This Morning’s Josie Gibson reveals surprise surgery after repeat illness put her in hospital
The TV favourite shared the entire procedure online
JOSIE Gibson has undergone a secret surgery in a bid to stop years of health issues.
The star, 39, went to the Healthhub in London’s Herne Hill and documented the entire experience on Instagram.
In the collection of posts on her Stories, Josie wrote: “Every time I get run down, I end up with tonsillitis.
“I ended up in hospital in December and over the years my right tonsil has been getting bigger… well no more my friends… bye bye ball bag tonsil.”
Sharing videos of her doctor from inside the clinic, she explained she was using laser technology instead of a full tonsillectomy, which she “didn’t have space in the diary to recover from”
“I’m sharing this because I’ve been looking into it for years,” she wrote.
Shortly after the procedure – which she claimed only took 10 minutes – was done, Josie shared a picture of the machine, which was now lined with a yellow substance.
Hilariously set to James Blunt’s ‘Goodbye My Lover’, she explained: “That’s my vaporised tonsil using laser technology.”
The message comes just hours before she shared a cryptic post with a quote bearing a veiled meaning.
The quote read: “My side of the story doesn’t matter anymore. Life happened, it hurt, I healed, but most importantly I learned who deserves a seat at my table and who will never sit at it again.”
Josie has only just returned to the UK after spending time in Ireland for a girlie weekend.
The star went on a pub crawl in the Emerald Isle, and even took a dip in the sea in a bikini as the weather turned for the good.
At work, she’s been fending off claims she could be dating co-star Stephen Mulhern, after the pair were caught holding hands on the set of Saturday Night Takeaway.
Both Stephen and Josie tried to brush over the claims on This Morning, but cheeky hosts and couldn’t resist poking for information live on air.
Despite Stephen’s denials, that didn’t stop Ben from pushing Josie when she appeared on the show the following day.
Tonsilitis - The symptoms and facts
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils.It is usually caused by a viral infection or, less commonly, a bacterial infection.
The main symptoms of tonsillitis are:
- a sore throat
- pus-filled spots on the tonsils that look white or yellow
- swollen and red tonsils that make swallowing difficult
Other symptoms include
- a high temperature
- coughing
- headache
- earache
- loss of voice or changes to your voice
- feeling sick/tired
- swollen, painful glands in your neck
The symptoms usually get better after three to four days.
During a camping segment, Josie introduced a dummy as “her new boyfriend” and said: “He’s got more personality than the last.”
“Don’t tell Stephen Mulhern… he’ll be furious!” laughed Ben.
Josie brushed off the jab, simply responding: “You two are so naughty!”
She’s yet to make any further comment on the supposed romance.
