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Laura Whitmore

Laura Whitmore

Irish media personality and model

Sep 4, 2026

2:00
It was a different time, Oliver.
2:02
But, yeah, no, we're doing well.
2:04
I'm doing well, as well as one can be.
2:07
And very proud that I get to... get to show little girls, someone like Katie Taylor, who, as I said, put boxing on the map for women and a sport that's, you know, hugely dominated by men.
2:18
Like I remember growing up, you know, watching like the Barry McGuigans and Steve Collins and being like, you know, great when you see them on an international stage.
2:25
But, you know, you very rarely get to see a female representing internationally like that.
2:30
And, you know, growing up, we all know I've met Katie Taylor.
4:01
Do you remember much about that interview?
29:32
Mm
29:32
... as opposed to shame on the photographers who would lie on the ground and take pictures up the skirt.
29:37
And I remember once a picture of me getting out of a car, and it was so embarrassing, and they took a picture as I was stepping out, and it was ...
29:44
And I, normally I speak up, but I was too afraid to say anything, 'cause I'm like, "If I say something, it'll draw attention to the photo, so I'm not gonna say anything." And also, I, I, I remember speaking to a, um, a- another, uh, person in the industry who I've huge respect for, who's a bit older than me, and who I love and admire and look up to, and I remember saying to her, "Oh, God, like, this is horrible." And she went, "Oh, no, this is just part of it." And I realized, oh, the older generation of women are so used to this-
30:11
Yeah
30:11
... and so stuck.
30:12
N- not that she was saying it out of a bad, it wasn't out of badness, but I said, "Oh, you're so blinded, and you're so used and accustomed to being treated this way that you think it's normal." I've come over from Ireland kind of fresh-faced, goingThis isn't right.
30:25
Um, and actually it was nearly like the next generation, it was Gina Martin who reached out to me.

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