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Introduction
Laura Whitmore is an Irish presenter, model and actress based in London. She started out as a video jockey for MTV but is now better known for presenting reality shows such as Survival of the Fittest. In January 2020, she began presenting Love Island and its spinoff series Love Island: Aftersun. In September 2020, she replaced Mel B as a team captain on Celebrity Juice.
Early life
| Name | Laura Whitmore |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Profession | TV presenter, Actress |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Age | 36 years |
Laura Whitmore was born on May 4, 1985 (age 36 years) in Bray, Ireland. She is the daughter of Carmel Whitmore and Sean Mclvor and has two half-brothers. She grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, where she attended Loreto Secondary School, before studying journalism at Dublin City University.
Career
In April 2008, MTV Networks Europe launched a campaign Pick Me MTV where Laura Whitmore competed 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.
For five series from 2011, Laura 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!. Whitmore announced on 14 April 2016 that she was leaving the show.
Laura Whitmore appeared on the RTÉ television talk show, Saturday Night with Miriam, after carrying the 2012 Summer Olympics torch. A pilot episode of the songwriting-based talent shows 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 schedules in London. Aidan Power and Nicky Byrne presented the full series.
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Whitmore co-hosted the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards with Simon Delaney in April 2014. She joined the BBC Eurovision team in 2014 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 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, she appeared in Channel 4’s The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night to raise awareness of testicular cancer.
In February 2015, Whitmore left MTV News after seven years on the channel but continued to present irregular segments and specials. Her last bulletin with the station was recorded on 26 February 2015.
On 10 August 2016, Laura Whitmore took part in the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, beginning September 2016. She was partnered with Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice and was the sixth contestant to be voted out, on 5 November 2016, following a dance-off with eventual series champions Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton.
In 2018, she presented Survival of the Fittest, a reality series for ITV2, alongside comedian Brennan Reece.
On 20 December 2019, it was announced that Whitmore would host the sixth series of ITV2’s Love Island in 2020 after Caroline Flack was arrested for assaulting her partner Lewis Burton. Following the latter’s death, while that was airing, Whitmore returned for the seventh series in June 2021.
Other work
Laura Whitmore was a contestant in a modelling talent search on RTÉ One’s The Late Late Show, reaching the final 15 of the competition in 2013. In August 2009, she launched a self-branded clothing range available at A Wear. In 2011, she appeared on the September cover of FHM magazine.
Whitmore is a spokeswoman for the Because I Am a Girl charity clothing campaign. She collaborated with Daisy London on a jewellery collection in October 2015. The collection was inspired by music and features the recurring shape of the plectrum throughout.
In October 2014, she launched Misstache for Movember, a campaign for women to support and raise awareness of the men’s health charity. She appeared on FHM’s 100 Sexiest 2015 list at number 37.
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She 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.
She has had a weekly Sunday morning radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live since 2018. In September 2020, she was announced by Nintendo UK as a brand ambassador for the Nintendo Switch game Ring Fit Adventure and began appearing in a TV advertisement for the game.
On 4 March 2021, Whitmore’s first book titled No One Can Change Your Life Except For You was released.
Husband
Laura Whitmore is married to Iain Stirling, they had their wedding in 2020. She married her husband Iain Stirling who is a Scottish comedian in a private humanist ceremony in 2020 at Dublin City Hall. Whitmore gave birth to their daughter in late March 2021. As of 2018, Whitmore lives in the Camden area of London.
Laura Whitmore net worth
How much is Laura Whitmore worth? Laura Whitmore net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a presenter, model and actress. Whitmore successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. She is one of the richest and influential presenters in Ireland.