Bookshelfie: Laura Whitmore

<p>Presenter, broadcaster and author Laura Whitmore chats with Vick about their early MTV days, Love Island and why women should take up more space in a room.</p><br><p>Best known for presenting shows like <em>I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, Survival of the Fittest</em> and of course,<em> Love Island</em>, she has become a familiar face on our screens. But she’s also a regular voice on her own BBC Radio 5 Live series, <em>The Laura Whitmore Show</em>. She’s an actress, and&nbsp;she’s competed on Strictly and the Great Celebrity Bake-Off! Her self-help book, <em>No One Can Change Your Life Except For You</em> was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and the paperback is coming out in July.</p><br><p>Laura’s book choices are:&nbsp;</p><p>** <em>Animal</em> by Sara Pascoe</p><p>** <em>Against Love Poetry</em> by Eavan Boland</p><p>** <em>Love Warrior</em> by Glennon Doyle</p><p>** <em>Butterfly</em> by Yusra Mardini</p><p>** <em>The Girl with the Louding Voice</em> by Abi Daré</p><br><p>Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season five of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Don’t want to miss the rest of Season Five? Listen and subscribe now!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>