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Laura Whitmore has said she "weirdly kind of liked" lockdown as it gave her time to deal with "really traumatic situations" in her personal life.
The 35-year-old presenter, who previously opened up about suffering a miscarriage and the sudden passing of her friend Caroline Flack, said she appreciated being "home for so long".
Speaking to Grazia, Whitmore said: "At the start of lockdown, I weirdly kind of liked it."
"I mean, this year feels about 10 years and I spent so much of the beginning of the year back and forth on the plane to Africa, with Love Island."
The Bray native continued: "[I was] on the go, not having time to deal with things, obviously going through really traumatic situations. So, actually, to be home for so long was really good."
"I don't think I’m the type of person to normally do that."
Whitmore also discussed her upcoming film Sadhbh, which she wrote and stars in, about the pressures of social media and how we are "constantly comparing ourselves" to other people.
"When it comes to having children or not having children, I don't think we realise how many women have to deal with things quietly," she said.
"So many women will go through something really big. And then they’ll have to pretend everything’s okay and get up on stage or look after their other kids or go to work. And they don’t talk about things."
"I think it's really great that we’re kind of talking about things a little bit more," she added.
"I mean, the film is talking about someone who can’t deal with things. It’s the opposite – but I think that’s kind of a catalyst to start another conversation."
