ITV This Morning presenter Josie Gibson stuns guest Rupert Friend by revealing her Stars Wars nickname
She's won the hearts of This Morning viewers as a stand-in host and down-to-earth presenter Josie Gibson had Hollywood stars Rupert Friend and Sienna Miller and Rupert Friend in stitches as she revealed a nickname she was given at school. The 37-year-old was speaking with American Sniper actress Sienna and Homeland star Rupert, both 40, on Wednesday's show when she made a hilarious revelation.
Josie, who shot to fame on the reality show Big Brother in 2010, was chatting to Rupert about his role in the upcoming Disney Plus TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Grand Inquisitor. And she left him gobsmacked as she revealed they had something in common.
The host told her guest she was called 'Lobey-Wan Kenobi' at school because she 'had fat earlobes'. "I can tell you a little secret Rupert," she said. "They used to call me Lobey One Kenobi at school because my earlobes were so fat."
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Rupert paused for a nanosecond to digest her revelation before bursting out laughing. And Sienna, who stars with Rupert in the new Netflix drama Anatomy Of A Scandal, laughed: "That is the best." Josie quipped: "You've got Obi One Kenobi but I was Lobi One Kenobi."
Rupert managed to keep a straight face as he marvelled: "Nice to meet you Lobey. That's great. I love that you're owning that story." And she continued unfazed: "I like it and every time I see Obi Wan Kenobi it always reminds me of my fat earlobes."
Alongside her co-host Vernon Kay interjected: "As handsome as you are she couldn't stop talking about her earlobes." And the unexpected chat continued as Rupert pointed out his own 'tiny' lobes. "But they're cute though.