Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Josie Gibson sparkles in shimmering gold dress as she shows off newly slim figure at star-studded event

Josie Gibson sparkles in shimmering gold dress as she shows off newly slim figure at star-studded event

By Owen Tonks

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She shed four stone in six months last year and has since released a fitness DVD.

And the hard work has certainly paid off for 28-year-old Josie Gibson.

The former Big Brother winner looked stunning in a shimmering gold dress at a Pia Michi charity ball in London on Monday night.

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Shining star: Josie Gibson looked stunning as she showed off her newly slim figure at a charity event in London on Monday night

Shining star: Josie Gibson looked stunning as she showed off her newly slim figure at a charity event in London on Monday night

Josie beamed with pride as she arrived at the event at the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair and posed in the foyer to show of her much slimmer figure.

Her floor-length glittering gown reflected off the polished marble tiles on the floor.

And Josie looked every inch a star as she flashed a winning smile and wore her blonde hair up on her head.

Reality star beauty: Josie flashed a big smile as she arrived at the charity event in a shimmering gold dress

Reality star beauty: Josie flashed a big smile as she arrived at the charity event in a shimmering gold dress

Looking good: Big Brother champion Jodie was on to a winner with her golden dress which perfectly showed off her newly slim figure

Looking good: Big Brother champion Jodie was on to a winner with her golden dress which perfectly showed off her newly slim figure

Her dress showed off her back with just two straps covering her bare skin and she completed her look by wearing a simple pair of silver earrings.

Josie weighed nearly 17 stone when she left the Big Brother house in 2010 but has since worked hard to beat the bulge.

And the reality star blames an addiction to sugar for causing her to put on weight and says her craving for the substance was like needing heroin.

Keeping it in the family: Lucy Mecklenburgh wore a chic black dress and went for a Grecian look and she was joined by her stepmother at the event

Keeping it in the family: Lucy Mecklenburgh wore a chic black dress and went for a Grecian look and she was joined by her stepmother at the event

Glamming it up: Reality star Lucy Mecklenburgh looked stylish in an all black dress on Monday night while wearing her hair in curls

Strike a pose: Actress and former Celebrity Big Brother star Tricia Penrose looked glamorous in a floor-length blue gown as she arrived at the event

Strike a pose: Actress and former Celebrity Big Brother star Tricia Penrose looked glamorous in a floor-length blue gown as she arrived at the event

Glamour girls: Patsy Kensit wore a floor-length red dress to the Pia Michi charity ball while weather presenter Sian Welby wore a cream garment

Red devil: Patsy Kensit wore a sheer black and red dress to the charity ball in London

Red devil: Patsy Kensit wore a sheer black and red dress to the charity ball in London

Speaking on Daybreak recently, she said: 'Being a sugar addict was like being addicted to heroin, but heroin being everywhere. Sugar is everywhere.

'Imagine going into a petrol station and heroin being everywhere.'

She added: 'I didn't realise, I was going to the supermarket and buying stuff with no fat but not realising it was full of sugar.

She's got the Liberty X factor: Former pop star Michelle Heaton looked pretty in a white dress at the ball which featured pink lace detail at the front

She's got the Liberty X factor: Former pop star Michelle Heaton looked pretty in a white dress at the ball which featured pink lace detail at the front

Like sunshine through the rain: Channel 5 weather presenter Sian Welby looked glamorous in her cream dress which almost matched her bright blonde hair

Model behaviour: Caprice sparkled in a black sequined dress at the Pia Michi charity ball in London on Monday night

Model behaviour: Caprice sparkled in a black sequined dress at the Pia Michi charity ball in London on Monday night

'Sugar is a drug and when you have it you're on a high and want more. But when you come down it makes you want more.'

Josie, who was joined at the event by a host of other stars including The Only Way Is Essex cast member Lucy Mecklenburgh and actress Patsy Kensit, also blames her former weight on emotional problems.

She said: 'My diet had a lot to do with causing emotional issues, I was so depressed that I couldn't sleep properly. But exercise broke the whole habit.

Lady of the night: Caprice wore a dark black dress for the event and carried a small clutch purse while she attended the party

Lady of the night: Caprice wore a dark black dress for the event and carried a small clutch purse while she attended the party

All white on the night: Lizzie Cundy dressed in a floor-length white gown for the Pia Michi charity event

All white on the night: Lizzie Cundy dressed in a floor-length white gown for the Pia Michi charity event

'Before I lost weight I was nearly size 20 and my only exercise was partying.

'I've tried all the diets - I did the Cambridge Diet and lasted from the meeting until I got home!

'They gave me all the bits and pieces but I ate a week's worth of food on the spot, then stopped for a kebab.'

As white as a dove: Lizzie Cundy's dress featured some feathered detailing at the back which she showed off as she arrived at the ball

Standing out from the crowd: Joy Desmond, the wife of media mogul Richard Desmond, wore a bright red dress to the Pia Michi charity ball on Monday night

Standing out from the crowd: Joy Desmond, the wife of media mogul Richard Desmond, wore a bright red dress to the Pia Michi charity ball on Monday night

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