LOVE ISLAND STAR IAIN ON LAURA JOINING HIS SITCOM

in annoying places, on public transport and in restaurants and stuff, which you can’t believe.

“So, I’ll look forward to talking about that when the time is right. I don’t want to just be another comic talking about how my kid said this funny thing or whatever.

“I want to get the tone right. But I’d love to talk about that.”

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Iain married Laura in Dublin in 2020 and the family lives in London. Last year, they started a true crime podcast together called Partners in Crime with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling,

And while many people thought they worked together when Laura hosted Love Island and he narrated it – they were more like ships in the night.

He said: “It’s funny because when we did Love Island together, we were always asked about that.

“But we didn’t work together on Love Island at all. We were very rarely in the same building, let alone being on the same show.”

Getting his wife on the second series of Buffering, as channel controller Vic, has meant they are working together and the pair are seeing much more of each other.

And for Iain, watching his wife acting was “sexy”. He said: “It was nice getting up in the morning and getting our coffees. It felt like having an office job, you have a 9-5, going into the office together.

“This sounds a bit wet but it is mad watching her, because Laura has got an acting background and for three, four months was in this play (making her West End acting debut as Jenny in 2:22 – A Ghost Story).

“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