Laura Whitmore
| Laura Whitmore | |
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| Born |
4 May 1985 Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Dublin City University |
| Occupation | TV presenter, model |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | MTV, RTÉ, ITV, BBC |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Website | laurawhitmore |
Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish TV presenter and model based in London, who has worked for MTV Europe, RTÉ, and is also known for presenting I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2011 until 2015.
Whitmore was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. She has two half brothers. Whitmore attended Dublin City University where she studied journalism, including a year studying abroad at Boston University in the United States.
In April 2008, MTV Networks Europe launched a campaign Pick Me MTV where Whitmore battled it out against other contestants to become the face of MTV News in MTV Europe. Between 2008 and 2015, she hosted news bulletins for MTV in Ireland, the UK and pan-European MTV channels. She was regularly seen on MTV News hosting special events in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. One of the other entrants into this competition was Eoghan McDermott.
For four years from 2011, Whitmore co-hosted I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2 airing immediately after I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! She replaced Caroline Flack. Whitmore announced on 14 April 2016 that she had decided to leave the show.
In the summer of 2012, Whitmore appeared on Miriam O'Callaghan's show Saturday Night with Miriam after carrying the 2012 Summer Olympics torch.
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