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From a deadly brush with typhoid to a shock scurvy diagnosis - the stars who have suffered from medieval diseases - just like Josie Gibson


From scurvy to gout, there are many historic diseases that people would confine to the likes of  Henry VII - but can still affect people today.

Gout, a type of arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the big toes, feet, wrists and ankles, affects an estimated 1.5 million people in the UK. The TV personality said her toes had been hurting her throughout the show, which is available on 5's streaming service and sees Josie take 12 first class flights and private jet trips and stay in rooms worth more than $20,000 per night in the likes of the Middle East and the Caribbean. Gout, a type of arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the big toes, feet, wrists and ankles, affects an estimated 1.5 million people in the UK

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