Laura Whitmore

Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985)[1] is an Irish presenter and actress, known for presenting I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! and Survival of the Fittest. In January 2020, Whitmore began presenting Love Island and its spinoff series, Love Island: Aftersun.

Laura Whitmore
Whitmore in 2014
Born (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationDublin City University
Occupation
  • Presenter
  • actress
Years active2008–present
Partner(s)Iain Stirling
Websitelaurawhitmore.com

Early life

Laura Whitmore was born in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3] She has two half brothers.[4] Whitmore attended Loreto Bray, where she was awarded Culture Student of the Year upon graduating, before attending Dublin City University where she studied journalism, including a year studying abroad at Boston University in the United States. In 2003, Whitmore was a contestant in a modelling talent search on RTÉ's The Late Late Show with Pat Kenny, reaching the final 15 of the competition.[5] She lives in Camden, north London, as of 2018.[6]

Career

Television

In April 2008, MTV Networks Europe launched a campaign Pick Me MTV[7] where Whitmore battled it out against other contestants to become the face of MTV News in MTV Europe. Between 2008 and 2015, she hosted news bulletins for MTV in Ireland, the UK and pan-European MTV channels. She was regularly seen on MTV News hosting special events in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe.[8]

For 5 series from 2011, Whitmore hosted I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2 airing immediately after I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! .[9] Whitmore announced on 14 April 2016 that she had decided to leave the show.[10]

In the summer of 2012, Whitmore appeared on Miriam O'Callaghan's show Saturday Night with Miriam after carrying the 2012 Summer Olympics torch.[11]

A pilot episode of songwriting-based talent show The Hit aired in September 2012 on RTÉ Two, hosted by Whitmore. On 15 March 2013, RTÉ announced that the show had been ordered for a full series which was broadcast in the summer, but Whitmore would not host due to conflicting schedule in London.[12] Aidan Power and Nicky Byrne presented the full series.

In April 2014, Whitmore co-hosted the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards with Simon Delaney.[13][14][15]

In 2014, Whitmore joined the BBC Eurovision team as a commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 semi-finals in Copenhagen, Denmark alongside Scott Mills on BBC Three. She replaced Ana Matronic in the role,[16] but did not return in 2015. In 2014, she was an occasional presenter of "The Hub" section on ITV's This Morning.

On 24 October 2014, Whitmore appeared in Channel 4's The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night to raise awareness of testicular cancer.[17]

In February 2015, Whitmore announced that she was leaving MTV News after seven years presenting on the TV Channel, but would continue to present irregular segments and specials.[18][19] Her last bulletin with the station was recorded on 26 February 2015.[20]

On 10 August 2016, Whitmore was announced as taking part in the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, beginning September 2016.[21] She was partnered with Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice and was the sixth contestant to be voted out, on 5 November 2016 follow a dance off with eventual series champions Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton.

In 2018, Whitmore presented Survival of the Fittest, a new reality series for ITV2, alongside comedian Brennan Reece.[22]

On 20 December 2019, it was announced that Whitmore would host the sixth series of ITV2's Love Island in 2020 after Caroline Flack's exit.[23][24]

Other work

In August 2009, Whitmore launched a self-branded clothing range available at A Wear.[25]

In 2011, Whitmore appeared on the September cover of FHM.[26]

Whitmore is a spokeswoman for the Because I Am a Girl charity clothing campaign.[27]

Laura collaborated with Daisy London on a collection in October 2015. The collection was inspired by music and features the recurring shape of the plectrum throughout.[28][29]

In October 2014, Whitmore launched Misstache for Movember, a campaign for women to support and raise awareness of the men's health charity.[30]

Whitmore appeared on FHM's 100 Sexiest 2015 list at number 37.[31]

Whitmore features in the music video for "Skip to the Good Bit", a song by Rizzle Kicks and the music video for "Mark My Words" by The Coronas. In 2017, she played Cleo Morey alongside Shane Richie, Bill Ward and Stephen Billington in the stage adaptation of the Peter James book Not Dead Enough.

Whitmore has had a weekly Sunday morning radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live since 2018. [32][33]

Filmography
Year Title Role
Isle of Wight Festival Co-presenter
2008–2015 MTV News Ireland Presenter
2011–2015 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! Anchor
2012 Beat TV Co-presenter
The Hit (pilot) Presenter
2012–2016 The Hot Desk
2012–2016 The Brits Backstage Co-presenter
2014 11th Irish Film & Television Awards
Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals
This Morning "The Hub" presenter
2016 The Brits Are Coming Presenter
V Festival 2016 Co-presenter
Strictly Come Dancing Contestant
2018 Survival of the Fittest Presenter
2020– Love Island
Love Island: Aftersun
Guest appearances

References
  1. "Who Is Laura Whitmore? Meet New Winter Love Island Host Dating Iain I Stirling". Capital. 20 December 2019.
  2. https://twitter.com/thewhitmore/status/1172941403074310145
  3. "Laura Whitmore: I can't stand still, not for a second". The Irish Independent. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. Rodgers, Kathryn (14 February 2012). "Babe Laura Whitmore moves in with Coronas star". Irish Tatler. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. https://www.her.ie/entertainment/laura-whitmore-unrecognisable-photo-modelling-days-374250
  6. https://irishtimes.com/life-and-style/home-and-property/interiors/at-home-with-laura-whitmore-i-love-my-records-most-1.3078220%5B%5D
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "My Style with Laura Whitmore". Raidió Teilifís Éireann, 25 November 2008. Archived 14 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Fletcher, Alex (31 October 2011). "'I'm A Celebrity' return date confirmed by ITV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  10. Walker, Danny. "I'm A Celebrity presenter Laura Whitmore QUITS jungle spin-off after five years saying it was a ''tough decision'' – Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. "Laura Whitmore joins Miriam on Saturday". RTÉ Ten. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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  14. "Laura Whitmore talks to EVOKE.ie at the VOICE and says she can't wait to co-host the IFTAs with actor Simon Delaney". evoke.ie. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  15. "'You live and learn' – Why Laura Whitmore won't dwell on IFTAs and the technical hitches that beset the awards show". evoke.ie. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  16. "Laura adds more Irish sparkle to BBC's eurovision song show". Herald.ie. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  17. "The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night (2014 TV Movie) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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  21. "BBC Blogs – Strictly Come Dancing – Laura Whitmore is the third celebrity to join the Strictly class of 2016!". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  22. https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/laura-whitmore-host-itv2s-survival-fittest
  23. "Love Island host Caroline Flack standing down as host of upcoming series after assault charge". ITV News. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  24. "ITV2 announces that Laura Whitmore will host season 6 of Love Island". Press Centre. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. "FHM Covergirls Laura Whitmore". FHM.
  27. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  28. "Laura Whitmore designs jewellery collection - The Fuss". The Fuss. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  29. "Go Inside The Hottest A-List Launch Party | Look". Look Magazine. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  30. "Laura Whitmore Misstache campaign, is gathering pace. Now Roz Purcell and Vogue Williams have joined in". evoke.ie. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  31. "FHM 100 Sexiest 2015". FHM.
  32. https://www.mcsaatchimerlin.com/talent/laura-whitmore
  33. https://www.radiotimes.com/news/radio/2019-12-20/laura-whitmore-bbc-radio-5live/
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