Lucy Verasamy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1980 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Education | Brunel University |
| Occupation | TV presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | ITV Weather ITV Racing Good Morning Britain |
| Website | Lucy Verasamy on Twitter |
Lucy Verasamy (born 2 August 1980) is a British weather forecaster for ITV Weather, ITV Racing and ITV's Good Morning Britain . [1]
Verasamy was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and attended Silfield Primary School in Wymondham, Framlingham College Junior School in Suffolk and King Edward VII School in King's Lynn, [2] where she studied A-level geography. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in geography from Brunel University in 2001.[ citation needed ]
After graduation, Verasamy trained and worked as a meteorologist at the Press Association’s weather centre (Later renamed Meteogroup – Europe’s Largest private weather company) – writing national and international weather forecasts for TV, radio, and Newspapers. [3] [4]
Having previously completed a work experience placement at the Sky Weather Centre before becoming a weather forecaster, Verasamy joined Sky and became the regular weather presenter on the Sky News breakfast show Sunrise . [5] [6] In 2007, the Sky News website started a feature entitled Climate Clinic – Ask Lucy as part of their Green Britain campaign, where Verasamy answered questions put forward by members of the public regarding climate change. [7] She also contributed to Sky News The Weather Girls blog. [8]
On 6 September 2010, she joined the newly launched ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak , as a weather forecaster and environment correspondent, alongside Kirsty McCabe. [5] On 7 February 2012, McCabe left the programme, leaving Verasamy as the sole weather forecaster. On 2 August 2012, she too left the programme.
Since 2012, Verasamy has fronted the national weather forecasts for ITV. [9]
In addition, as of 2017, Verasamy is part of the ITV Racing team as a weather expert. [10] She also joined Good Morning Britain as a relief weather presenter from August. In 2019 she fronted the M & S Fresh Food Market promotions. [11]
In March 2020, Verasamy was to co-present the then upcoming ITV travel show How to Spend It Well on Holiday with Phillip Schofield. The show was pulled from airing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the expectation of being shown at a later date. [12] [13]
In November 2020, Verasamy began presenting on ITV's digital series Climate Crisis: Our Changing World, alongside fellow ITV weather presenters Laura Tobin and Alex Beresford. [14]
In 2021, Verasamy fronted Marks & Spencer's "Fresh Market Update" advertising campaign, featuring cooked produce from Marks & Spencer's own growers and producers locations, ranging from North Scotland to Jersey.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2010 | Sky News | Weather presenter | |
| 2010–2012 | Daybreak | Weather presenter | |
| 2012–present | ITV Weather | Weather presenter | |
| 2017–present | ITV Racing | Weather presenter | |
| 2017–present | Good Morning Britain | Weather presenter | |
| 2020–present | Climate Crisis: Our Changing World | Presenter | |
| 2021–present | How to Spend It Well on Holiday | Co-presenter |
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