This Morning’s Josie Gibson is all about the festive spirit, especially since becoming a mum to her son Reg in 2018. The TV star loves to keep the magic of Christmas alive for her little one, even dressing him up in a suit for their annual visit to Santa Claus. “I’m all about the magic, and keeping the magic alive,” she shares. “Reg is the best version of himself the whole way through December because Father Christmas calls us and his elves call us and I always make him go and see Father Christmas in a suit.”
Josie also cherishes the traditional Christmas Day moments at home. She reveals, “I love seeing Reg’s face when he comes down on Christmas morning. You know when they go, ‘He’s been!’ That is everything for me. That’s why I do everything, to celebrate that moment.”
This year, the Bristol-born star will be hosting her family for Christmas and is considering swapping the usual Christmas turkey for a Turducken – a duck inside a chicken inside a turkey. She explains, “I’m going to be spending Christmas at home, having a relaxed one. I’m going to do loads of food so everybody can just pop in when they want to, help themselves to food, stay as long as they want, play some party games.”
While Josie admits she’s not the world’s best cook, she does have a secret tip for perfect roast potatoes. “I sprinkle a beef Oxo cube on the potatoes and then I roast them. They come out amazingly – and I snack on them all day. I do normally go for a turkey, but this year I might get a bird in a bird in a bird,” she added. And while she’s giving pigs in blankets a miss, Josie is planning to jazz up her sprouts using a recipe from Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole. “I’m going to copy Poppy O’Toole’s recipe for sprouts with chestnuts,” she says.
In addition to her festive food plans, Josie has been busy with her new Channel 4 show, Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide With Josie Gibson. The show aims to help viewers find the perfect gifts for their loved ones and Josie admits that she’s taken advantage of the situation to get ahead on her own Christmas shopping. “It is very festive,” says Josie. “If you want some inspiration on gifts for him, her, grandma, granddad, teenagers, primary school kids, toddlers, pets or even for Secret Santa, we’ve got it. There is nothing that we have not covered on this show, nothing. We try to find something for everybody.”
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