Good Morning Britain presenters found out the news live on airA host on Good Morning Britain was left shocked after receiving results from a DNA test live on air. Laura Tobin – who has been a host on the daytime show since 2014 – was visibly emotional during Tuesday’s episode (August 6) of Good Morning Britain after hearing more about her heritage and ancestral ties. Alongside co-stars Richard Arnold, Marverine Cole, Ed Balls and Kate Garraway – who also learned about their family history – Laura was told that her MyHeritage results show she had Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Scandinavian heritage. However, one thing that left 42 year old Laura surprised to hear was that she shares great-great-grandparents with a women from Connecticut – Janine Trudel – and she’d sent a picture of the TV presenter’s ancestral home in County Kerry.
Laura was shocked by the news
Laura was then told by Aaron Godfrey, VP of marketing at MyHeritage, that Janine wanted to send a special greeting and also share a poignant photo of Laura’s paternal great-grandparents, John and Ellen Brennan. Her co-host Kate then concluded the live DNA reveal with a poignant reflection. The 57 said: ”Seeing the things we are seeing across the country at the moment, the idea that we are all made up of such a big tapestry feels really heartwarming.”
TV presenter Laura’s ancestral home in County Kerry
Meanwhile, during the same episode of the show, Kate paused the show to share a unique achievement by one of her colleagues with ITV viewers. During a discussion about the ongoing Olympics with co-host Ed, Kate was asked which sport she would participate in. Later in the show, it appeared she had found her sport after discovering something interesting about one of her colleagues. Interrupting the show, she announced: “Now breaking news this morning. Sally who is our editor of the day, refusing to come in front of the camera, has just let us know that she got a bronze in a West Midlands competition for synchronized swimming but solo!” Ed was left puzzled by Kate’s announcement, pointing out that solo synchronised swimming seemed contradictory. The camera then switched to weather presenter Laura, who was visibly surprised to learn their editor had won a medal in such an unusual sport. Excitedly, Kate declared to viewers: “That’s my sport! That’s what I’m going to do in the over 50s.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterMore OnGood Morning Britain
