‘It’s compulsory to try the local drinks’
NAME: LAURA WHITMORE, 32 PLACE OF BIRTH: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND OCCUPATION: TV PRESENTER
Which trip changed your life?
When I went to Kenya a few years ago with a charity called Free The Children, and the Maasai Mara women took me under their wing. It was amazing to see animals in the wild, too. I’ll never go to the zoo again.
What’s the coolest hotel you’ve stayed in?
Where I am right now, in South Africa, at the Legends resort. You can go to hotels all over the world that are so similar, they could be anywhere. But here, you get a feel for the culture, and the air is so clean.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve put in your mouth while on holiday?
When I was working on I’m A Celeb, I did the fish eye challenge to see how many I could cram in. I don’t eat red meat as I’m pescatarian, so that got me out of eating kangaroo anus.
Which of your holidays has been the most #Instagramgoals?
Iain [Stirling, her boyfriend] and I went to Iceland last week. We got to go snowmobiling on these massive trucks. They let me drive up glaciers and into rivers. That is pretty Instagram goals.
Are you a packing ninja?
I pack loads of left socks and I have been known to pack the remote control. This trip to South Africa is the most organised I’ve been.
Where is on your bucket list to visit?
Every year, me and my friends will do a festival in some country that we have never been to. Next on my list is a festival in Russia, and there is one in Tel Aviv. The world is such a big, exciting place. I’m always planning the next trip.
Who is your favourite holiday companion?
I should probably say my boyfriend, but I’ve also got my friend Alex, who works at MTV. She’s one of those people who I don’t have to talk to the whole time, and sometimes we both do our own independent thing. We were chilling out in Bali during rainy season and we didn’t speak for a couple of hours. Iain talks a lot, but he’s a good holiday companion.