Iain Stirling jokes were banned from the ‘Love Island’ final edit when he first joined the show.
The 29-year-old Scottish comedian has narrated the dating show for the past three series but, although his hilarious commentary has become a huge hit with viewers, he has admitted bosses weren’t impressed with his wit when he first put his one-liners together for the debut.
Speaking on ‘This Morning’ on Wednesday (15.11.17), he said: "I don’t know how the Spain thing happened but I like it because I get to do it with a Piña colada. I’ve got to get in at about 2pm. I don’t know how I do it sometimes. So I get in, watch the show, go through the script … it’s very sexy and then we come up with some ideas and we basically write some jokes. In the beginning they all got taken out but now they’ve let us put the jokes in."
However, not everyone is a fan of his jokes as he’s often "hated" by contestants’ parents.
He said: "Normally, if someone’s got a catchphrase, people hate me for it … a lot of people are fine with it but maybe their parents aren’t on board with it. If I say someone is a bit dull or something, they’ll say: ‘Oh my mum and dad think I’m quite fun."
And, although he thoroughly enjoys his job, the hunk was once against reality TV.
He explained: "I hadn’t watched it. I love it so much now. I suppose it’s a bit of uninformed snobbery really – I just decided I wasn’t going to like reality TV and I watched it and it’s marvelous. When the money came in, reality TV I’m all about it."
The fourth series has already been given the go ahead for next summer and Iain hopes he’s invited back to voice it because he’s got commitments now.
He added: "I hope I am, I want to be because I’ve got a mortgage now and stuff."
Iain Stirling’s jokes banned from Love Island
