{"id":891908,"date":"2026-02-12T05:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/this-mornings-josie-gibson-says-shes-fighting-genetics-after-health-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:17:56","slug":"this-mornings-josie-gibson-says-shes-fighting-genetics-after-health-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/this-mornings-josie-gibson-says-shes-fighting-genetics-after-health-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"This Morning’s Josie Gibson says she’s ‘fighting genetics’ after health diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ITV star revealed the news through a video of her taking on intense exercises<\/h2>\n

This Morning star Josie Gibson has said that she\u2019s \u2018fighting my genetics\u2019 as the TV presenter revealed her recent health diagnosis on social media.<\/p>\n

Josie has been a popular presence on the ITV<\/a> breakfast show since 2019, beginning her time on the show as a competition announcer. The South Gloucestershire native became a household name after winning Big Brother in 2010.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old began presenting This Morning <\/a>in 2021, filling in at the time for Holly Willoughby, and is now often seen on hosting duties. Viewers have warmed to Josie as a result of her honesty about her personal life. Taking to Instagram on Friday evening (January 9), she shined a light on her health struggles which impacted her weight and affected her confidence.<\/p>\n

Josie confirmed that she was diagnosed with lipoedema, a condition that leads to abnormal fat accumulation in the body, last year. According to the NHS<\/a>, lipoedema is an abnormal build-up of fat in your legs and sometimes arms. It can be painful and affect daily life, but there are things you can do that may help.<\/p>\n

Lipoedema is more common in women, which usually affects both sides of the body equally. Additionally, it can make your bottom, thighs, lower legs and sometimes your arms look out of proportion with the rest of the body.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of lipoedema include suffering pain, tenderness or heaviness in the affected limbs, as well as bruising especially. Some people have mild symptoms that do not affect their life. Others can struggle with physical problems, blaming themselves for the changes in their body and have mental health problems.<\/p>\n

Sharing the news, Josie <\/a>uploaded a video of her sprinting on a treadmill, lifting weights and performing intense core exercises, as she admitted that she hopes her post may \u2018inspire someone out there\u2019.<\/p>\n

She captioned her post: \u201cHope this inspires someone out there\u2026not that I think I\u2019m an inspiration\u2026Im just one of those who is constantly fighting my genetics. I was diagnosed with lipodema last year which I always knew anyway.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the fight is real as my body retains fat unlike a normal body should. I have not shared because I thought it looked pretty obvious anyway. I have been working out more and here is a circuit I completed at the @anantaramaikhao gym..<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to build a gym like this. Gyms can be intimidating sometimes but we are all there for the same reason and I love getting stuck into my own little circuits. Have a lush weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments section of Josie\u2019s post saw her friends and fans commending her for her honesty and for still remaining upbeat in spite of her struggles.<\/p>\n

Josie\u2019s This Morning colleague Jake Quickenden <\/a>said: \u201cGet in mate much love.\u201d Actress Claire Sweeney added: \u201cWell done darling.\u201d<\/p>\n

@sarahtucker_official wrote: \u201cYou\u2019re amazing and also you\u2019ve never looked better Josie, honestly.\u201d @jnfuller81 posted: \u201cCracking deff gonna motivate me \u2026I also have lipodema and have had surgery in Berlin but still have to to fight the beast ..looking fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

@karenbeveridge64 commented: \u201cWell done you, you look fantastic girl.\u201d @annetteparcell stated: \u201cwell done Josie you look fab.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ITV star revealed the news through a video of her taking on intense exercises This Morning star Josie Gibson has said that she\u2019s \u2018fighting my genetics\u2019 as the TV presenter revealed her recent health diagnosis on social media. Josie has been a popular presence on the ITV breakfast show since 2019, beginning her time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":891909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27110,54188],"tags":[13498,54184],"class_list":{"0":"post-891908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-josie","8":"category-mornings","9":"tag-josie","10":"tag-mornings"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}