It’s cool watching your wife be really good at her thing ..it’s sexy
Love Island narrator on working together... and becoming a dad
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“It’s quite cool watching your wife be really good at her thing. It’s sexy.
“Watching her being really brilliant at a skill. I just love seeing her do it.”
The play was the first thing Laura did after announcing she had quit presenting Love Island last year – performing until earlier this month.
Singer Cheryl took over the role last Friday. Buffering was first shown on ITV2 in 2021 and follows the life of kids’ TV presenter Iain and housemates Ashley (Rosa Robson), Rosie ( Jessie Cave), Greg (Paul G Raymond) and Thalia (Janine Harouni) as they navigate life in their 20s.
Co-written with BBC New Comedy Award-winning Steve Bugeja, Iain said he had fun writing bits in for Laura’s role for his own personal amusement.
REPULSED
He added: “There’s a bit where she’s physically repulsed by me. I just find it so funny that it’s just her going, ‘Oh, he’s vile’, and I’m like, ‘I’ve definitely seen that face before’.”
Iain, who first found fame fronting CBBC in 2009 with canine puppet sidekick Hacker T. Dog before becoming the narrator of Love Island from its first series in 2015, revealed he based Laura’s character on “one boss from kids’ TV” but won’t name her.
Laura’s Vic is very foul mouthed. Iain laughed: “Laura swore in the play as well. I’ve been to see it seven times and every time I cannot believe it. She uses words she will not allow in the house. That was part of the fun of it.”
While they live together, Iain went through the proper channels to get his wife on board – sending the script to Laura’s agent. He said: “It wasn’t done over cornflakes in the morning. We’ve no time, we’ve got nappies to change and bottles to fill.”
Iain is narrating the Winter Love Island in South Africa from London
And he’s full of praise for new host Maya Jama, the show’s third presenter, and admitted “her solo-mo walks have been something else”.
His early favourite is farmer Will Young who he reckons is the “underdog” the public will fall in love with.
With one of the most recognisable voices on TV, Iain has admitted he uses it for his gain but also has to put on accents so he’s not recognised. He said: “Sometimes it’s handy if I’m on the phone to tech support and they work out who I am and I get a very mild VIP treatment, that’s quite nice.
“It’s unhelpful when I’m on tour and I’m working late and the only place open is a 24 hours Mcdonald’s and I’m trying to order in a Liverpool accent so people don’t recognised me.
“Basically I’m in a weird position where, as long as I don’t speak, I don’t get recognised.”
Buffering returns on Monday, ITV2 at 10.05pm. Love Island continues tonight, Virgin Media Two at 9pm.