Laura Whitmore on incels, rough sex and cyberbullying
Laura Whitmore on incels, rough sex and cyberbullying
Image source, ITV< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
Host Laura Whitmore is arguably best known for appearing on shows with a "mellow facade", like Love Island and Celebrity Juice, but his next TV series couldn't be more different.
It started as a documentary idea about incels - young men describing themselves as "involuntarily celibate" , who hold misogynistic beliefs, with some launching violent attacks.
But that quickly turned into two more episodes about rough sex and cyberbullying.
"Although I've worked on things that might have a soft facade, I've always dealt with grim situations - we all do that in life," she tells the BBC.
His goal was for the series to explore topics that are "really important and I think are worthwhile".
The result was ITV's Laura Whitmore Investigates. We see her flexing her editorial muscles, having earned a journalism degree early in her career.
ITV Factual Programs Controller Jo Clinton Davis , said the series' problems "particularly resemble 21st-century threats emerging or compounded by our online world."
Whitmore hopes to offer a fresh perspective, saying, "I think it didn't really...
Image source, ITV< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
Host Laura Whitmore is arguably best known for appearing on shows with a "mellow facade", like Love Island and Celebrity Juice, but his next TV series couldn't be more different.
It started as a documentary idea about incels - young men describing themselves as "involuntarily celibate" , who hold misogynistic beliefs, with some launching violent attacks.
But that quickly turned into two more episodes about rough sex and cyberbullying.
"Although I've worked on things that might have a soft facade, I've always dealt with grim situations - we all do that in life," she tells the BBC.
His goal was for the series to explore topics that are "really important and I think are worthwhile".
The result was ITV's Laura Whitmore Investigates. We see her flexing her editorial muscles, having earned a journalism degree early in her career.
ITV Factual Programs Controller Jo Clinton Davis , said the series' problems "particularly resemble 21st-century threats emerging or compounded by our online world."
Whitmore hopes to offer a fresh perspective, saying, "I think it didn't really...
Image source, ITV< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
