Josie Gibson vows to ditch 'extreme' diets after 'health scare'

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22-04-2025

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Josie Gibson has opened up about her history with "extreme" diets, declaring she won't be putting her body through such ordeals anymore following a "health scare".
The beloved This Morning presenter has been sampling some quirky culinary delights for her latest venture, The 1970s Diet, which will air on Channel 5.
Reflecting on her dieting history, she confessed to Closer magazine: "I've been on the Cambridge Diet, and I ate about a week's worth of food on the way home from the meeting.
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"Some people love it, but I just can't get on with it. I've done everything, I've taken diet tablets back in the day. I have done some extreme things, but I can't mess around with my body anymore. I cannot mess around with my metabolism, so I am where I am."
Josie also touched upon her lifestyle changes, suggesting they're contributing to her being a better mother to her six year old son Reggie.
Her new TV series saw her feasting on dishes reminiscent of the 1970s, which led to a health concern when she was warned she might have gout.
"I thought only kings like Henry VIII got gout. I was like, I'm a 40-year-old woman, this is really embarrassing," she remarked, reports the Mirror.
Back in February, Josie shared with This Morning viewers that an injury sustained while on holiday forced her to take a break. A heavy vanity unit fell on her foot, resulting in her needing crutches.
Since then, she's scaled back on work commitments and focused more on self-care.
She detailed: "I got a bit of a health scare while filming this show, so it knocked me into submission a bit, I had to do something about myself. I've learnt more about my sleep as well, I had to track how many hours of sleep I was getting.
"I was living on four, five... six hours at a push but now I make sure I get eight or nine hours, and I feel like a totally different human being. I'm a better mum, I'm better at my job, I remember things a lot more. I try to walk a lot more than I did now, because I was so tired all the time I'd take the car everywhere.
"I've got more patience. Before I took on this experiment I spent too much time on my phone, being at home and cooking a home cooked meal was a complete luxury, I run around the country, I'm so busy trying to work everything out. Trying to be a mum, be on the road being a TV presenter, it was a lot. But now I'm getting better sleep, and I've said no to a lot of work for my own health benefits. I'm spending more time at home and I'm prioritising my son and my health. When I turned 40, I always said that was what I was going to do."
Asked about her parenting, she replied: "Yeah, I reckon so because my patience and understanding are a lot better. I'm a better human being."
Josie clinched victory in Big Brother back in 2010 and has been gracing our screens as a regular segment host and announcer on ITV's 'This Morning' since 2019, also stepping in as a relief co-presenter from 2021 onwards.