Laura Whitmore quits BBC radio show to ‘focus on cashing in on Love Island fame’-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro

Laura Whitmore will no longer host her BBC 5 Live show (Picture: ITV)

Love Island’s Laura Whitmore is said to have quit her BBC 5 Live radio show in order to focus on becoming a household name on television.

The 37-year-old presenter has been hosting The Laura Whitmore Show for the past four years, but now she’s keen to focus on her boosting her brand.

‘Love Island has given her huge exposure and a healthy pay packet, and she’s now going to exploit that to the max,’ a source said.

‘Laura has already hinted she has other projects in the pipeline and she can’t find the time to continue with all her roles.’

The insider added to The Sun: ‘So something had to go, and it’s sad for listeners that this is what’s been jettisoned as she moves onwards and upwards.’

Laura launched her weekly programme, The Laura Whitmore Show, on Radio 5 live in 2018.

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She began fronting Love Island in 2020 following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack.

Since then, Laura has worked on ads for Nintendo and become a captain on Celebrity Juice, which has since been axed.

Last month, it was claimed that despite 27 hours of Love Island footage on screen, Laura only appeared on the programme for 14 minutes, and she’s reportedly paid £600,000 for the pleasure.

‘They see you on telly for 10 minutes, but they have no idea how much work has gone into that — especially with telly,’ she said recently.

‘Telly’s so different to radio.’

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Heidi Dawson, controller of BBC Radio 5 Live, said: ‘Laura has made the difficult ­decision to leave after a brilliant four years.

‘We’d like to thank her for the energy, insight and humour she has brought to this programme and look forward to ­working with her again in the near future.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Laura for comment.

Love Island airs tonight at 9pm on ITV2.

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