 The Big Brother legend has practiced yo-yo diets over the years and seen her weight fluctuate (Image: Getty Images) Recalling her previous attitude to her own body and diet struggles, Josie says: "I hid my pain and tears with humour, making jokes about myself before others could. "But inside, I was deeply unhappy, convinced I'd be obese for life and that no-one could ever love or want me." She went on to share how nasty quips from trolls impacted her mental wellbeing and left the star experiencing a depressing and self-loathing that left her 'under the darkest cloud' she had ever known. "I came very close one day to ending it all," the presenter tells new! magazine. Josie revealed her excess skin to Loose Women viewers prior to having a tummy tuck procedure (Image: ITV) The star returned to the ITV show after the procedure to show off the results (Image: ITV) Back in 2020, Josie hit back at a unsolicited comment about her figure on social media. A Twitter u){kind=link}
Josie Gibson has made peace with her body these days but the This Morning presenter once feared she would be ‘obese for life’ and no-one would ever love her, as she struggled to break a cycle of years of yo-yo dieting
Josie Gibson has learned to love her curves after ‘years of hating’ her body.
The This Morning presenter, 37, emotionally recalls how she previously made jokes about her figure as she fell victim to a cycle of yo-to dieting but was ‘deeply unhappy’ and worried no one would ever love or desire her.
Josie – who became a household name when she won Big Brother in 2010 – admits she once thought she would be ‘obese for life’ and cruel comments from trolls on social media left her feeling rock-bottom at one dark point and contemplating ‘ending it all’.
The mum-of-one’s weight has fluctuated throughout her 12-years in the spotlight, with the popular star once dropping two dress sizes ahead of releasing two fitness DVDs in 2013.