Podcast Corner: Laura Whitmore's pickle after her British army chat

The Irish broadcaster sparked a debate that also veered into abuse and death threats when she tweeted about John Hume soon after she appeared on a British army podcast 

Laura Whitmore's Instagram picture after she appeared on a  podcast discussing gender issues around the British army.

Nationalism rarely gets a nuanced discussion on social media. So you could almost feel the sweat dripping from furrowing brows earlier this week when Laura Whitmore posted on her Instagram page about a new podcast she had appeared on. The broadcaster from Bray, Co Wicklow, who became a host on MTV in 2008 and is latterly known for her presenting gig on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! was wearing an army-camouflage t-shirt and giving a thumbs up.

She wrote: "Hear me talk about all things confidence, body positivity, being female in a male dominated industry & overcoming insecurities with the inspiring Ella, a soldier in the @britisharmy - Ella’s body changed when she trained and she didn’t fit into the stereotypical ‘feminine’ shape but she is proud of her body and knows to accept and appreciate herself and her strength." The post was tagged '#ad'.