Josie Gibson became 'guardian angel' to TV star with incredible act of kindness

19 November 2023 , 08:05

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Josie Gibson became 'guardian angel' to TV star with incredible act of kindness

Former Made In Chelsea star Ashley James has dubbed Josie Gibson her "guardian angel"and said she deserves all the success coming her way.

The close friends lived together when Ashley, 36, hit a rough spot in life, and she broke off from a holiday to post her support for Josie ahead of the opening I'm A Celebrity show.

Presenter and model Ashley wrote on instagram: "Having a break whilst I'm away but I just had to come on here and wish Josie Gibson so much luck for the jungle. She deserves to be a queen, I'm so happy for everything coming Josie's way.

"Lots of you won't know but Josie was my literal guardian angel after a bad breakup almost 10 years ago. I'd only met her twice but after reading my relationship was over online she called me to check in. I was a mess and had no money etc - within 10 minutes Josie was in a van one the way from Bristol to pick me and all my possessions up.

Ashley James reveals how Josie Gibson came to her aid as she called her a 'guardian angel' (Instagram/ashleylouisejames)

Ashely said she'll be cheering Josie on as she competes on I'm A Celebrity (REX/Shutterstock)

"I lived with her for five months and she helped me pick my life back up and helped me build my self esteem. We had a lot of fun together. Josie is always so giving and I'm just so happy that she is getting the recognition she deserves from just being a 10/10 human. I'll love her forever."

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Before going into camp, This Morning host and former Big Brother winner Josie vowed to give the show her best shot. She said: "I’ve promised myself that even if I’m frightened to death, I'm going to give everything the best, the best I can do.

"I'm going to give everything my fullest. I’m going to put everything behind it because I feel like if you come to a job probably, then don't do it at all.

So as long as I know that I've walked away from everything that I've been put up for, and I've done it to the best of my ability then I’ll be happy."

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returns to ITV at 9pm tonight.

Mark Jefferies at the I'm A Celeb camp