'Love Island' narrator Iain Stirling earns the big bucks for making fun of 'people having sex'
LONDON, ENGLAND: According to the Mirror, Iain Stirling gets paid £100,000 every season on the long-running dating program, 'Love Island' in which players search for love in a Spanish villa.
"I show up, watch the show, think of some funny things to say, and then speak over people having sex with each other," he stated to The Sun.
"I get to go to Majorca for six weeks and chill. I never thought my life would come to this, but it has. It’s brilliant. I really enjoy it."
What is Iain Stirling's net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Iain's success narrating on 'Love Island' and earlier successes have earned him an estimated net worth of more than $4 million. According to publicly accessible financial filings, Iain's firm, Iain Stirling LTD, had £1,058,302 in net current assets for the fiscal year ending March 2021.
This was an increase of £92,000 over the previous year and a staggering £632,798 over 2019. In addition to his personal income, Iain's wife, Laura Whitmore, is said to have a vast net worth of £12.3 million.
'Love Island' narrator Iain Stirling tours as a comedian
After co-creating and starring in two seasons of his ITV comedy 'Buffering' and releasing an Amazon Prime stand-up special, 'Failing Upwards', as well as continuing as the iconic voice of 'Love Island', Bafta-winning comedian Iain announced his biggest UK and Ireland tour to date, Relevant, for Spring 2024.
Over the course of 29 gigs, Iain will bring his intuitive razor-sharp comedy to venues such as London's Hackney Empire, Dublin's Vicar Street, and Glasgow's Kings Theatre.
'Love Island' narrator Iain Stirling runs a Twitch channel
When he's not entertaining fans with his comedic timing, Iain operates his own Twitch channel, where viewers can watch him slur his way through games ranging from FIFA to Fortnite. The presenter has 67.8K subscribers on his channel, where he "plays computer games for his and your amusement."
Streamers earn money on the platform through contributions, advertising income, and subscriptions. Iain also used the site to offer comedy while he was unable to tour due to lockdown.
How did Iain Stirling land the 'Love Island's narrator gig?
Iain turned down 'Love Island' before being convinced to accept the role. He came on 'Sunday Brunch' in 2019 and chatted with hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer about how he was picked to narrate the show and how he constantly declined.
"I said no loads of times. I'm not really a reality TV guy, really — I never really got into it," he said. "It films in June/July, which is so silly when you're a new comedian. It's just before the Edinburgh Fringe Festival."
This is also where he was originally headhunted, according to his housemate (and fellow comic) Phil Wang.
"He sort of said to me, 'Surely the reason you go to the festival is to get jobs like this.' And I've done it, and I've never looked back."
In a 2017 interview with The Telegraph, Iain also expressed concern that if he accepted the post, he would not be taken seriously.
"I didn't want to do it at first. I thought the broadsheets and Radio 4 wouldn't take me seriously if I was the voice of a reality TV show," he added. "Ironically, this is now the reason why these people want to talk to me."
Iain Stirling's love for shoes puts 'Love Island' narrator in debt
Iain has quipped that he is in debt due to his love of shoes. The 'Love Island' narrator stated that he was attempting to increase his overdraft from £5,000 to £8,000 when the person on the phone inquired whether he was "the guy from 'Love Island'."
Admitting he was, Iain told the Mail On Sunday that it was a "brutal" moment, but that his reason for the prolonged overdraft was simple: "I like shoes."
