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Laura Whitmore 's next role on TV has been revealed with a preview on The One Show following her departure from Love Island.
The Irish presenter, 37, announced she was stepping away from the hugely popular ITV2 reality dating show after two years as the host just days after the summer series wrapped in 2022.
Laura had taken the reigns back in January 2020, when original host - the late Caroline Flack - stepped aside as she awaited court proceedings after being accused of assaulting her former partner.
In the years since, Laura has married partner Iain Stirling, Love Island's resident voiceover, and welcomed her first baby.
She will be in the second series of Buffering, which was created by husband Iain Stirling (ITV)Her next project will see her return to ITV2 in a collaboration with her comedian husband, but she will not be back in the Love Island hotseat.
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Iain was on The One Show on Wednesday evening discussing the second series of his sitcom Buffering, where a trailer of the programme featured Laura in the acting role.
Speaking to co-hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas, Iain said: "The great thing about doing a comedy I guess is, it's a collaborative effort so everyone was chucking in ideas.
The sitcom's second series will air on Monday January 30 on ITV2 (ITV)"Laura's such a naturally funny person so she definitely helped with the character, fleshed it out.
"We sort of gave her the skeleton and she built it into this monster really! Quite a scary individual. The character."
The second series of Buffering starts on Monday January 30.
Laura was replaced fan favourite Maya Jama as Love Island host in October after the mum-of-one had announced she was stepping down.
Laura was replaced in the Love Island hotseat by Maya Jama (Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock)Earlier this month, Maya, 28, said taking on the job is a "big moment for all of us" as television continues to break barriers surrounding race after the role was previously held by two white women.
Speaking to Vogue from Johannesburg, the star said: "Growing up, I never saw an East African woman host a show, and no Black or mixed-race woman hosts such a big primetime TV show, other than June Sarpong.
"This is definitely a big moment for all of us in that sense, and I hope it just opens way more doors for other people from similar backgrounds and cultures as myself."
Maya, born to parents Sadie and Hussein, is of Somali descent on Hussein's side, as well as Swedish descent on her mum Sadie's side.
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