Iain Stirling has praised his girlfriend Laura Whitmore ahead of the Love Island final (Picture: ITV/Getty)

Iain Stirling has praised his girlfriend Laura Whitmore for being ‘more incredible’ than he could have imagined ahead of tonight’s hotly-anticipated Love Island final.

The comedian, who tragically lost his friend and former host of the ITV2 show,Caroline Flack, to suicide last week, shared a heartfelt message just hours before one couple is crowned the winners of the first-ever winter series.