Lucy Verasamy (born 2 August 1980) is a British weather forecaster for ITV Weather, ITV Racing and ITV's Good Morning Britain.[1]
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 |
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, 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.