Josie Gibson prepared her son for her I'm A Celebrity appearance
Josie Gibson has made "a lot of videos" for her son to watch while she's in the 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' camp.
The 'This Morning' presenter's little boy Reggie, five, will be staying with family while she heads Down Under for the show and the 38-year-old star - who split from the youngster's father Terry four months after giving birth - has done all she can to prepare her child for their separation.
She told The Sun newspaper: “I’ve done him a lot of videos before I left and also I’ve explained everything that I possibly can to him ever since I signed up.
“So, each morning we’ve been waking up and he says ‘mummy are we going to Australia now?’ And I go ‘not yet Reg’ and he’s going ‘when are we going into the jungle?’
“So none of it has come as a shock to him, he’s got his head around it."
Reggie will travel out to Australia midway through the series and Josie is excited about him getting to see the country.
She added: “When he comes over he’ll be going to wildlife sanctuaries and learning all about Australia.
“They’re gonna go and cuddle koalas and they’ll be coming into the jungle with ITV’s brilliant family and friends team.
“There’ll be plenty of cuddles when I come out and at the end of the day this will better me and Reg and it’s all going to be good.
“He’s going to be experiencing Australia while I’m going to be tucking down on mealworms.”
The former 'Big Brother' contestant credits her son for having given her confidence.
She said: "I did not come into myself until I had Reg, I found my confidence, I had a lot more respect for myself after I had Reg and I really found myself as a woman. He really gave me the confidence that I always wanted.
“A lot of people think when you have a baby, life is sort of over for you whereas mine just really began again.
“I think if somebody would have told me that I’d be presenting 'This Morning', on 'I’m a Celebrity…' not even that long ago, I wouldn’t have even believed you, never ever.
“And it just goes to show, doesn’t it? Don’t ever think things are out of your reach.”
