This Morning hit with Ofcom complaints after Josie Gibson milks a horse live on air – and Phillip drinks it

THIS Morning viewers have complained to Ofcom after watching a horse being milked live on air.

Roving reporter Josie Gibson carried got herself a glass of “mare’s milk” – before host Phillip Schofield drunk some.



This Morning fans were disgusted when the show featured horse milk last week

Ofcom revealed the “majority” of the 115 complaints were in relation to the horse-milking scenes on March 16.

Former Big Brother star Josie, 36, met farmer Frank – who drunk a litre of the stuff every day – at Cromwell Farm in Somerset.

Josie took a swig of the horse milk explaining: “This is the first time I’ve tried it, mind. I tell you what Frank, that is gorgeous.

“It’s a bit like sweet coconut milk. It hasn’t got a smell, this has been pasteurised though.”



Westcountry girl Josie Gibson milked a horse in Somerset during a live broadcast

It came after she interviewed a farmer who drunk a litre of ‘mare’s milk’ every day

The pair looked on in horror at the scenes, broadcast live from Frank’s Farm

Holly Willoughby and Phillip were in hysterics as they trailed the feature the previous day

Phillip was later presented with a glass of the stuff to drink, explaining: “It sort of smells like salmon. It’s like fishy horse.”

But when he tried it, he wasn’t impressed, explaining: “I don’t like that. It is kind of coconut-ty but it is quite watery.

“It’s got a bit of an odd feel to it, a bit of a strange taste to it. It’s got a bit of an after-taste.”

One fan fumed on Twitter: “Why are you promoting this without condemning it?”