This Morning’s Josie Gibson breaks down in floods of tears as caller opens up on heartbreaking loss

THIS Morning host Josie Gibson broke down in floods of tears during a very emotional segment on today’s show.

The Bristolian presenter, 39, was joined by Strictly star Annabel Croft, who lost her husband Mel Coleman last year after a short battle with cancer.

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Josie Gibson broke down in floods of tears on This Morning today

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Strictly star Annabel Croft opened up about losing her husband Mel last year

Josie and co-host Craig Doyle welcomed callers to ring in with their own stories of loss as This Morning Agony Aunt Deidre was on hand to offer support and advice.

British former tennis player Annabel opened up about her own experiences with grief and said: “You will feel like that for a long time and I’m not sure that we ever get over what we’re suffering but you just hope that the tears don’t come as frequently where you’re in the midst of it right now.

“For me, dancing, walking in the fresh air, using your body and doing some exercise and just realising some of those thoughts and emotions is the only way I’m getting through it.

“It’s very raw and I totally feel where you’re at.”

In January 2023, Deirdre revealed that Rick, her husband of 55 years, had died just before Christmas aged 77.

Sharing her own personal grief with a caller, Deirdre said: “It is really tough, it’s been just over a year since I lost my husband and I still experience these moments.

“But there is nothing wrong with crying, it’s natures way of healing and healing our emotions.

“So shed your tears when you feel the need, even if other people are around.

“You’ve lost your partner, until it happens to us, you don’t realise how bad it is and how extreme it is.”

They then spoke to a mother who lost her 19-year-old daughter in recent weeks.

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The heartbroken mother was in floods of tears as she spoke about her devastating loss.

The caller said: “I’m just so heartbroken, everyday is hard. She was so brave and amazing throughout the two years of her illness and I looked after he 24 hours a day for those whole two years and now I just feel so lost.

“I go into her room and kiss her good morning and say goodnight to her every night and I just don’t know how to deal with this.”

It all got too much for presenter Josie as she broke down in tears on the sofa.

She was handed a tissue and was seen wiping away her tears.

The emotional segment also left viewers sobbing.

One wrote: “Crying all the way through this phone in. Sorry for your loss to all the callers today.”

A second posted: “Josie is crying,” followed by a tear emoji.

A third teary-eyed viewer said: “Well that was emotional, I’m crying like a baby.”

Annabel went on: “I know that my husband would not have wanted me to just be so in a morbid state all day long.

“So I try to remind myself that my husband had the most wonderful sense of humour.

“So when I get up in the morning I will try and make myself look as best I can to make myself feel better.

“And I’m always remind myself that Mel would never have wanted me to sink.”

Annabel then revealed that she has still not picked up husband’s ashes.

She told viewers: “It was just the finality of knowing that my husband who was such a vibrant person with such a great sense of humour was suddenly going to be in this urn or this box.

“And I still can’t bring myself to do it.

“Sometimes I’m driving around in my car and I’m quite near the funeral directors and I think ‘should I just park the car and go and pick him up’, but I just can’t do it.”

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Josie struggled during Tuesday’s heartbreaking segment

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The Bristolian presenter was seen wiping the tears from her face