Lucy Verasamy
Lucy Verasamy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1980 |
| Education | Brunel University |
| Occupation(s) | Meteorologist, weather presenter, TV presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | ITV Weather ITV Racing Good Morning Britain |
Lucy Verasamy is a British weather forecaster for ITV Weather, ITV Racing and ITV's Good Morning Britain.
Early life and education
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[1] where she studied A-Level Geography. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Geography from Brunel University in 2001.[citation needed]
Career
After graduation, Verasamy worked at the Press Association’s weather centre for four years as a forecaster, writing forecasts for newspapers and scripts for radio.[2][3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6] She also contributed to Sky News The Weather Girls blog.[7]
On 6 September 2010, she joined the newly launched ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak, as a weather forecaster and environment correspondent, alongside Kirsty McCabe.[4] On 7 February 2012, McCabe left the programme, leaving Verasamy the sole weather forecaster. On 2 August 2012, she too left the programme.
Since 2012, Verasamy has fronted the national weather forecasts for ITV.[8]
In addition, as of 2017, Verasamy is part of the ITV Racing team as a weather expert.[9] She also joined Good Morning Britain as a relief weather presenter from August. In 2019 she fronted the M & S Fresh Food Market promotions.[10]
From March 2020, Verasamy will co-present with Phillip Schofield new ITV travel show How To Spend It Well on Holiday.[11]
Career history
- Sky News (2005–2010)
- 5 News (2005–2010)
- Daybreak (2010–2012)
- ITV Weather (2012–)
- ITV Racing (2017–)
- Good Morning Britain (2017–)
- How To Spend It Well on Holiday (2020–)
References
- ^ Extreme Phone Calls Pilot Geography Blog: Weather, Geography Department, King Edward School, 12 May 2006
- ^ 13 dead as gales whip Europe Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Cambodian Online
- ^ Water warning as heat spreads BBC News, 6 August 2003
- ^ a b Daybreak Press Pack ITV.com, 31 August 2010
- ^ "Presenters - Lucy Verasamy". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Climate Clinic - Ask Lucy Sky News, 12 January 2007
- ^ The Weather Girls - Caught out in Cornwall Sky News, 19 July 2010
- ^ Methven, Nicola (15 May 2012). "Under a cloud: Daybreak weatherman changes his mind on new job".
- ^ ITV unveils racing team including weather forecaster Lucy Verasamy, Marcus Armytage, Telegraph, 17 October 2016
- ^ https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/marketing/mands-links-with-itv-weathers-lucy-verasamy-for-fresh-campaign/594821.article
- ^ "Phillip Schofield poses with new co-host Lucy Verasamy after Holly Willoughby lands new show". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
External links
- Lucy Verasamy on itv.com
- Lucy Verasamy on Twitter
- Lucy Verasamy at IMDb
- Climate Clinic - Ask Lucy