Who is Love Island host Laura Whitmore?
ITVs Love Island is on its way, and returning to present the show is Irish presenter Laura Whitmore. Advertisement  The 36-year-old can be seen prancing around in a red jumpsuit for the new Love Island 2021 trailer, before sounding an alarm which reads: In case of Love Island: Crack on.  She returns to the show with her husband and the shows voiceover Iain Stirling. Stirling has been at the helm of the show since 2015, while Whitmore took over from late host, Caroline Flack, who stepped down from the show in early 2020. As the series returns, heres everything you need to know about Love Island host Laura Whitmore. Hailing from Ireland, Whitmore is a 36-year-old broadcaster with over 10 years experience in the television industry. She was also a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, making it to week seven with partner Giovanni Pernice. She took over from Caroline Flack in January 2020, hosting the shows first winter series. At the time, she said: Caroline is a brilliant host and also a friend. Weve spoken a lot in the last few days since she stepped down. She has been very kind to me and strongly pushed me for this role. Ive watched her host every series and know I have big boots to fill. I will try and do it justice.  Get all the latest Love Island news and gossip direct to your inbox Sign up to receive our newsletter! Thanks for signing up! Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences Sign in Register Edit your newsletter preferences Sign me up! Sign up to get alerts on Love Island and receive TV and entertainment email newsletters from our award-winning editorial team. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. Whitmore has appeared on a range of ITV entertainment reality shows, having previously presented music interview show The Hot Desk, The Brits Backstage and Im a Celebrity spin off, Get Me Out of Here! NOW!. In 2018, she presented ITV2 reality show Survival of the Fittest. Shes since joined Keith Lemons Celebrity Juice as a regular panelist alongside Emily Atack and Maya Jama. Oddly enough, Survival of the Fittest was billed as Winters answer to Love Island so perhaps Whitmore was always fated to land a role on the show. The series, which came from the same production company as Love Island, saw a team of boys and a team of girls compete with each other across a variety of mental and physical challenges. Like winter Love Island, the series was filmed in South Africa  but it didnt fare nearly as well as its sister show and was cancelled after its debut series on account of poor ratings. The pair have been dating officially since August 2017, and they have lived together in their North London home since December 2018. They share a dog named Mick, and this year they became parents to their first child and also got married  double congratulations, guys! Advertisement  Love Island returns to ITV2 this June. In the meantime if youre looking for something to watch, check out our TV Guide or visit our dedicated Entertainment hub.