Good Morning Britain presenter Laura Tobin was replaced by Charlotte Hawkins on Friday after she failed to turn up for work following a big night out.
Laura had taken part in The Ultimate News Quiz with her GMB colleagues the night before and had clearly got a little excited after winning and forgot to set her alarm and overslept.
Ben Shephard said: ‘We are, as they say, a man down on the team this morning.’
Good Morning Britain’s Laura Tobin has to be replaced by Charlotte Hawkins, (pictured), on Friday, after ‘failing to turn up for work after big night out’
‘There was a big night last night in the world of news. The Ultimate News Quiz… news teams from different outlets get together to battle it out.’
And Kate Garraway added: ‘This may be of no interest to you, but this is a ferocious battle, who takes the crown.’
GMB won, with more than £200,000 being raised for Action Child and the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Better late than never: Laura DID show her face in the end and appeared victorious, if not a little red faced with the trophy in hand
Kate Garraway, (right), ribbed Laura and said: ‘Laura likes to celebrate her win, and she’s not often the first to bed…’
Kate also said: ‘Laura likes to celebrate her win, and she’s not often the first to bed…’
But Laura DID show her face in the end and appeared victorious, if not a little red faced with the trophy in hand.
‘I’m delivering sunshine, so that’s the forecast, but I’m an award-winning forecaster this morning,’ she said holding up a trophy.
Blaming her alarm clock, she was adamant partying was NOT the reason for her late show.
Letting her hair down: During the night out, Laura shared photos to Instagram Stories of her enjoying herself
No sign: The weather desk was left unusually empty after Laura’s ‘alarm clock’ debacle
However, she may have been a little worse for wear as she shared her breakfast with viewers, which included chicken nuggets and coke – which she clumsily spilt.
During the night out, Laura had shared photos to Instagram Stories of her drinking champagne and wine – pre-empting that it would be interesting for work in the morning.
While she may have made it safe and sound to the studio, Ben and Kate weren’t convinced she was quite fit for the job, as Ben joked: ‘Should we actually let Laura on live television? Has anybody cleared this,’ whilst Kate suggested a breathalysing the presenter.
Saved: Charlotte came to the rescue before Kate and Ben joked that Laura should be breathalysed before going on air
