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Laura Whitmore "wasn't having a good time" by the end of this summer's Love Island and is excited to be starting a new chapter, a source has told OK!. The 37-year-old stepped in to host the much-loved dating programme and its spin-off series Love Island Aftersun back in 2020, taking over from Caroline Flack. But on Monday night, Laura announced her decision to leave the ITV2 show, citing "certain elements of the show I’ve found very difficult that cannot be changed".

Laura Whitmore has announced that she will no longer be presenting Love Island, after she took an unexpected career change into the world of the West End.The Irish model, 37, had taken over from Caroline Flack back in 2020 as a temporary replacement but has now decided to step away from the spotlight of ITV2's loved reality show. Love Island fans questioned the latest series, with claims of bullying, walk-outs and more mental health issues coming to light. Laura has confirmed her departure, and said: "There are certain elements of the show I've found very difficult." Taking to Instagram Laura wrote: "Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love island.

Harry Styles has addressed critics who have accused him of "queerbaiting" by wearing gender-fluid outfits without explicitly identifying as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The As It Was singer is often asked about his sexual orientation due to his flamboyant style and his perceived sexual ambiguity. However, Harry has always avoided giving an explicit answer, usually insisting that labelling sexuality is outdated.

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As Love Island viewers reel from the recent announcement that host Laura Whitmore will not be returning for the next series, many fans have been left curious about her friendship with the late Caroline Flack, as she paid tribute to the former host in her exit announcement. Sharing the news on Monday evening that her time as the show’s host had come to an end, Laura wrote: "Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love Island.

Laura Whitmore has issued a statement to explain why she has stepped down from hosting Love Island. The 37 year old Irish presenter, who recently shared a rare snap of her daughter on social media, announced on Monday 22 August that she would be quitting the stalwart ITV2 show after three series. She originally took over hosting duties in 2019 after the sad death of Caroline Flack, who had anchored the show since it was rebooted in 2015.

. On Monday, the TV presenter announced that she would not be returning to the reality competition series following her three-season run.“Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love island.

Laura Whitmore has confirmed that she will not be coming back to Love Island UK when the reality show returns for its winter season at the beginning of 2023.

Laura Whitmore has announced that she won't be hosting the next series of Love Island. The 37 year old took to Instagram to announce the news today (22 August) and explained how she'd found "certain elements" of the ITV2 dating show "very difficult".Taking to Instagram, Laura shared a photo of herself from her time on the show and told her fans: "Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love Island.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Love Island” host Laura Whitmore has quit the U.K. reality show after two and a half years.Whitmore, a close friend of former host Caroline Flack, famously took over from the long-time presenter in January 2020, shortly after her December 2019 arrest for domestic assault and two months before Flack’s untimely suicide.

Love Island is almost at an end for 2022 and in the final days before this year’s winners are announced, there have been plenty of much awaited moments including a memorable talent show that caused plenty of laughs. On Wednesday night the baby challenge episode finally aired and it came with plenty of memorable moments including doting dad Davide giving his daughter a rather interesting makeover.

Love Island star Jack Fincham showed off a new hairstyle as he attended the Flackstock festival on Monday.The 31 year old was pictured in happy spirits as he debuted a retro look by sporting a bowl cut while relaxing in the VIP area.  Flackstock was organised by Caroline Flack’s family and close friends in honour of the late star, who tragically took her own life in February 2020 at the age of 40. Speaking at the event, Caroline's sister Jody described the celebratory event – which raised money for charities including Mind – as a day "full of dancing".  Jack arrived at the festival looking causally stylish as he wore a white vest underneath a khaki green open shirt and a pair of matching loose-fitting trousers, along with some bright pink trainers.The reality star added a bold patterned blue printed shirt as he posed in the McDonald's sponsored VIP area.  Jack was joined at the festival by several other celebrities, including presenter Jake Quickenden and fellow ex-Islanders Shaughna Phillips, Chris Hughes and Georgia Steel.  Many live comedy and music acts performed at the event, with appearances from Louise Redknapp, Pixie Lott, Natalie Imbruglia and Dermot O’Leary.

Caroline Flack's family and friends paid tribute to the late Love Island host at a festival held in her memory on Monday. The star, who took her own life aged 40 in 2020, was honoured at Flackstock, a comedy, music and dance event raising money for charities Mind, Samaritans, Choose Love and the Charlie Waller Trust. Opening the event, Caroline’s sister Jody told the crowd that everyone performing was a friend of Caroline’s, saying it was an ideal day “full of dancing”.

Former Love Island host Caroline Flack is set to be remembered in a star-studded festival which will also be made into a TV documentary.The programme will see viewers share their happy memories of Caroline, who tragically died in 2020 after taking her own life. Following her untimely passing, Laura Whitmore took over her presenting duties on the ITV2 dating show. Flackstock will see performers such as Natalie Imbruglia, Louise Redknapp, Tom Grennan, Lucie Jones, Pixie Lott, Fleur East and The Overtones come together for the late TV star.

