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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Entertainment
Connie Evans, PA Entertainment Reporter & Maisie Lillywhite

Love Island's Laura Whitmore compared Celebrity Bake Off and hit reality dating show

The Great Celebrity Bake Off is set to kick off tonight, March 22, in the name of Stand Up To Cancer. The celebrity spin-off of the classic competitive baking show will see 19 stars go head to head in a bid to raise some life-saving dough and win a star baker apron.

One of the nineteen stars in Love Island's Laura Whitmore. The 36-year-old, who is married to Love Island narrator Iain Sterling, will be appearing on our screens this summer as the popular reality show returns for an eighth season.

Ahead of her stint on The Great Celebrity Bake Off, Laura has drawn some similarities between the seemingly unconnected shows of Love Island and Bake Off. Speaking to PA before the show, Laura said: "I think they’re both entertainment shows, and they both involve a lot of challenges, and lots of tasty items so actually there are many similarities – who would’ve thought it?

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