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The Chase Celebrity Special's Laura Tobin's age, former job and social media accounts

Usually seen presenting the weather on ITV's Good Morning Britain, presenter and meteorologist Laura Tobin took on the Chaser during The Chase: Celebrity Special on Saturday, November 5. She appeared alongside Cheryl Baker, Jason Bell and Mark Steel in the hope of winning some money for charity.

Dressed in a stunning pink and white dress, Laura proved that she was not just a weather girl as she answered a series of difficult questions. As ever, host Bradley Walsh was there as question-master, egging on the contestants.

But how old is Laura, what is her surprising former job and how can you follow her on social media? Here's everything that you need to know.

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How old is Laura Tobin?

Laura on Good Morning Britain (ITV)

Weather presenter Laura is 41 years old and was born on October 10, 1981. Her true age sparked a reaction amongst social media users earlier this year, as she celebrated her birthday on Good Morning Britain.

Taking to social media to share their thoughts, one person said: "No chance @Lauratobin1 is 41 today. I thought you were mid 30s if that. #HappyBirthday." Meanwhile, another amazed viewer said at the time: "Happy 18th birthday Laura. You look so young." @RetroTotty wrote: “#HappyBirthday to #GMB weather stunner, #LauraTobin.”

What is Laura's former job?

Earlier this week, Laura revealed that she had a surprising former job. She previously helped the Royal Air Force navigate the climate.

Laura was based at RAF Brize Norton, providing aeronautical meteorology reports and briefings to Royal Air Force transport crews. Speaking about her former career in comparison to being on television, Laura told The Mirror: "The hardest part is the five days a week - not the earlies shift. I used to do two days and two nights in the RAF and I'd be on shifts so you get to have days off. I'd rather work, work, work and have then have the time off."

Explaining her former role, she added: "I was forecasting the weather for pilots' flights for all over the world. So, I worked at Brize Norton which is their airport and they used to fly to Iraq, Afghanistan and all then all the way to Australia and the Falklands." After two years in Brize Norton, Laura landed a job at the BBC Weather centre before moving over to ITV and working with the GMB team.

What is Laura's social media?

Laura is available to follow on both Twitter and Instagram.

She regularly posts career highlights, weather updates and her amazing outfits to her Instagram. You can follow her @lauratobinweather.

On Twitter, she is @lauratobin1 and her bio states: "I love the environment & Climate change, sweets & Bon Jovi Mummy to Charlotte."

Catch up on Laura's episode of The Chase: Celebrity Special on ITV Hub. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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