Laura Tobin

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Laura Tobin
FRMS
Born
Laura Elizabeth Tobin

(1981-10-10) 10 October 1981 (age 43)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Alma mater University of Reading
Occupation Meteorologist
Years active2007–present
Employers
  • BBC (2007–2012)
  • ITV (2012–present)
Spouse
Dean Brown
​
(m. 2010)​
Children1

Laura Elizabeth Tobin FRMS (born 10 October 1981) is an English broadcast meteorologist and Scientist. She worked for the BBC before moving to the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak in 2012. Daybreak was later replaced by Good Morning Britain in early 2014. Tobin currently presents the weather bulletins for the programme.

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Early life and education

Tobin was born and raised in Northampton. She attended Duston Upper School, gaining A-Levels in mathematics, physics and art, and then obtained a degree in physics and meteorology at the University of Reading. [1] [2] Tobin also completed a World Meteorological Organization course on climate. [3]

Career

After graduation in 2003, she joined the Met Office. On completing her training, she was assigned in October 2004 to the Cardiff Weather Centre, where she gained experience of broadcasting on BBC Radio Wales. In 2005, Tobin moved to RAF Brize Norton, providing aeronautical meteorology reports and briefings to Royal Air Force transport crews and to the media British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). [2]

Tobin joined the team of BBC Weather Centre forecasters at the end of 2007, eventually regularly appearing on the BBC News channel, BBC World News, BBC Radio 5 Live and the on-demand interactive services of BBC Red Button found on digital terrestrial and digital satellite TV. She also regularly presented the weather for the BBC News at One on the BBC. [2]

On 3 September 2012, she joined the newly relaunched breakfast programme Daybreak as the weather presenter. [4] On 18 July 2013, she appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo. [5] In April 2014, Daybreak was replaced by Good Morning Britain . [6] Her first show was on 28 April 2014. She continues to front the weather updates on the programme. In November 2015, she was a contestant on a celebrity episode of The Chase . [7] In 2016, she took part in the celebrity driving show Drive , hosted by Vernon Kay. [8]

In February 2017, Tobin broke the Guinness World Record for filling and folding 11 pancakes in 60 seconds. [9]

In 2018, Tobin joined 26 other celebrities and performed an original Christmas song called "Rock With Rudolph", written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally by the independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name the Celebs. [10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, Tobin rejoined the Celebs and sang the opening lyrics on the charity Christmas song called "Merry Christmas Everyone", which was released digitally on 11 December 2020 by Saga Entertainment. She performed with 31 other celebrities on the song to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children charities. [11]

On 28 January 2021, Tobin reported for ITV's Tonight programme. [12]

Tobin believes in educating climate deniers about the science of climate change rather than ignoring or confronting them. "Unlike many who face abuse and complaints on Twitter, Tobin makes a point of replying to climate deniers and even replies to their tweets live on air, answering their questions." [13]

Awards

In 2015, she was nominated for a TRIC Award in the "Weather Presenter" category, but lost out Carol Kirkwood. [14] She was nominated for the same award in 2017.

In 2021, Tobin was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Meteorological Society, "In recognition of substantial contributions to meteorology in professional work". [15]

Personal life

Tobin married Dean Brown on 13 August 2010, [16] and gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Charlotte, in July 2017. [17]

Tobin has a twin brother called Mark. [18]

She was the first member of the public to ride "The Smiler" roller coaster at Alton Towers. [19]

Filmography

Television
YearProgramRoleNotes
2007–2012 BBC Weather Weather presenter
2012–2014 Daybreak Weather presenter
2014— Good Morning Britain Lead weather presenter
2015, 2022 [20] The Chase: Celebrity Special Contestant1 episode
2016 Drive [21] Contestant
2017 Pointless Celebrities Contestant
2020 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Contestant
2021 Tonight ReporterEpisode: "Going Green: Save Money?"
Celebrity Mastermind ContestantSpecialist subject: Bon Jovi [22]
2022 Tonight Meteorological expertEpisode: Heatwave Britain: How Hot Will It Get?
Celebrity Lingo ContestantWith Andi Peters [23]
2023 James Martin's Saturday Morning GuestSaturday 21 January [24]
Britain Get SingingContestantOne episode [25]
2024 Richard Osman's House of Games ContestantFive Episodes
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming HerselfCameo role
2018"Rock With Rudolph" [26] HerselfMusic Video
2020"Merry Christmas Everyone" [27] HerselfMusic Video
2023"So Delicious" [28] HerselfMusic Video

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  3. ↑ Bourke, Latika. "'I am so qualified': Meteorologist responds to MP Craig Kelly's insult". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "More Daybreak Information". Telly Spy. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Laura Tobin Innuendo Bingo". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Hodgson, Claire (3 March 2014). "Susanna Reid to join new ITV breakfast show Good Morning Britain as struggling Daybreak is axed". Daily Nirror.
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  8. ↑ "Drive" (Press release). ITV. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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    - "TV Stars sing for Great Ormond Street Christmas charity single". ITV News. 2018.
    - "The Celebs – Rock With Rudolph". TheCelebsVEVO. Retrieved 30 November 2018– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "How Barbara Windsor helped inspire a charity Christmas single". ITV News. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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  13. ↑ "'Reality is scary': climate culture war heats up for UK meteorologists". The Guardian. 1 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "TRIC Awards 2015". Television and Radio Industries Club. 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  15. ↑ ""Anyone can become a Member" but congratulations to Laura Tobin on becoming a Fellow" (Press release). Royal Meteorological Society. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Pryer, Emma; Robertson, Peter (22 August 2015). "TV weather girl Laura Tobin 'finds babies scary'". Daily Mirror.
  17. ↑ "Good Morning Britain's Laura Tobin opens up on premature birth of daughter Charlotte that left baby with underdeveloped lungs". OK!. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mark 'Treble' Tobin (@Mr_Tobin)" – via Twitter.
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