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Jessica Sansome

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers stunned by Laura Tobin's real age as Martin Lewis says he's 'not stupid' and predicts she's 24

Good Morning Britain viewers were stunned by Laura Tobin as she returned to screens to bring viewers the latest weather news. The weather presenter was back on the ITV news programme on Monday (October 10) as Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis fronted the show.

And it wasn't just a normal day for Laura as she was celebrating her birthday. The mum-of-one was surprised with a huge cake by her ITV colleagues and it was quite the display. The sweet treat had been decorated with trees after she released a book on saving the planet earlier this year.

Susanna and Martin led the birthday wishes, commenting: "Just want to say a very special happy birthday to Laura Tobin!" As a rendition of Happy Birthday played out in the studio, Laura couldn't stop smiling as her special cake was brought in and she blew out the candles.

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Trying to guess how old she is, Money Saving Expert founder Martin joked that Laura was 24 years old. Susanna said: "Well, happy birthday! And Martin said he doesn't know how old you are - he guessed 24." Martin then quipped: "Because I'm not stupid," as a grinning Laura joked that he was 'close'.

While they didn't mention her age on air, it didn't take much digging from fans and iit appears GMB's loyal viewers were stunned by the fact Laura was actually marking her 41st birthday today.

@Candyooke tweeted: "#gmb Happy 18th birthday Laura. You look so young." @watchfanuk commented: "No chance @Lauratobin1 is 41 today. I thought you were mid 30s if that . #HappyBirthday #GMB." @SeanWhalley8 shared: "@Lauratobin Happy Birthday Laura. 21 again. Have a good day."

Laura was surprised with a huge cake on the show (ITV)

Later on in the show Laura also wished her twin brother a happy birthday too. She told the presenters: "I'm older by a minute and I'll never let him forget that!" Last month, Laura and her ITV co-star Ranvir Singh celebrated ten years on GMB.

"It's an important day for two of our very fond members of the cast," Ben Shephard said at the time. "Laura and Ranvir, I didn't realise this, but you've been doing some reminiscing?" Ranvir then replied: "A decade ago this week, Laura and I started on breakfast TV together.

"So it's 10 years ago and it's bizarre because it's gone like that really. It's funny isn't it, although the tiredness speaks for itself." A photo of the pair alongside former co-star Gethin Jones then appeared on the screen which lead Ben to quip. "What happened to Gethin? He found his freedom," before adding "Laura, you have not changed."

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