Laura Tobin, the weather presenter on ITV's Good Morning Britain, has revealed she was forced to apologise for a fashion faux pas after bumping into her colleague Charlotte Hawkins at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party. Tobin had worn a dress from Hawkins' GMB wardrobe without technically asking permission, leading to a playful accusation from Hawkins.
Playful Confrontation 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!' I said, 'I'm so sorry'. I took it from her wardrobe at Good Morning Britain, but hadn't asked to technically borrow it." The incident occurred at the annual Garden Party, where about 30,000 guests are invited each year to Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland, according to the official royal website.
Previous Wardrobe Borrowing
This is not the first time Tobin has borrowed items without asking. She previously admitted to taking a fascinator from fellow GMB star Susanna Reid for Royal Ascot. The pattern suggests a habitual borrowing tendency among the GMB presenters.
Laura Tobin Defends Weather Reporting
In June, as the UK faced extreme heat warnings, Tobin faced criticism from viewers who felt the show overreacted. One viewer tweeted: "I bet other countries are laughing at this - those where this heat is quite normal." Another wrote: "#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 hit back, saying: "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 the temperatures were unprecedented and that the Met Office's rare red extreme heat warning, only the second time issued, indicated potential fatalities.
Met Office Warnings
At the time, the Met Office warned 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 noted that "substantial changes in working practices and daily routines will be required."
Tobin added: "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. 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."
