8/12/2023 0 Comments Love island uk commentator![]() But I’ve never had anyone be like “Oi, you said that thing about me”’įor the first couple of series of Love Island, I did feel the pressure. ‘The only thing is if I say they’re “quiet” or something, because to get on the show they have to have big personalities and be funny people, so if they end up not featuring much for whatever reason that’s the one thing they might be miffed about. ‘I genuinely don't think I say anything that bad, I have this reputation of like “Iain Stirling is savage” but I’m really not,’ he laughs. But of course, he does actually recognise Islanders in real life, so has that ever backfired in the form of an angry interaction? ‘I made this creative decision during series two of Love Island that “Iain the narrator of Love Island” was the sort-of person that is obsessed with the Islanders when they’re on the show, but then if every contestant who had ever been on the show walked in to a room in real-life with him, he wouldn’t recognise any of them,’ he explains.Įssentially, it allows the comedian to be one-step removed from the contestants, so his jokes can be as free and authentic as possible. Iain, however, has somewhat of a separation of church and state when it comes to Islanders and social media. We’re talking said Georgia (the Islander, not me) and her hilarious return to social media following being dumped by Hugo Hammond. ![]() But like all of us at the start of every phone call, work meeting or catch-up with friends, even Iain can’t help but dive into the Love Island chatter. We’re sitting down – albeit virtually – to discuss his new sitcom, Buffering, which premieres tomorrow night on ITV2. Iain notes it immediately, joking ‘I think I’ve said Georgia more to you in the last two seconds than I have on the show.’ Especially, since I have the same name as a now-former and fleeting Love Island contestant. ![]() Picking up the phone to Iain Stirling, it’s surreal to hear the voice that’s narrated near every night of my life for the last month in real time.
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