Laura Whitmore urges people to sponsor children living in poverty

As a TV presenter and model turned fashion designer, Laura Whitmore is a woman with a lot on her plate. But she says she manages to make time for charity work.

The Wicklow woman, who lives in Britain, returned from the Philippines this week, where she was busy getting to know the little Filipino girl she has been sponsoring for the last six years.

“Her name is Aiel Joy and she’s 11 years old and yeah, I was able to go out and meet her and spend some time with her and it was great. It was a really amazing week, in so many ways,” she said in a telephone interview with the Irish Examiner.