JOSIE Gibson let her hair down on a boozy pub crawl in Ireland after Stephen Mulhern broke his silence on their romance.
The This Morning presenter hit the town with friends in Westport, Co May, and ordered Guinness at the bar.
Josie, 39, and her pals arrived in Westport, Co Mayo, and brought the sunny weather with them, sharing updates of their car journey and pub visits on Instagram.
They proved their love of Ireland’s most famous beer posing with the foam-topped stout in a pub, and mingling with the locals.
Josie looked happy as she sipped on an Espresso Martini.
It comes as Stephen and Josie were snapped holding hands backstage at Saturday Night Takeaway filming last month.
They sparked speculation their long-time working relationship had turned romantic.
And yesterday Josie continued to be hounded on This Morning when Ben Shephard grilled her over it.
Josie was on location in a field when Ben, speaking from the studio, noticed a dummy behind her on set.
He pointed it out and asked: “What’s that over your right shoulder?”
Rolling with a joke, Josie introduced the doll as “her new boyfriend” and said: “He’s got more personality than the last.”
“Don’t tell Stephen Mulhern… he’ll be furious!” laughed Ben.
Josie brushed off the jab, simply responding: “You two are so naughty!”
Josie and Stephen have been friends for years as part of ITV’s stable of talent, appearing together on Saturday Night Takeaway, This Morning and Catchphrase together among other shows.
When previously asked about their relationship status, Josie, 39, joked to the Mail: “I’m in love with Stephen Mulhern.
“There you go… But, story of my life, I don’t think he loves me.”
But Stephen confirmed the feelings were mutual and broke his silence last week.
He didn’t deny the rumours when Ben and Cat Deeley also cornered him during an interview on This Morning.
With only seconds before the end of the show, Stephen spoke about the photo of him holding hands with Josie backstage at Saturday Night Takeaway.
He said: “Listen, she didn’t turn up to rehearsals, I held her hand and I showed her where to stand. That is it. Finito!.”
“Uh-huh, really. Your lips are sealed?” poked Cat, while Ben said, “Me thinks he protest too much.”
Josie Gibson's romances
JOSIE Gibson is still single after being unlucky in love. Here's who she's previously dated:
- 2010: John James Parton – After both appearing on Big Brother, the pair continued their romance outside the house for a year. He went on to join Love Island Australia.
- 2012: Luke Sanwo – The plumber and Josie got engaged six months into their whirlwind romance. However, the romance fizzled out by April 2015 and they split.
- 2017: Terry– Known only as Terry in the public eye, he was a long-time family friend of Josie’s. The couple welcomed son Reggie in 2018, but they’d broken up by the end of that year.
- August 2023: Mystery Man– Josie spoke of a new romance in August last year in a discussion on Shopping With Keith Lemon. At the time she declined to identify him, saying it was “early stages”.
