Josie Gibson reveals secret A&E dash just days after leaving I’m A Celebrity
JOSIE Gibson revealed her secret A&E dash just days after leaving the I’m A Celebrity jungle.
The TV presenter, 38, told viewers on Thursday’s instalment of This Morning that she rushed to hospital last Friday.
Josie – who finished fourth place on the ITV show – recently returned from Australia following her stint on the show.
The Bristolian star joined co-host Craig Doyle as they discussed the latest news headlines.
Speaking about the junior doctors three-day strike, Josie opened up about her own hospital dash last week.
Sharing her first-hand experience, Josie said: “I had to go to A&E last Friday and I’ve never seen A&E so busy in my whole entire life.”
Josie did not elaborate on why she was in A&E and if the hospital dash was for her or someone else.
But it was clear that the star sympathised with the NHS staff as she praised them for their hard work.
She added: “The queues were out the door and you could see everybody was just rushing around, doing the best that they could do.”
She went on: “But did they [junior doctors] have to do it in this window of time because what happens in February, does the mandate expire?”
TalkTV star Vanessa Feltz joined the hosts and said: “You’ve got to feel immensely, not just for the people who are marooned in hospital over Christmas – how sad and awful. But also for all the nurses and all the staff who are going to have to look after all these extra patients over Christmas because of this.
“This is just bad all the way across the board.
“When people talk about the NHS being broken, not a phrase anyone utters lightly, this is kind of an example of everything imploding at once in the worst way.”
It comes after Josie revealed she will be spending Christmas at a luxury hotel this year.
The presenter is cashing in on her impressive I’m A Celebrity pay cheque and enjoying some well needed rest and relaxation.
Josie and her son Reggie will be staying at the 5 star Celtic Manor Hotel in Wales, which has hosted the likes of Barack Obama in the past and can cost up to £500 a night.
The stunning hotel is set around three championship golf courses, boasts a spa, private lodges for guests and a number of top class restaurants.
Josie let slip her plans on yesterday’s This Morning when chef Clodagh McKenna told her she could make her canapes for Christmas Day.
The Bristolian presenter is thought to have been paid £100k for her time on I’m A Celebrity, which saw her come in fourth place.
And she’s also set to make even more money as The Sun revealed she is set to get a 50% pay rise as part of the upcoming This Morning reshuffle.
Josie has had talks to feature more prominently and regularly — which means a bumper new pay packet.
A source said: “Josie will get a new role on the show, and be bumped up to two days a week.”