Laura Whitmore

After gaining a degree in journalism and editing her student magazine at Dublin City University, Laura began her career in the media as a researcher on Irish national radio station Newstalk.

Then in 2008, Laura entered the Myspace/MTV Pick Me competition and beat 3000 other hopefuls to win a coveted MTV News role on the international music channel. Laura quickly proved herself adept at life in front of the camera and was rewarded with a permanent role on the network. Reporting from music and film festivals around the world, Laura has interviewed some of the biggest names in show business from Coldplay to Michael Caine, Robert Downey Jr to Britney Spears.

November 2011, saw Laura offered her biggest show to date, taking over from Caroline Flack on ITV2's prime time series I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now! Anchoring the series and keeping co-hosts Joe Swash and Russell Kane in check.

www.laurawhitmore.com