The eighth series of Love Island, the UK’s hit dating reality show, has confounded critics who thought it would lose its appeal with the introduction of more robust guidelines to preserve contestants’ mental health.

Caroline Flack's mum Christine Flack has opened up on how she's coping with grief from the loss of her beloved daughter over two years after her death, as the star's friends and family are coming together to celebrate her at Flackstock. Appearing on Good Morning Britain with the former Love Island presenter's friend Natalie Pinkham, Christine said the "sadness never goes away" after her daughter took her own life at the age of 40 in February 2020. She became emotional as she admitted that while she doesn't think the feeling will ever really leave her, she knows he still has to "get on with things" and has been excited to help plan and organise Flackstock.

Love Island: Aftersun viewers have called for the show’s new VIP bar to be named in honour of Caroline Flack. Caroline hosted the ITV2 dating show from 2015 to 2019. She stepped down as host in December 2019 after she was charged with assaulting her then-boyfriend Lewis Burton at her home in London.

K.J. Yossman “Love Island” season 8 made its debut on Monday night with an average of 2.4 million viewers on ITV2.The 90-minute episode, which introduced the eleven initial “Islanders,” as they’re known, peaked with 3.0 million viewers around thirty minutes in, as the contestants were coupled up for the first time.While the figures were strong, particularly in the coveted 16-34 demographic (of which 1.1 million joined the audience), the total average was lower than recent seasons, according to Broadcast, which reported that the debut episodes in January 2020 and June 2021 both averaged 2.7 million (translating as a 13.7% and 12.8% audience share respectively).When including the audience figures on PC, mobile and tablet the figure rose to 3 million viewers.

K.J. Yossman The 2022 cast of “Love Island” will be given extended duty of care protocols and offered inclusion training, ITV and Lifted Entertainment confirmed today.The eighth season of ‘Love Island’ is set to air this summer (pictured above: season 7 contestants).The inclusion training, which will be delivered by Black Collective of Media in Sport’s Leon Mann, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Hayley Bennett, disability specialist Shani Dhanda and broadcaster Sean Fletcher, will cover language around “disability, sexuality, race and ethnicity, behaviours and microaggressions,” according to ITV.It will be offered to participants before they enter the villa.Meanwhile welfare measures will be in place “before, during and after filming,” ITV confirmed.

Caroline Flack's family have announced a festival in her memory named Flackstock to celebrate the Love Island presenter's life. It has been revealed Louise Redknapp, Fleur East, and Natalie Imbruglia are three of the performers chosen to sing at the event dedicated to the late Love Island presenter. Flackstock will kick off at Englefield House in Berkshire, and Louise, 47, Fleur, 34, and Natalie, 47, will be joined by comedians Joel Dommett, 36, Keith Lemon, 48, and Noel Fielding, also 48, who are also performing.

Mike Tindall took to social media for a very emotional reason on Friday, asking fans to join him and other A-listers at an exciting festival dedicated to deceased TV personality Caroline Flack.MORE: The surprising connection between Princess Eugenie and Mike Tindall's podcastsThe former rugby player appealed on his social media platforms to entice fans to buy tickets for the aptly named event "Flackstock", which will see the likes of Louise Redknapp, Joel Dommet, Fleur East and Dermott O'Leary come together in support of four major mental health charities.WATCH: Mike Tindall shares fun video of ski break with friendsCaptioning a poster for the event on his Instagram feed, Mike penned: "Hi I’m a massive Friend of Flackstock and well done @natalie_pinkham, etc, all who have worked incredibly hard to pull everything together.SEE: Zara Tindall's effortlessly chic outfit for night out with husband Mike we almost missedREAD: Mike Tindall teased about his stay at Windsor Castle over Easter – see his response"Please come and join us on July 25th and Englefield House to raise loads of money for great causes and to remember Caroline. Get involved!!!!!"A post shared by Mike Tindall (@mike_tindall12)Mike shared the update with his 845,000 Instagram followersFans flooded the comments with love hearts and praising emojis and television presenter Natalie Pinkman, who helped organise the event, replied: "Thanks Mikey."Mike isn't the first star to appeal to their fans to support the event.

Laura Whitmore has responded to claims by a former Love Island contestant who said she had landed the presenting job on the reality show because of her husband Iain Stirling. Ex-contestant Rachel Finni slated Laura's skills as she said she was 'gutted' the star was cast to host the ITV2 show.

