Josie Gibson has said she is “so broke” and has no savings left after renovating her house. The This Morning presenter, 41, has renovated her home in Bath, Somerset, with the makeover the subject of her ITV series, Josie Gibson’s Big Country Build.
Gibson has had to put a lot of money into the house and admitted she “didn’t plan properly” when the renovations began.
Costly Mistakes
Speaking on Katherine Ryan’s What’s My Age Again? podcast, she said: “I will just say I am so broke now. I’ve taken every bit of every life saving I’ve ever had.”
She added: “It’s been a headache. I had a bad start. I had a really bad start. I probably didn’t plan properly.
“And I will say this: I was thinking about the price a bit too much. So I went cheap. Where you go cheap, you buy twice.”
Proud of the Work
Despite the financial commitment, Gibson is happy with the work she has done on the home. She said: “All of it I’m really proud of, even where I’ve put all the window, how I’ve incorporated the outside in, but I’m not there yet.
“I’m still building it. I’m just doing the interiors now.”
Career and Family
Gibson rose to fame when she won the reality series Big Brother in 2010. She began a media career and is a regular presenter on This Morning and appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2023.
Gibson has a son Reggie, eight, who she credited with making her confident. She said: “I concentrated on my career a lot more (after becoming a mother) because I knew I had to support somebody.
“When I had my little boy, that’s when all my confidence came as a woman. I’d walk into places and feel like I was alright being there.”
