Laura Anderson’s life since Love Island as she lands huge new job in Scotland
06.04.2024 - 10:23
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Laura Anderson shot to fame on Love Island back in 2018 and she’s now one of the most well-kent faces in Scottish showbiz. Ahead of getting her big break on the ITV2 reality dating show, Stirling-born Laura worked as a hairdresser and then cabin crew for Emirates.
She enjoyed a glamorous life in Dubai for more than ten years during her time as an air hostess, only moving back to the UK to take up her place on the fourth series of Love Island and changing her fortunes forever.
Throughout the series, Laura, 34, was coupled up with Wes Nelson, Jack Fowler and Paul Knops, who she’d subsequently go on to reach the final with. The pair were beaten to the crown that year by Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham, but Laura would go on to carve out a hugely successful career as a TV personality and influencer, racking up an impressive 1.5 million followers on Instagram alone and appearances on a range of popular shows.
This week it was announced the mum of one has landed a huge new job here in Scotland as she was revealed as Tallia Storm’s replacement on the Capital Breakfast Show with Fat Brestovci.
Laura said: “This is a real dream come true! I’m thrilled to be joining Fat every weekday morning. I’m no stranger to early mornings thanks to my daughter so I’m excited to now be waking up Scotland!”
We’ve taken a look at lovely Laura’s rise to fame and her journey to success since Love Island…
After leaving the Love Island villa in summer 2018, Laura and Paul Knops briefly dated briefly before splitting two months later. The pair were pictured having a huge row about a month before they went their separate ways, following a night out in London. The break-up was blamed on their busy work scheduled and commitments.
A source told The Sun at the