Love Island's Laura Whitmore hits back at criticism on her pay and how much she's on show
05.06.2022 - 13:37
/ ok.co.uk
Laura Whitmore has preemptively shared her responses to the critical comments she receives while hosting Love Island.The 37 year old TV presenter responded to the comments she has received while hosting previous series in a bid to "get this out of the way" so fans can "enjoy the juicy bits". Mum-of-one Laura, who is married to Love Island's voice over star Iain Stirling, shared a TikTok video of herself to clear up some of the claims around her presenting duties. As the video begun, Laura could be seen sipping out of an official Love Island water bottle before pointing above her head to some text which read: "Shall we chat Love Island" followed by a red heart emoji.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She went on to tell viewers: "These are all actual things that have been written or said," followed by a silly face emoji. Laura then pointed downwards to a comment she's received, which read: "I think it's ridiculous that Laura flies back and forth. Send the guests there!" She then responded by writing: "The Villa is in Mallorca and Aftersun is in London.
"This is the situation for any host, always has been. "If I could stay in Mallorca I would," she added alongside a laughing face emoji. Laura continues: "But at the moment, flying me back and is MORE EFFICIENT than brining our new guests and audience every week.
"I have it in my contract to offset my carbon footprint." She then pulled a face as the words: "Laura has the easiest job on the telly! She gets paid £50k a min. It's an outrage", pop up on screen. Laura smiled as she pointed back to her response, which read: "Firstly, Iain has never had attention on money he earns.
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