Laura Whitmore Announced As Brand New Love Island & Aftersun Host

Laura Whitmore is the new host of Love Island

It's been announced that Laura Whitmore will take over from Caroline Flack as the host of Love Island's winter series.

Caroline announced she's stepping down from presenting duties earlier this week following her assault charge last week.

Laura has taken to Instagram to share the exciting news with her 591k followers.

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Dec 14, 2019 at 2:12am PST

She captions the post, 'I will be hosting Love Island and Aftersun this series. Whhhhaa???'

'To say I’m excited to be heading to Cape Town to host Love Island, the biggest show on television, is an understatement.'

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Dec 1, 2019 at 12:39pm PST

Laura addresses Caroline's exit

The TV presenter is good friends with Caroline Flack who encouraged her to take the job.

'I wish it was in better circumstances; Caroline is a brilliant host and friend.'

'We’ve spoken a lot in the last few days since she stepped down.'

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Nov 23, 2019 at 5:55am PST

'She has been very kind to me and strongly pushed me for this role.'

'I’ve watched her host every series and know I have big boots to fill. I will try and do it justice.'

'Above all, I am a massive fan of this show.'

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Nov 27, 2019 at 11:04am PST

'I’ve never been to a Love Island villa, and I can’t wait to get in there to meet all the new islanders looking for love.'

'The Love Island team are the best in the business… including the voice and heart of the show, Iain.'

'He thought he was getting a holiday away from me...not a chance.'

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Dec 20, 2019 at 2:07am PST

Who is Laura?

Laura is currently dating the show's voiceover Iain Stirling - it's believed this really stood in her favour.

She's already familiar with the Love Island crew because of her relationship with Iain.

 

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A post shared by Laura (@thewhitmore) on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:51pm PDT

MailOnline reports show bosses are, 'keen to keep it in the family.'

Laura's the perfect choice considering she has tonnes of TV experience having worked on Xposé, This Morning, Britain's Got More Talent and a number of breakfast shows.

 

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It's unclear whether Caroline will return for more seasons of the show.

However, it's believed Laura is just filling in for the time being.