Josie Gibson confesses why she's no longer speaking to Big Brother ex

17 November 2023 , 12:50

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Josie Gibson confesses why she's no longer speaking to Big Brother ex

When I'm A Celebrity star Josie Gibson first appeared on Big Brother, her romance with Australian housemate John James garnered her a legion of fans.

But now, even though she's in Australia, Josie, 38, has admitted that she has no plans on reaching out to him as she firmly believes "they're your ex for a reason." Back in 2010, viewers witnessed Josie open her heart to him as he appeared to play with her emotions, leaving many fearing that he was eventually going to break her heart. But after being crowned winner of the popular reality TV show, Josie attempted to make their relationship work but John headed back to his native Australia never to be seen again.

Josie Gibson thought she found love with Big Brother housemate John James (Rex)

And now that she's in Australia you'd perhaps think that he would be on her mind and she would want to reach out to him. But when speaking to the Mirror, she said: "Oh yeah. (laughing) I’d forgotten about that. I think I’ll give that one a miss. No we’ve not spoken for years.They’re your ex for a reason aren’t they eh?"

Despite her bubbly nature, Josie hasn't had much luck when it comes to finding Mr Right. In 2018, she was left heartbroken when her relationship with Terry crumbled around her ears, just four months after giving birth to the couple's son, Reggie.

The This Morning presenter was kicked out of her home following an explosive row over his OCD battle, on New Years Eve five years ago. Speaking to new! magazine at the time, she candidly said: "He's got OCD and just after Christmas, he went mad about too many of my shoes being in the hallway. So I kicked off and said, 'Well, we'll go them!' And he went, 'Alright', and bagged up our stuff. So Reggie and me headed to a hotel."

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She added: "(It was) Two days before New Year's Eve. Me and Reggie stayed in a hotel for two nights before going to my house. We watched the fireworks out of the window while we unpacked. It was the worst New Year's Eve ever." However, since then Josie has focused all her attention on raising her adorable son and credits him for boosting her confidence.

In her chat with the Mirror, she added: "I did not come into myself until I had Reg, I found my confidence when I had Reg. And I had a lot more respect for myself after I had Reg and I really found myself as a woman when I had Reg. I really came into my own. He really gave me the confidence that I always wanted. A lot of people think when you have a baby, life is sort of over for you whereas mine just really began again. It was when my career kicked off, when Reg was a baby. My confidence was definitely made better by motherhood yeah."

Mark Jefferies