Can't send multiple photos on Whatsapp from Google Photos

[xWonderGirlx]

Hi all, on my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 on Android 8.0.0 and I don't know if it's always been like this since I got this phone recently but when I go on a WhatsApp chat > attach > Gallery > 3 dots at the top > Google Photos, I can only select one image or video at a time. I've never had this problem previously and not sure when it started. I'm used to sending photos this way and find it tedious to go on Google photos first and send images from there when I'm actively chatting. Any ideas why this is happening? Thanks!