New year and a new move for Ms Whitmore, who has a Laura stuff to bring...

THEY have been dating since last year. Now Laura Whitmore appears to be taking the next step with her funnyman beau Iain Stirling as she took to Instagram to post a sweet snap of them posing inside a removals van.

The 33-year-old Bray beauty looked super-comfy in a pair of dungarees and a black T-shirt, while Stirling – who rose to fame as the voice of Love Island – was in charge of taking the selfie as they loaded up the van.

The TV presenter’s snap was geotagged ‘north London’.

Laura, pictured, even added a cheeky caption to the picture in which she holds the couple’s pet dog Mick, and Stirling flashes a peace sign. ‘Now taking bookings for all house removals for 2019… Mick charges extra,’ she wrote.

Some time later, Laura, pictured, posted to Instagram Stories a snap of the couple with a few friends gathered around a kitchen table.

That was followed by a picture of Laura sitting at the table about to tuck into a plate of fish and chips. The image had been captioned: ‘The first supper.’

By last night, the couple were well on their way to settling in.

They had put up a Christmas tree, according to footage posted to Instagram Stories, and even decked it out with a selection of festive ornaments.

It was reported earlier this year that Laura and Stirling, 30, planned to take their romance to the next level by moving in together.

A source told The Sun: ‘They haven’t been together too long but she wanted to buy a house.

‘It’s their relationship getting more serious. Because of their busy jobs, they don’t get to spend a lot of time together, but this will mean they will see a lot more of each other.

‘They are very steady as a couple and it is the natural next step.’

The pair became firm friends in 2017, but their romance proved to be a slow burner, due to their jampacked work schedules.

Their relationship did not develop until the summer of last year.

Initially coy over their budding romance, rumours swirled for weeks before the lovebirds went public with their affections for one another.

Modest Stirling believes that he is punching above his weight in going out with the former Strictly Come Dancing star.

He told The Chris Ramsey Show: ‘I’ve got someone who’s like me, but much, much better.

‘And Laura’s got someone who’s like her, but much worse.

‘I think I’ve done quite well out of it, but I’m dead happy because she’s lovely and stuff.’

Representatives for both Laura and Iain were approached for comment last night, but had not responded at the time of going to print.