Good Morning Britain's weather presenter Laura Tobin has teased that she might be one of the contestants in the next edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
In a recent interview with the Mirror, the meteorologist addressed recent rumours about her appearance on the BBC's celebrity dancing competition saying: "I would love to do Strictly.
"I love dancing and singing, that’s all I do around the house with Charlotte. I would be available..."
Speaking more of her daughter, Charlotte, the presenter recalled how, in July 2017, she went into labour 12 weeks early while preparing to go live on Good Morning Britain.
"If you knew what was happening, you'd be very worried, but I didn't know I was going into labour.
"I turned up at work, I had a tummy ache, the wardrobe lady said, 'My goodness, you don't look well'," recalled Laura, adding that her colleague, Charlotte Hawkins, suggested it was Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labour pains.
Fortunately, "Dr Hilary was on his way in, so Debbie in wardrobe phoned him and he said, 'It sounds like she might be going into labour but don't tell her. I don't want her to worry. St Thomas' hospital is down the road, which has the best unit in the country for premature birth.'
"I just turned up at hospital, then slowly it dawned on me, 'OK, fine. It's going to happen.'
"We stayed calm and listened to the doctors, and I had Dr Hilary on hand," admitted Laura.
"He was my point of call all the time. He had premature twins, born around the same gestation as Charlotte. Nothing came as a shock, because Dr Hilary told me what to expect."
The presenter also added that if it hadn't been for Dr Hilary, she would only have gone to the hospital much further down the line.
"I'm sure my editor would have loved that – giving birth live on air. By that point Dr Hilary would have been in and he would've had to deliver the baby!" joked Laura.
Fortunately, Charlotte's birth went well, although she weighed just 2lb 8oz on arrival and had a weak immune system, which left her unable to live a normal life and socialise during her first two years of life.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One. It's due to return later in 2021.
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