LAURA Whitmore has opened up about her shock decision to quit Love Island after parting ways with the huge show.
The 37-year-old announced she would no longer be the host of Love Island last month, three years after taking over from pal Caroline Flack.
In a new interview, Laura hinted ITV2 bosses held her back in some way.
She said: "I hate having anything I'm not allowed to say. I couldn't ask Love Islanders if they were OK."
Addressing controversy surrounding the Islanders' behaviour in the latest series and their mental health, she told The Sunday Times: "It is hard.
"Your face is the front of the show but I am one tiny person and have no producing role so I couldn't say if I didn't think something was OK.
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"If your child is watching, maybe you should watch it with them and have a conversation.
"A friend watched with her daughter and told her that it is not OK to say certain things.
"I question things a lot, even if I don't do it publicly , people would rather I didn't. It's difficult doing that when you work on the show."
She also revealed she was not allowed to interact with the Islanders, apart from in the live final.
"When they were in the villa, sometimes I wanted to ask if they were OK and couldn't. But I wouldn't have done anything differently."
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Laura took over from Caroline Flack in 2019 when the original presenter stood down after allegations that she had assaulted her boyfriend.
Caroline tragically took her own life the following year.
"I will always be grateful for how much support Caroline gave me," says Laura.
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"The first year I did the show, I was surviving the trauma of losing someone and keeping it together and doing a live show.
"That first series was one of the toughest things, a lot of it was survival."
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