Katie Price.  The former Atomic Kitten star, 41, took to Instagram to unveil the new ink she had had done by Tattoo Fixers star Jay Hutton as she began her new sleeve.  She wrote: ‘@jayhuttontat2 your honestly the best of the best loving my new tattoo…(sic) 8 years in the making this sleeve tattoo, we’re getting there xxxx.

The new series of Love Island is set to return to screens on June 6 with the longest runtime ever, it has been reported. Fans of the hit ITV dating show will be excited to learn that this summer will see the series run for an extended ten weeks instead of the usual eight, with filming for promotion of the show due to take place in just two weeks time. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

When somebody dies in 2022, the chances are they are also leaving behind an online legacy. This includes celebrities such as Tom Parker, Mike Thalassitis and Caroline Flack, who still have live Instagram accounts. Nearly 80 percent of people living in the UK have social media and their accounts will likely outlive them.

READ MORE: ITV Starstruck: Olly Murs' huge falling out with twin brother over The X Factor and why they still haven't spoken 13 years later Olly was also rumoured to be dating Love Island and fellow ex factor presenter Caroline Flack. At the time the pair denied the claims. Olly said on the ITV daytime show: "Me and Caroline have always said hundreds of times (in interviews) that we're never going to get together, We're just really good mates.

Laura Whitmore is said to have bagged a whopping £500,000 deal to host the next series of Love Island. Laura, 36, first hosted the popular dating show in 2020 for the winter edition following Caroline Flack’s decision to step down. In the wake of Caroline’s death in February 2020, Laura went on to host the 2021 summer edition of Love Island.

Zara McDermott has truly proven that the world is her oyster with two BBC documentaries under her belt as well as hosting a new dating show Love In The Flesh. The Love Island star turned TV host, 25, was asked many questions about her new dating programme, which follows five couples meeting each other for the first time after falling head over heels online. While Zara answered some questions about her new venture, she revealed that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of presenting beauty Caroline Flack as "kindness" will never be forgotten.

Lottie Tomlinson has been showing off her blossoming baby bump in new snaps. The make-up artist, who recently announced she was pregnant with her first child, took to Instagram to reveal her growing bump in a mirror selfie alongside former tennis star boyfriend, Lewis Burton. The 23 year old and younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson was positively glowing in the snap, wearing a small lilac bikini to accentuate her bump and her hair in loose waves.

Tributes have been pouring in for Love Island star Mike Thalassitis, who passed away three years ago at the age of 26. Mike, who first rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, took his own life in March 2019, with many of his friends and co-stars leaving touching messages for the star on the anniversary of his death. Marcel Somervile, who appeared alongside Mike on Love Island, posted a pair of the pair together to Instagram with the caption: “Always Remembered My Brother! “It’s not a coincidence me and @jonny_mitchell1991 always catch up around this time.

Their winning Strictly Come Dancing moment may now be a memory but Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice are still continuing to share special moments together.

Love Island is set to be moving to a new prime location, bosses have confirmed after speculation emerged of set changes to the hit dating show for the upcoming series. Along with a host of fresh faced contestants, the ITV2 reality dating show will return this summer with a completely different house after filming at the same Majorcan property for the last five years. Managing director of ITV’s media and entrainment, Kevin Lygo, has said Love Island is moving to a “marvellous” new mansion in what appears to be a bid to revitalise the show, which will enter its eight series in a few month’s time.

Never-before-seen pictures of former Love Island presenter Caroline Flack have been released to mark the second anniversary of her passing. Caroline tragically took her own life on 15 February 2020, leaving both her fans, family and friends heartbroken. With today marking the second anniversary of her death, acclaimed artists The Connor Brothers have released stunning portraits of the late 40 year old which were taken just months before her passing.

Love Island has led the tributes to their original and beloved presenter Caroline Flack on Tuesday, marking two years since she died at the age of 40.The star's friends and colleagues also came out in their droves to remember her indelible mark on the entertainment industry, while her mum is attempting to reopen the investigation into her death. Sharing a snap of the blonde beauty during her press shots for the sun-soaked reality TV show, the official Love Island Twitter account posted: "Caroline, forever in our hearts." Writing his own tribute on Instagram, singer Olly Murs then shared a bittersweet snap with his longtime friend and Xtra Factor co-host.

Caroline Flack’s mother has sparked a reinvestigation into her late daughter’s assault charge following a police complaint.The Love Island star died by suicide at the age of 40 on February 2020.Two months prior to he death, the presenter was arrested following an incident with boyfriend Lewis Burton, later discovering that prosecutors wanted to press ahead with an assault charge. Caroline’s mother Christine Flack has now said she wants to know why her daughter was charged with the assault, despite previously being told by prosecutors she should be given a caution.

The Metropolitan Police have been instructed to reinvestigate Caroline Flack’s mother’s complaint that her daughter was treated differently by police due to her fame.