Lucy Verasamy
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]
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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 in the United Kingdom, 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.
Filmography
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ ITV National Weather Team itv.com, 28 June 2020
- ^ Extreme Phone Calls Pilot Geography Blog: Weather, Geography Department, King Edward School, 12 May 2006
- ^ 13 dead as gales whip Europe Archived 27 September 2007 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". Daily Mirror.
- ^ ITV unveils racing team including weather forecaster Lucy Verasamy, Marcus Armytage, Telegraph, 17 October 2016
- ^ "M&S links with ITV Weather's Lucy Verasamy for fresh campaign".
- ^ "Phillip Schofield poses with new co-host Lucy Verasamy after Holly Willoughby lands new show". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "ITV pulls Philip Schofield's How to Spend It Well on Holiday due to coronavirus". Radio Times. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Climate Crisis, Our Changing World: The Story of 2020". itv.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.