Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin has revealed she was compelled to apologise for a wardrobe blunder after running into her colleague Charlotte Hawkins at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party. Tobin wore a dress she had taken from Hawkins' wardrobe without technically asking permission, and was surprised when Hawkins appeared at the same event.
Playful Accusation at the Palace
Tobin told The Mail's Richard Eden: "I didn't know she was going to be at the same garden party. She turned up and went, 'That's my dress!'" Tobin added: "I said, 'I'm so sorry'. I took it from her wardrobe at Good Morning Britain, but hadn't asked to technically borrow it." This is reportedly not the first time Tobin has done something similar; she once admitted to borrowing a fascinator from fellow GMB star Susanna Reid for Royal Ascot.
Royal Garden Parties
Garden Parties serve as an opportunity for the Royal Family to engage with members of the public from all walks of life, as the official website explains. Each year, approximately 30,000 guests receive invitations to either Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.
Laura Tobin Defends Weather Coverage
This comes after Tobin hit back at criticism of the programme's weather coverage. In June, as the country faced weather warnings for extreme heat, she joined Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls in the studio. At the time, the Met Office cautioned that "population-wide adverse health effects are likely to be experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to potential serious illness or danger to life." It also observed that "substantial changes in working practices and daily routines will be required."
A large portion of the programme concentrated on the weather, but it apparently didn't sit well with some viewers. One individual commented: "I bet other countries are laughing at this - those where this heat is quite normal." Another remarked: "#GMB getting themselves into a right state over the weather. Utterly pathetic. It's gonna be back down to 20° next week. We've become, as a country, an absolute shambles."
Tobin's Response to Critics
Laura, nevertheless, responded, stating: "I understand that a lot of people say, 'you're just being a party pooper, this is just hot weather,' but we are talking about records that we have never reached." She reiterated that they were temperatures the country has "never, ever experienced before." Laura also pointed out that it would be "hard to imagine" what the impact would be due to the unprecedented nature of the heat.
Speaking previously about the conditions, Laura commented: "I think the thing is, first off, we have our Met Office rare red extreme heat warning. This is only the second time this has been issued." She went on to say: "They're so rare because we know when we issue them, we mean people will lose their lives, it will cause fatalities and the Met Office issue it with a heavy heart knowing that will be the case, and we say it with a heavy heart."
