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Daily Record
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
ITV This Morning fans left baffled over Josie Gibson's VE Day blunder minutes into show
This Morning presenter Josie Gibson was presenting from Wakefield for a special VE Day episode - but fans were quick to correct her after she made a blunder on-air Viewers of This Morning were a tad distracted on Thursday as host Josie Gibson made a blunder just moments into the VE Day special episode. Celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day, presenter Josie, 40, visited Wakefield for a unique celebration and street party, complete with locals in costume and vintage-themed food spreads. Yet, when Josie interacted with a youngster clad in a period costume, she remarked: "You look so cute, you're a little refugee, so they would have shipped little refugee off to maybe Cornwall, down the South Coast." She then asked: "Can we have a little look at your gas mask, oh look at him, oh look how cute is that!" Social media was abuzz quickly after, with some pointing out that Josie had incorrectly identified the child as a 'refugee' rather than an 'evacuee.' One person said: "Ffs Josie, he's dressed as an evacuee not a frigging refugee…#thismorning", a different account put: "#ThisMorning @thismorning that little kid in Wakefield is not a refugee, he's dressed as an evacuee" while another added: "Refugee? REFUGEE, Josie??! That's not the right word." In other parts of Thursday's show, presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley enjoyed a musical treat from the incredible British Army Music brass trumpet band, who delivered moving wartime tunes throughout the programme. The episode also featured a special segment with Friday host Dermot O'Leary, who took to the skies in a memorable Spitfire plane experience, reports Wales Online. Ben, 50, shared an Instagram post prior to the VE Day special writing: "Very special VE day show ahead #veday" along with a heart emoji. Eighty years ago today (8 May), millions of Britons took to the streets to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War 2. News that the war had ended in Europe was broadcast by the BBC over the radio to a delighted public late on May 7. Brits were told the following day, May 8, would be a national holiday called Victory in Europe Day. On VE Day, Winston Churchill made a national radio broadcast and later appeared in central London in front of huge cheering crowds.
Daily Mirror
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
This Morning's Josie Gibson makes VE Day blunder minutes into episode
This Morning fans were left distracted on Thursday as Josie Gibson made a huge blunder just minutes into the special VE Day episode This Morning viewers couldn't help but get sidetracked on Thursday as Josie Gibson had a bit of a blunder just minutes into the VE Day themed show. On Thursday, the nation celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and presenter Josie, 40, ventured to Wakefield to join in a special commemoration complete with a nostalgic street party where residents donned period costumes and set up vintage food displays. But when Josie interviewed a youngster kitted out for the day, she commented: "You look so cute, you're a little refugee, so they would have shipped little refugee off to maybe Cornwall, down the South Coast. "Can we have a little look at your gas mask, oh look at him, oh look how cute is that!" Twitter, now X, users were swift to correct Josie's slip-up, noting the young lad was costumed as an evacuee, not a refugee, reports Wales Online. One person said: "Ffs Josie, he's dressed as an evacuee not a frigging refugee…#thismorning", a different account put: "#ThisMorning @thismorning that little kid in Wakefield is not a refugee, he's dressed as an evacuee" while another added: "Refugee? REFUGEE, Josie??! That's not the right word." In other parts of Thursday's episode, co-hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley enjoyed a musical treat, serenaded by the superb brass trumpet band British Army Music, delivering soul-stirring wartime melodies throughout the programme. Elsewhere, This Morning featured a special segment with Friday's host Dermot O'Leary who had the thrilling chance to fly in a Spitfire plane. Ahead of the show, host Ben, 50, wrote on Instagram: "Very special VE day show ahead #veday" accompanied with a heart emoji. Eighty years ago today (8 May), millions of Britons took to the streets to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War 2. News that the war had ended in Europe was broadcast by the BBC over the radio to a delighted public late on May 7. Brits were told the following day, May 8, would be a national holiday called Victory in Europe Day. On VE Day, Winston Churchill made a national radio broadcast and later appeared in central London in front of huge cheering crowds.
