Iain Stirling has one of the most recognisable voices on TV and we can't get enough. His witty one-liners and soothing Scottish accent are heard by millions of us every evening during the summer months.
Most of us now consider him a close and familiar friend, the Chairman of the island who is able to hilariously observe the Love Islanders while we’re at home screaming at the TV.
So, if you want to know more about Iain's life so far and where it all began for him, delve into the world of the guy with the best job in television.
Who is Iain Stirling?
Iain was a law student at Edinburgh Uni and is in the latest wave of floppy-haired comedians, writers, television presenters to make it big after being scouted during one of his stand-up routines.
Iain started doing stand-up during his last year at the university, and in August 2009 he performed in the final of the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, losing out to fellow comedian Joe Lycett who is best known for 8 Out of 10 Cats and his own show, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
He's narrated Love Island since its first series in 2015 and fast became a staple part of the show.
How old is Iain Stirling?
Iain Stirling's birthday is 27th January 1988, making him currently 33 years old.
Who is Iain Stirling's wife?
Since March 2017, Iain Stirling has been dating fellow TV presenter Laura Whitmore. The pair moved in together in December 2018, with Laura buying a house in North London. They regularly post adorable snaps of each other on social media.
Laura took over Love Island presenting duties for the first ever winter edition in 2020, working alongside her narrator other half.
It was reported that the couple secretly married in Dublin in November 2020, with Laura confirming the news a few months later. She revealed Iain had proposed to her a year before they got married but they had decided to keep details of their engagement and wedding under wraps.
She wrote on Instagram, "A year ago Iain asked me to marry him and we had the most magical, perfect ceremony. We loved having it to ourselves. We had been planning the perfect celebration and I will forever be so thankful that’s what we got. We have never spoken publicly about our engagement or wedding. Back at the time we never felt the need to say anything as it’s all such a personal experience. We also were too busy enjoying it!"
Do Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore have a baby?
Iain and Laura became parents in April 2020 when she gave birth to their first child, a baby daughter.
Although neither Iain nor Laura announced the news at the time, their new arrival was confirmed when they were spotted out with their daughter while getting coffee.
The couple keep their daughter out of the public eye, although Laura appeared to confirm reports that they had named their daughter Stevie when she uploaded an Instagram snap that showed a denim jacket with the name Stevie Ré stitched on to the back.
“A few years ago at Glastonbury I bought the handmade ‘time to dance and play’ sign somewhere in the healing fields en route to Shangri La,” she captioned the photo. “I ended up wandering around by myself for a few hours, stumbling across different stages and tents. I look at this sign and remind myself of the importance of having fun.
“Life can get stressful. It can feel overwhelming. But it reminds me of the things that bring me joy in my life. So today, do something that brings you joy! Have a great weekend x.”
What other shows has Iain Stirling been on?
He has presented shows for CBBC and even bagged himself a BAFTA nomination in 2014 for best children's presenter - go Iain! Although he finished working for CBBC in 2013, Iain returned for their 30th anniversary in 2015.
He has now had three BAFTA nominations in total – how impressive is that?!
Iain has also made an appearance on Comedy Central's Drunk History, drunkenly telling Scott of the Antarctic's story. He put his voiceover skills to yet another good use in 2018, narrating the BAFTA TV Awards, and in 2019 he was a contestant on Taskmaster.
He is the also the host of ITV2 panel show Celebability and still does stand-up, including his smash hit sold out show U OK HUN? X.
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Love Island winners - where are they now slider
1 of 242005 - Celebrity Love Island - Jayne Middlemiss
TV presenter and model Jayne Middlemiss was the first person to win Celebrity Love Island, alongside Fran Cosgrave. Nothing happened between the pair when they left the villa, with Jayne continuing with work in TV, including shows such as Celebrity Masterchef and Pointless. She's now a radio presenter!
2 of 242005 - Celebrity Love Island - Fran Cosgrave
Fran Cosgrave, who is the former Westlife bodyguard, went on to land his own spin-off TV show alongside Calum Best and Paul Danan, before releasing his autobiography in 2006. Fran dated Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, with the pair welcoming a son together, but they've since split.
3 of 242006 - Celebrity Love Island - Calum Best
Despite being on the show in 2005, Calum Best re-entered the Celebrity Love Island villa in 2006, this time winning the show alongside Geordie girl Bianca Gascoigne.
4 of 242006 - Celebrity Love Island - Calum Best
Since leaving the villa in 2006, Calum has kept himself in the spotlight, appearing on a number of other shows such as Celebrity Big Brother and Famously Single. In 2018 it was being reported that Calum was dating Hannah Murrell, despite the model being 16 years younger than the 38-year-old.
5 of 242006 - Celebrity Love Island - Bianca Gascoigne
Entering the Celebrity Love Island villa as a glamour model in 2006, Bianca won the show alongside Calum Best.
6 of 242006 - Celebrity Love Island - Bianca Gascoigne
Although nothing materialised romantically between Bianca and Calum outside of the show, the model went on to achieve success, appearing on shows such as Gladiators, Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Coach Trip.She even auditioned for The X Factor in 2012!
