With her cheeky Irish charm, stunning looks and ability to take the mickey out of herself, we can see why Keith Lemon snapped up Laura Whitmore to be a Celebrity Juice captain, following in the footsteps of Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton.
And Laura, 35, who is engaged to Love Island’s voiceover star Iain Stirling, tells us it already feels “like home” filming with Keith and fellow team captain Emily Atack for the popular ITV2 show.
The blonde beauty will be managing a host of celebrities on her team, and when it comes to dream guests Laura reveals she wants anyone who’s “cute” for a single Emily. That’s the thing with Ms Whitmore, she’s all about the girl power. Throughout our chat she can’t stop gushing about Em, admitting she was relieved to have her pal by her side when filming started, and that there’s “no rivalry” between them. She also reveals the trick the girls will be using to make sure Keith isn’t too hard on them!
Here, Laura exclusively tells OK! about gossiping with Emily, how she’ll handle Keith’s teasing, and why she’s excited to put her heels back on after months of living in a tracksuit…
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