LAURA Whitmore quit Love Island last night saying she found parts of the show "very difficult". She stepped down from hosting the ITV juggernaut just weeks after quitting her BBC Radio job.
The January edition of Love Island has now been removed from her calendar and The Laura Whitmore Show is no more. But as the star pointed out in her bombshell announcement last night, she has several "new conflicting projects" that clashes with her duties on Love Island.
The first of them will be her West End debut - with the TV presenter recently calling theatre her "first love". She will appear in the play 2:22 A Ghost Story, where she follows in the footsteps of Lily Allen, Jake Wood and Giovanna Fletcher.
Laura will be taking on the role of Jenny from 6 September and appearing for four months. More on Laura WhitmoreMOVING ON Fans all say the same thing after Laura Whitmore's shock Love Island exit'mark my words' Laura Whitmore ‘quit Love Island to host Big Brother’ predict fans Speaking earlier this month she said: "I'm so excited to be making my West End debut playing Jenny in the next production of 2:22. "Theatre has always been my first love and I can't wait to get back on stage. "I am a huge fan of the previous productions and delighted to be getting stuck in with rehearsals and working alongside such a hugely talented cast and team." Dublin-born Laura started out in telly in 2008 when she won a competition to become the new face of MTV News.
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