Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish media personality and model based in London.
Whitmore was born in Dublin on 4 May 1985.
She has two half-brothers.
She grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, where she attended Loreto Secondary School, before studying journalism at Dublin City University.
2003
In 2003, Whitmore was a contestant in a modelling talent search on RTÉ One's The Late Late Show, reaching the final 15 of the competition.
2008
She was a video jockey for MTV in 2008, and has since presented television shows, such as This Morning (2014), Survival of the Fittest (2018) and Love Island (2020–2022).
In April 2008, MTV Networks Europe launched a campaign Pick Me MTV where Whitmore competed to become the face of MTV News in MTV Europe.
She won the competition, and between 2008 and 2015 hosted news bulletins for MTV across Europe.
She was regularly seen on MTV News hosting special events in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe.
2009
In August 2009, she launched a self-branded clothing range available at A Wear.
2011
For five 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!.
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.
2012
In the summer of 2012, she appeared on the RTÉ television talk show, Saturday Night with Miriam, after carrying the 2012 Summer Olympics torch.
A pilot episode of songwriting-based talent show The Hit aired in September 2012 on RTÉ Two, hosted by Whitmore.
2013
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.
Aidan Power and Nicky Byrne presented the full series.
2014
In April 2014, she co-hosted the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards with Simon Delaney.
In 2014, she 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.
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 October 2014, she launched Misstache for Movember, a campaign for women to support and raise awareness of the men's health charity.
2015
She replaced Ana Matronic in the role, but did not return in 2015.
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.
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.
She appeared on FHM 100 Sexiest 2015 list at number 37.
2016
Whitmore announced on 14 April 2016 that she was leaving the show.
On 10 August 2016, 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.
2018
In 2018, she presented Survival of the Fittest, a reality series for ITV2, alongside comedian Brennan Reece.
2019
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 Flack's death while that was airing, Whitmore returned for the seventh series in June 2021.
On 23 August 2022, it was announced that Whitmore will step down from hosting Love Island.
One of the reasons for stepping down was Whitmore's new projects that were conflicting with her commitment to Love Island.
In April 2023, Laura begun hosting her chatshow 'Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show' on ITV1 where she invites celebrity guests into her studio for a chat every Sunday at 8:30am.
In July 2023, she released her ITVX documentary series 'Laura Whitmore Investigates' which explores a number of controversial topics and the impact they have on the world.
2020
In 2020, Whitmore became a team captain on the comedy panel show Celebrity Juice.
In 2023, Laura hosted her first ITV1 chat show 'Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show' and released her own ITVX documentary series 'Laura Whitmore Investigates'.
