This Morning: Craig Doyle tells Josie Gibson shes's 'gorgeous'
This Morning's Craig Doyle lavished praise on his co-host Josie Gibson, telling her "you're gorgeous" as she courageously opened up about her body image.
Josie initiated the discussion by sharing her personal struggles with her figure, revealing to her co-starsCraig, Sonia Sodha, and Alan Johnsonthat fans often commented that her outfits "were too tight".
Defiantly responding to her online critics, the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
alum declared: "I love my body."
The conversation turned to British actress Kate Winslet, who has recently spoken out against body shaming in the entertainment industry. Josie expressed her admiration for the Titanic star, telling viewers: "It made me feel better.", reports the Mirror.
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The Bristol-born presenter elaborated: "You know when you look at pictures of yourself and you see, you've got the roll and the fact that she's [Kate Winslet] come out and said that, it has made me feel better about myself."
Addressing the criticism she sometimes faces, Josie confidently stated: "Sometimes I do get a little bit of gyp for wearing clothes that are too tight for me but I love my body, I love all that she does."
Sonia chimed in with support, advising her: "You should wear exactly what you want."
Josie added, "I love all that it does and as you get older I think, you've got a lot more respect for your body, so what is a roll? ".
Craig reassured her with heartfelt compliments: "You're gorgeous every day and my family adore her because she's so natural, you're beautiful. Don't worry about anything".
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In another segment, the same group discussed Holly Willoughby's sensational return to ITV following her departure from This Morning.
Craig, Josie, Sonia and Alan were effusive in their praise for their ex-colleague as they discussed the news that she'd secured a new gig hosting You Bet! with Stephen Mulhern.
"Holly is back! Good on you Holly, great to see you back on ITV," the Irish host declared. Sonia chimed in enthusiastically: "Fantastic news, it's a brilliant format and I've really missed Holly.The columnist added:" I don't know about you guys.
Isn't it wonderful to see her back on screen at ITV," as they all unanimously nodded in agreement.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV, from 10am and can be streamed via ITX
