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Iain Stirling on Love Island secrets, girlfriend Laura Whitmore – and house-cleaning in the buff
The first thing you do every morning?
I feel terrible saying it, but I check my phone. Insta Stories: 40 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
What makes you happiest?
Putting something in my body, like food or drink. I don’t mean another body part. Consumption-based, not sex-based.
Have you had any Love Island-style pampering – fake tan, teeth-whitening?
No. I am from Scotland and have all my own teeth, which makes me some sort of, like, royal.
You’ve said that you’re happy your bulge has finally been getting the attention it deserves – has it developed an ego?
The Daily Mail put a picture up and [added] a red circle around [my bulge]. I felt violated! I don’t have a nickname for mine – that’s the sort of thing that will get you arrested.
What’s been your worst on-stage experience?
I was recording a show for CBBC. I was talking to an eight-year-old boy and told him he had a “f*cking great name” – [it was] something like Farquar, something really middle class, and I swore. At one point a six-year-old girl cried, “Mummy, can we go?”
How romantic are you?
I’m getting better. I like the idea of being romantic because I think the older you get, things like giving presents and being romantic feels nice. As you begin to get older you start to appreciate making other people feel good.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for Laura (right)?
Last night was pretty sexy. I got in after a few drinks and drunkenly tidied the house. I’ve never had my partner look at me with such desire in my entire life. It was when I was mopping up after a few tequilas and beers with my headphones in, just cleaning up. I had a pinny on and nothing else... (I may have made that last bit up.) I was absolutely off my face but I still managed it.
The biggest love lesson Love Island’s taught you?
Genuinely, and I don’t follow this enough myself, it’s
“be honest”. If you do something wrong, admit to it immediately. If you try to cover it up and lie about it, it will only become worse and the trust will be broken.
Are you and Laura the next Marvin and Rochelle?
Thanks for saying Marvin and Rochelle – I spoke to someone recently and they said Richard and Judy. We might become the next power couple, but the problem is Laura’s very good – a very accomplished presenter – and I’m an idiot. I feel I’d be holding her back.