7 of 242015 - Love Island: Jess Hayes and Max Morley
When Love Island returned to our TV screens in 2015, with host Caroline Flack, Jess Hayes and Max Morley were crowned the winners, taking home a massive £50,000 each.Just 40 days after leaving the villa, the pair split up, leaving viewers of the show heartbroken.
8 of 242015 - Love Island: Jess Hayes
Despite splitting from Max, a few years later Jess found true happiness with her boyfriend Dan Lawry. The pair welcomed their first child together in 2019, a baby boy called Presley James Lawry.
9 of 242015 - Love Island: Max Morley
Max has kept himself relatively out of the spotlight since he won the show, but in recent months he's been dating Love Island 2018 star Laura Anderson.
10 of 242016 - Love Island: Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
After coupling up on Day One of Love Island 2016, it was love at first sight for Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey, who went on to beat Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen in the series two final.
11 of 242016 - Love Island: Cara de la Hoyde and Nathan Massey
Despite splitting for a short period, Cara and Nathan rekindled their romance after discovering Cara was expecting the couple's first baby. After Cara gave birth to baby Freddie, Nathan then proposed to his girl back in the Love Island villa, with the pair getting married in 2019. A true Love Island fairytale!
12 of 242017 - Love Island: Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies
It didn't take long for Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies to couple up on Love Island series three, with the pair going on to win the show ahead of Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood.Despite this, the pair ended their romance just before Christmas in 2017, but they have remained friends!
13 of 242017 - Love Island: Kem Cetinay
He's a single boy, but that hasn't stopped Kem going on to achieve great things. As well as landing a record deal with his Love Island BFF Chris Hughes (and a TV show to follow), Kem appeared on Dancing On Ice and now he's joined This Morning as their showbiz reporter. In 2019 he was also unveiled as Primark's first ever male ambassador.
14 of 242017 - Love Island: Amber Davies
Despite being romantically linked with the likes of Chris Clark and Liam Payne, Amber has remained single since her split from Kem.Pursuing her dream of being on stage, Amber landed her dream role in Dolly Parton's West End musical 9 To 5 alongside the likes of Louise Redknapp, and she's received amazing reviews.
15 of 242018 - Love Island: Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer
The nation fell in love with Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham when they coupled up and won Love Island in 2018. Despite high hopes for the couple, Dani and Jack announced they'd split up in April 2019.
16 of 242018 - Love Island: Dani Dyer
Just weeks after her split from Jack, Dani started dating her ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence, and the pair look super loved-up on social media. As well as this, the reality star has reportedly made more than £1 million since she left the villa, with various clothing deals, Instagram posts and her own eyelash product.
17 of 242018 - Love Island: Jack Fincham
After his split from Dani, Jack joined the cast of series seven of Celebs Go Dating, in an attempt to find his perfect girl. Jack has also teamed up with brands like McDonald's and Protein World, and his debut clothing line is due out later in 2019.
18 of 242019 - Love Island: Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea
After getting her heart broken by Michael Griffiths, Amber Gill was swept off her feet when Irish hunk Greg O'Shea entered the villa with just two weeks to go! Despite only knowing each other for 12 days, Greg and Amber were crowned winners of the 2019 series, beating Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae for the Love Island crown.
19 of 242019 - Love Island: Amber Gill
Although Amber and Greg appeared to leave the villa on good terms vowing to stay together and split the cash prize, their relationship didn't last with their split announced just five weeks after they left the show.In the time since Amber has gone on to have a successful career as a model and influencer and has a whopping 2.6M followers on Instagram.
20 of 242019 - Love Island: Greg O'Shea
Since leaving the show greg has continued to pursue his successful sporting career and has seen lots of success. He even competed in last years Olympic Games (WOW).
21 of 242020 - Love Island: Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
Paige Turley and Finn Tapp won the first (and potentially only) series of Love Island to take place in South Africa. They beat favourites Siânnise Fudge and Luke Trotman and left the show on strong form, deciding to split the £50,000 with Luke announcing he wanted to spend his winnings on a home for him and Paige (awww).
22 of 242020 - Love Island: Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
Paige and Finn have been together ever since and by all accounts seem to be going strong. We guess love is real...
23 of 242021 - Love Island: Millie Court and Liam Reardon
Millie Court and Liam Reardon hit it off from the get go but went through a rough patch following Casa Amor. However Liam managed to win Millie around and they won the seventh season.
24 of 242021 - Love Island: Millie Court and Liam Reardon
They left the show loved up and have since moved in together. While there has been rumours floating around that they might have split, Millie has shut down the speculation.
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Where is he from?
Iain is a proud Southerner.
Jokes.
Iain is from Edinburgh, Scotland. Or as he calls it, Skotchland. But he lives in London now with his wife Laura Whitmore.
What's Iain Stirling's Instagram?
Ever bashful, you can follow Iain's Instagram here: @iaindoesjokes.
Does Iain Stirling have Twitter?
Yep. He tweets some pretty funny stuff about Love Island, even threatening to walk into the ocean if he hears a contestant utter the word literally one more time.
And his Twitter is here: @IainDoesJokes.
All in all, Iain has achieved some pretty impressive stuff for a 32-year-old.