The TV presenter revealed she suffered a miscarriage
Laura Whitmore penned an emotional piece for Hot Press, where she was honest about her recent miscarriage and how she came to terms with it.
The TV presenter has been dating Love Island's voiceoverIain Stirling since 2017. Their romance has since progressed quickly, and in December 2018 they moved in together.
But the couple faced a difficult period when Laura experienced a devastating miscarriage earlier this year.
Laura wrote, "Last year I found out I was pregnant.
"At 12 weeks I did my first meet with the midwife and spent two hours going through all my options for the birth.
"In the room I could see the outline of what looked like a jelly baby – just like in the movies. Then silence.
“I’m sorry there’s no heart-beat.”
"I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to react. Should I cry? Was I allowed be emotional for something unplanned?"
Laura added, "Miscarriages happen to 1 in 3 women.
"Most people just don’t talk about it. Now I’m part of that statistic.
"I hadn’t planned the pregnancy in the first place, so should I be sad? I was. That feeling was heightened because I felt I had to be sad alone: apart from a handful of people, no one knew."
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1 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde are the only Love Island winners to have remained together.Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
2 of 9Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016. Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter ud83dudc99ud83dudc76ud83cudffc[sic]In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
3 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
It took her a while, but Olivia Buckland finally found her man during Love Island season two. After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
4 of 9Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York. The couple married in a luxury ceremony in 2018, with parts of their wedding being shown on their very own TV show.
5 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
Despite the public thinking their relationship was just a 'joke', Jess Shears and Dom Lever have defied the odds and are one of the two couples still together from their series. Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
6 of 9Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day. Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. In October 2019, they welcomed a child together.
7 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The nation fell in love with Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Camilla Thurlow in 2017. And, after she had her heart broken by a number of different men in the villa, model Jamie Jewitt arrived and swept Camilla off her feet.After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
8 of 9Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?
9 of 9Series Four: Tommy Fury and Molly May Hague
The king and queen of Love Island 2019 are still loved up. While Molly Mae is living it up as a brand ambassador for PrettyLittleThing, Tommy's days are filled with training as well as being a brand ambassador for Boohoo Man.
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Laura's boyfriend Iain is set to work on Love Island's winter edition, which will ITV bosses have confirmed will begin in January 2020.
But hopeful singles don't have long left to apply - entries for the winter edition close on 30th November 2019.
Applicants must be 18 years or over and hold a passport which will be valid for the whole period of 1st December 2019 to 30th June 2020.
The website states, 'ITV2 are looking for vibrant singles from across the UK who want to head to the Winter sun, in search of love ! The chosen cast will spend time in a luxury villa, getting to know one another, but to remain in paradise they must win the hearts of the public and their fellow Islanders who ultimately decide their fate on Love Island.'