Laura Whitmore hits back after fans hound her for 'supporting British Army'
The Love Island presenter has been forced to defend herself after she appeared on a podcast that was backed by the British Army. Laura explained to followers that she was not trying to 'recruit into the army'
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Laura Whitmore has hit back after social media followers slammed the Love Island presenter for appearing on a British Army-backed podcast.
The 35-year-old television presenter starred on an episode of The Locker where she spoke about body confidence alongside a female soldier called Ella.
However, the broadcaster quickly faced a backlash from furious followers who accused her of 'promoting the British Army'.
Dressed in a camouflage jumper, Laura also shared a picture of herself sat in front of a microphone alongside the phrase ' #ad '.
Some of Laura's followers also seemed frustrated that her next post commemorated the life of John Hume, a Northern Irish politician known for his work in peace talks that led to the end of The Troubles.
As the topic began to trend on social media, Laura was forced to defend herself following her appearance on the podcast.
In a series of tweets, the Irish presenter shut down allegations that she was trying to 'recruit people to the army'.
"I was asked to be a guest on a podcast talking about body issues and being a female in a male dominated industry. As I have done a lot in the past," Laura said on Twitter.
"The other guest was a young female soldier. If this looked like me trying to recruit people to the army that is not the case at all."
In a second tweet, Laura added: "I know to those who actually listen to the podcast they’ll understand but in case there’s any confusion I wanted to clear it up."
Laura's messages have received a mixed response from her Twitter followers.
"Don't be ashamed. @BritishArmy is a great job for young men and women," wrote one follower.
A second added: "I think it was 1) the juxtaposition of your promotion of the podcast with your comments on John Hume's passing and 2) the hash tag armyjobs that caused offence. Words matter. Particularly on the day that one of the giants of peace on our island passed on."
A third follower pointed out that she had removed ' # armyjobs' from her post.
" Laura Whitmore promoting the British Army to her young fans and calling it feminist is peak 2020," another Twitter user wrote.
A representative for Laura has been contacted for comment on the story.
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