the background. Who else will host over the summer, I wonder?
Not everyone, however, thought that her inclusion was a bad idea. Olivia Attwood will be fantastic, according to a fan of the ITV show.
And a second later said, “Love Olivia, will undoubtedly be tuning in.”
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Source: Mirror
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