‘Love Island’ Host Laura Whitmore Quits U.K. Reality Show Citing ‘Very Difficult’ Elements She Can’t Overcome

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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.

Between the 2020 pre-pandemic winter “Love Island” and the 2021 and 2022 summer editions of the program, Whitmore has hosted three seasons in total.Fans of the show, however, have noticed the presenter’s dwindling screen time in recent seasons, in which cast members have largely operated on their own and without a host.

Whitmore’s main presence has been in the after-show “Aftersun.” In a post to her official Instagram account on Monday night local time, the Irish model and TV presenter wrote: “Some news!

I won’t be hosting the next series of Love island.“There are certain elements of the show I’ve found very difficult that cannot be changed some due to the format, including the flying back and forth to South Africa along with my new conflicting projects.