Josie Gibson's rags to riches tale: Presenter reveals she worked as a shoe polisher while living with her single mother and five siblings before finding fame as a 'fluke'

Josie Gibson has opened up on her life before her glitzy TV career as she dubbed her rise to stardom a 'fluke'. The ITV star, 39, revealed exclusively to MailOnline that she 'didn't have a lot' growing up and worked as a shoe polisher while living with her single mother and five siblings. She explained that before she became famous after appearing in Big Brother in 2010, she used to earn money by cleaning people's shoes and catching the bus around her local town trying to sell the product. Josie Gibson has opened up on her life before her glitzy TV career as she dubbed her stardom a 'fluke' after growing up 'without a lot' The ITV star, 39, revealed exclusively to MailOnline that she and worked as a shoe polisher 'Then I worked at Creda in a tumble drying factory. Before her fame, she earned money by polishing people's shoes and catching the bus around her local town trying to sell the bottles while living with her single mother and five siblings She revealed she did not have a lot growing up and that she always remembers her mum, Mandy, for doing her best After winning Big Brother in 2010 Josie gave an interview to OK magazine saying she was a 'buffer' - a word for non-travellers who live on the grid, have their own home and send their children to school But Josie's fame did not come over night as she explained that to get where she is now she had to 'graft on three to four hours sleep a night' She said: 'Well, we didn't really have a lot because my mum was a single mum.