When we see a bunch of lithe singletons drinking fizz out of opaque flutes, we’ll know that nature has finally healed itself. Love Island will have returned. And in even better news, it was reported last week that the show will be almost back to normal this year, as it will film in Majorca.
Laura Whitmore and husband Iain Stirling are also both back on board for hosting and narrating duties respectively, but this time they’ll have an extra helper, after the arrival of their daughter last month.
A source tells heat Laura and Iain are already figuring out how they’re going to juggle the show with parenting.
“Having a new baby while working is not going to be easy but Laura is determined that she can do both and with Love Island being confirmed in Majorca, her and the baby will likely have to be based there because of travel rules, meaning she can’t fly back and forth,” our source says.
“But thankfully for her Iain also works on the show so he’ll be there all the time and they can have their own family bubble and really do some bonding.”
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Laura, 35, recently joked, “I’ll slo-mo with the baby under my arm… I don’t think that would work,” adding that she and Iain are “very lucky that we never even work the same days and times on that show, we never actually work together. We have different schedules, and I’m really happy to live in 2021 where, I think, women can work and have a family and have that support and I feel quite supported that way.”
Sadly though, it seems unlikely that the couple – who married last year – will be able to have a roster of friends on babysitting duties out in Majorca with them, but Laura’s mum is hoping to help them out.
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“It will be hard as Laura won’t really be able to see her other friends and family as it’s looking more and more likely foreign holidays will not be allowed by then. But Laura is hoping her mum will be able to join them and be part of her support bubble as obviously both her and Iain will be working. It’s going to be tough, but Laura is sure she can handle it and there are worse places to be stuck than Majorca in the summer.”
We’re all ready for a show like Love Island to bring some joy back into our lives, as Laura said recently, “You turn on the news and it can be quite negative, and we need to have the light and the shade in life. And I think there is lots of light and fun on Love Island.”
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