Love Island fans have voiced their belief that the upcoming series, which is due to air next month, should be fronted by a brand new host.Taking to Twitter, viewers of ITV2's much-loved dating show are calling for current presenter Laura Whitmore - who has fronted the series since 2020 following the death of Caroline Flack - to step down from the role and be replaced by MTV's newest talent, Nella Rose. Primarily a YouTube star, boasting 717,000 subscribers, 20-year-old Nella started off her career by regularly posting viral videos with her friends, the likes of which included 'Things girls do that boys don't like', 'Growing up in an African household' and 'Things to leave in 2018'.
Laura Whitmore hits back at Love Islander's claims she got job because of Iain Stirling
23.04.2022 - 10:49 / ok.co.uk
Laura Whitmore has clapped back at Love Island star Rachel Finni's claims she got the job hosting the show because of her now-husband Iain Stirling.TV star Laura, 36, took over from Caroline Flack in 2020 and has continued to host the ITV2 dating show following the star's tragic death. Former Islander Rachel recently claimed Laura landed the job because her now-husband Iain, who narrates the show. Rachel, 29, also said Laura "isn't a great presenter" during a chat with Murad Merali in a YouTube interview.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Now Irish star Laura, who reportedly bagged a £500k deal to host the next series of Love Island, has responded to the claims. During a question and answer session on her Instagram story, Laura was asked about the reality show's new villa.
Laura said she had seen photos of the new villa before moving on to Rachel's recent comments, calling them "horrible". She said: "I'm not going to give too much energy to it because there'a always stuff like this and you kind of brush it off but I think we need to be careful when we discuss women and their work. "I've worked in telly for 14 years.
I won a competition to be the face of MTV and I just have stayed working from job to job. I've done incredible things all over the world, worked with the best teams but I've never got a job because of a guy that I've dated." Laura went on: "It's horrible when you see it coming from other women because for so many years women have been talked about, you know, by who they're going out with.They're only defined by who they're going out with. "Despite all the work and all the build up they've done leading up to that and they're their own
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