Laura Anderson

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Laura Anderson
Born (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 35)
Stirling, Scotland
Occupation
  • Television personality
Television Love Island
Celebrity Karaoke Club
Celebs Go Dating
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Laura Anderson (born 23 April 1989) is a Scottish television and radio personality. In 2018, she was the runner-up on the fourth series of Love Island . In 2022, she was a finalist on Celebrity Karaoke Club and also appeared on Celebs Go Dating . In April 2024, Laura was announced as the new co-host of Capital Breakfast on Capital Scotland , alongside Fat Brestovci.

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Life and career

Anderson was born on 23 April 1989 in Stirling, Scotland to Barbara and David Anderson. [1] [2] Prior to appearing on television, she was an air hostess working for the airline Emirates. [3] In 2018, Anderson became a contestant on the fourth series of Love Island . [2] [4] [5] [6] Throughout the series she was coupled up with Wes Nelson, Jack Fowler and Paul Knops, the latter of whom she reached the final with and finished as the runners-up, behind winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham. [7] [8] [9] [10] From 2019 to 2020, she presented the podcast Laura Anderson's First. In each episode, she spoke to people about their challenging experiences. [11] In 2022, she was a contestant on the third series of Celebrity Karaoke Club . [12] [13] She joined the club on the first day and reached the final after surviving the bottom two twice. [14] Anderson was previously in a relationship with Another Level singer Dane Bowers and resided with him in Dubai. [15] Following their split in August 2022, Anderson signed up to appear on the eleventh series of Celebs Go Dating that same month and started a relationship with former Hollyoaks and Footballers' Wives actor, Gary Lucy. [16] [17] In February 2023, Anderson announced her pregnancy with Lucy, [18] while at the same time announcing the couple's separation. [19] Lucy was present at the birth of their daughter in September 2023, but Anderson refused to comment on whether the two had reconciled, and asked fans not to pry. [20]

In April 2024, Laura was announced as the new co-host of Capital Breakfast on Capital Scotland , alongside Fat Brestovci. [21]

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleNotesRef.
2018 Love Island Contestant; series 4 runner-up [2]
2022 Celebrity Karaoke Club Contestant; series 3 finalist [12]
2022 Celebs Go Dating Main cast; series 11 [17]

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