Josie Gibson has revealed that her eight-year-old son Reggie is recovering after breaking his arm at school. The This Morning host described the incident as "the worst weekend ever," saying she spent the whole time at the hospital. "He snapped and dislodged the bone, and had to have his whole arm re-broken," she said.
Juggling TV Career and Single Motherhood
The 41-year-old presenter, who has raised Reggie as a single mum since splitting from his father, property developer Terry Bond, when he was a baby, said the accident was a reminder of the unpredictability of parenting. "No matter who you are or where you're from, as a parent you never know what's around the corner," she said. "Don't get me wrong, it's the best thing I've ever done, but when I see parents with five kids and they're smashing it, I think, 'How?!'"
Gibson is currently fronting an IHG Hotels & Resorts campaign, "When The Host Needs Hosting," which recognises that those caring for others occasionally need looking after too. She joked that in the early days of motherhood, she would go to work for a break. "They'd put me in a nice hotel and it would be my escape from it all. After this weekend, I've never needed a trip away more!"
Refusing Celebs Go Dating
Although Gibson won't discuss her love life, she said she turned down an offer to appear on Celebs Go Dating. "Because I've got Reggie, I wouldn't like him to see me on a date," she explained. "He would probably be cool with it, but it's just not me."
When asked if any famous faces have ever slid into her DMs, she named Ben Shephard, but clarified, "That's only because I bumped into his best mate's mum in my local village."
Life After Big Brother and Future Plans
Gibson won Big Brother in 2010 and has since appeared on The Jump, The Masked Singer, Loose Women, and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, where she finished fourth in 2023. Despite her fame, she says her biggest extravagance is the house she is renovating. "If somebody said to me, 'You can have a designer handbag or a new bush-cutter,' I'd go for the bush-cutter."
She also laughed at the assumption she is super-wealthy. "Everybody automatically thinks you're a billionaire," she said. "People think you get paid a lot more than you actually do."
Gibson, who recently revealed she has lipoedema, a condition affecting fat distribution, said turning 40 brought a shift in her attitude. "I'm less apologetic and I'm now comfortable with who I am. I reckon I'm going to be like Miriam Margolyes because the older I get, the less I care."
Looking ahead, Gibson has plans for next year. "I've got two shows in the bag," she revealed. "I'd love to do more How To Clean Up For Cash, which I enjoyed. I'd also like to do something about finding love, setting people up, because there's enough love in the world. And documentaries investigating the weird and wonderful."
She also hinted that Reggie might follow in her footsteps. "Reggie would sometimes come into the studio after the show, get on the couch and pretend to be a presenter," she said. "His dream is to interview Tom Holland. I love Zendaya and he loves Tom, so we'd make a really good duo!"
