Football pundit Laura Woods is one of the most familiar faces in sports broadcasting and forms part of ITV's World Cup 2026 coverage12:50, 01 Jul 2026Adam Collard and Laura Woods enjoy romantic getawayAs the World Cup 2026 heats up, pregnant Laura Woods is taking fans through the motions.‌The football tournament kicked off on June 11 and is hosted by three joint nations, including Canada, Mexico, and the United States.‌Following the group stages, the round of 32 fixtures are officially underway, with Paraguay, Canada, Morocco, Brazil, Norway, France, and Mexico already through to the last 16. England are taking on DR Congo on Wednesday at 5pm to advance to the next stage, with a live broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer.‌Meanwhile, Belgium will take on Senegal at 9pm, with the game available to watch on ITV and ITVX, where Laura Woods will co-present the coverage.The 38-year-old, hailing from Dagenham in London, is also well-known for hosting talkSPORT's breakfast show, where she formed an excellent partnership with co-presenter and former pro, Ally McCoist.‌Who is Laura Woods?Laura is now a sports presenter working not only for ITV, but also for TNT Sport, DAZN, and Amazon Prime Video. She started out in broadcasting after graduating from Kingston University with a degree in print journalism.She got a job as a runner at Sky Sports in 2009 and eventually worked her way up to becoming a producer at the channel. Laura helmed the 6am-10am breakfast slot on talkSPORT for three years, earning several awards during her tenure, including the prestigious ARIAS Best Speech Breakfast Show and the SJA Sports Presenter of the Year twice.‌She has since become one of the most sought-after presenters in English football, scaling the professional ladder at Sky Sports and ultimately taking on presenting duties and sideline reporting for their Premier League broadcasts. She left the broadcaster in 2022.In July 2023, Laura announced her departure from talkSPORT to become the lead presenter for TNT Sports' Champions League and boxing coverage. She also covered the Olympics and some Premier League matches.Laura's family lifeLaura is engaged to former Love Island star Adam Collard after he popped the question in 2024. The couple made their relationship public in October 2023 and got engaged the following year in the place they "fell in love", St Ives in Cornwall.‌In terms of personal milestones, in January 2025, Laura and Adam celebrated the birth of their first child, a baby boy named Leo Ernie Collard.Laura revealed that she was aware of her pregnancy while presenting Euro 2024 coverage on ITV, although she chose to keep the news private, not sharing it with colleagues or fans.‌In an interview with The Times, Laura recounted: "It was constant, the morning sickness was quite difficult to battle and I was exhausted all the time."It didn't matter how much sleep you actually got, you'd still be knackered. At least there were rest days when I was able to just chill out in my [hotel] room."I would have liked to keep it quiet for a little bit longer but I really felt like I couldn't any more and now I've done it it's a relief."‌In May, Adam announced that they are expecting baby number two. Taking to Instagram, the TV star and gym owner shared a scan of their unborn baby, simply captioning the upload: "Hey, baby number 2."Laura Woods' rugby exBefore finding happiness with Adam, Laura was in a relationship with rugby's Alex Corbisiero, who is known for playing in two Lions Tests on the victorious 2013 tour of Australia, as reported by Wales Online.Diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2019, the former Premiership winner fought courageously, later updating fans in 2022 via social media that he had been free of cancer for two years.‌Now, Corbisiero has carved out a niche in rugby media across the pond. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also works as a high-performance Scrum consultant and business growth director at ASM Sports.Laura previously told The Sun she had no regrets about the split, which she says had been her decision. Laura shared: "My last relationship was eight years and I was nearing 30 when we broke up. It was my decision – it was the right one, and I’ve never regretted it.Article continues below"We'd lived in each other's pockets, and breaking up with him felt like coming up for air. The next thing for us was probably marriage and having kids. And I do want that one day – I love being in love and I love kids."She added: "But I've prioritised work because I love that too and my ambitions are important to me." After saying goodbye to Alex, Laura didn't go public with any more romances until she met Adam.