Josie Gibson ‘brought back down to earth with a bang’ as she reveals gout diagnosis

So painful!

Josie Gibson has shared her shock at receiving a painful health diagnosis after ‘living her finest life’ and developing gout!

This Morning star Josie, 40, found out she had the condition after she underwent checks as part of new Channel 5 show The 1970s Diet.

And while she admits to having enjoyed a “lavish” lifestyle before filming the series, Josie was stunned to discover gout isn’t only suffered by “old men”.

Josie Gibson was seen living the high life in Around The World In First Class (Credit: Channel 5)

Josie Gibson on being diagnosed with gout

Telly fave Josie gave viewers a glimpse of how the other half live in Around The World In First Class.

She was depicted as drinking champagne, eating in Michelin-starred restaurants and travelling by private jet for the Channel 5 programme.

However, it seems filming in such luxury presented Josie with health challenges – and blood tests showed she was enduring the inflammatory joint condition which can leave those unfortunate enough to encounter it with intense waves of discomfort.

Josie Gibson lived the First Class life for the TV series (Credit: Channel 5)

‘Brought down to earth with a bang’

“I kept saying to the nurse: ‘My toes keep hurting.’ I thought gout was only for old men but I have been living quite a lavish life. Before I filmed this show, I caught a lot of flights, I drank a lot of champagne, I ate a lot of rich food and I had little sleep. That’s how I ended up getting gout,” Josie recalled.

I caught a lot of flights, I drank a lot of champagne, I ate a lot of rich food and I had little sleep.

However, The 1970s Diet couldn’t be less glamorous that her ritzy living Around The World In First Class.

Instead, Josie faces platefuls of grub such as liver and Spam, rather than caviar and oysters.

Josie Gibson noticed she had toe pain before her diagnosis (Credit: YouTube)

‘One extreme to the other’

She joked: “I’ve come from one extreme to the other. I went from living my finest life ever to being brought down to earth with a bang.”

Tests also indicated Josie is overweight. But she believes she is “at a supreme fitness level”. That is demonstrated when she works out on an exercise bike yet barely breaks a sweat. And thankfully she has now brought the gout under control.

“As soon as I stopped catching all the flights and started drinking a bit more water and less champagne, it levelled itself out,” she added.