Good Morning Britain got off to a slightly awkward start on Wednesday as weather presenter Laura Tobin was forced to tell Ranvir Singh and Kate Garraway off for talking through her weather report.
The meteorologist, 39, was presenting her usual weather bulletin, but suddenly stopped proceedings as she noticed Ranvir, 43, and Kate, 53, gossiping.
Turning to the anchors, Laura addressed Ranvir as she urged them to be quiet, saying: ‘Ranvir, pipe down!’
Whoops! Good Morning Britain got off to a slightly awkward start on Wednesday as weather presenter Laura Tobin was forced to tell Ranvir Singh and Kate Garraway off for talking through her weather report
She added: ‘We’re on the weather… she doesn’t care, she’s not even listening, giggling and talking!’
Ranvir and Kate were quick to apologise, with Ranvir adding: ‘We were laughing, giggling, we are concentrating right now.’
While Laura shared: ‘They’re basically gossiping about Strictly, which is all we did in the make-up room.’
Annoyed: The meteorologist, 39, was presenting her usual weather bulletin, but suddenly stopped proceedings as she noticed Ranvir, 43, and Kate, 53, gossiping
Laura then continued with the weather forecast, as a sheepish Kate said afterwards: ‘We got a little bit told off then’, while Ranvir added: ‘Berated!’
With Laura then quipping: ‘You still weren’t listening were you?’
Trying to make light of the situation, a cheeky Kate asked her co-star: ‘What’s happening with the weather again, Laura?
Meanwhile, Andi Peters, 50, couldn’t help but in as he later teased the trio during his competition segment.
Be quiet! Turning to the anchors, Laura addressed Ranvir as she urged them to be quiet, saying: ‘Ranvir, pipe down!’
Sorry: Ranvir and Kate were quick to apologise, with Ranvir adding: ‘We were laughing, giggling, we are concentrating right now.’
Keeping order: While Laura shared: ‘They’re basically gossiping about Strictly, which is all we did in the make-up room’
Speaking to someone off-screen, he relayed the scenario, with Ranvir shouting: ‘Stop it Andi!’
But the mischievous TV star was quick to add another witty remark as he said: ‘Pipe down Ranvir, best quote ever by the way, pipe down.
‘All right mistress, just because you’re a trained meteorologist. I didn’t actually need to listen to the weather as I am standing in the rain!’
The drama in the studio comes after Strictly Come Dancing star Ranvir revealed she had a ’20 minute divorce’ from professional dancer Giovanni Pernice while training for Saturday’s live show.
Gossipers: Laura then continued with the weather forecast, as a sheepish Kate said afterwards: ‘We got a little bit told off then’, while Ranvir added: ‘Berated!’
Fun times: Meanwhile, Andi Peters, 50, couldn’t help but in as he later teased the trio during his competition segment
Speaking to co-star Kate during Tuesday’s GMB, Ranvir admitted she had a ‘total meltdown’ during rehearsals.
Discussing the gruelling rehearsals with Kate, Ranvir admitted she had to walk out and take some time for herself after the dancer, 30, ‘put me in my place’.
With Giovanni joining in the chat via video call, Ranvir told how things became heated just four days into rehearsals, as she said: ‘We’ve had our moments, haven’t we Giovanni?’
She continued: ‘We had a 20 minute divorce, we needed 20 minutes apart and then it’s been plain sailing ever since.’
Dance floor drama: Strictly Come Dancing’s Ranvir Singh admitted that she had a ‘total meltdown’ during rehearsals with professional partner Giovanni Pernice
Kate, who took part in the fifth series of the BBC dance show, then asked her co-star: ‘Did you storm off, Ranvir?’
To which the political editor replied: ‘Well, we had a quiet moment when we needed time to ourselves.’
She added of their tense encounter: ‘I have to be honest I had a total meltdown and Giovanni put me in my place.
‘He pointed to his arm, which says ‘never give up’ and says “that’s just who I am”.’
Shock: Speaking on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain, Ranvir, 43, told co-star Kate Garraway, 53, that she and the dancer had a ’20 minute divorce’ as things became tense in the training room
Tense moment: Discussing the gruelling rehearsals with Kate, Ranvir admitted she had to walk out and take some time for herself after the dancer, 30, ‘put me in my place’
Giving his take on things, Giovanni said: ‘You have never done anything like this before. To listen to someone repeat things for hours, telling you what to do, that is uncomfortable.
‘That’s my job to tell you what to do. We got better and we achieved what we wanted to achieve.
‘Never give up until you achieve what you want.’
Ranvir is set to join her 11 fellow contestant when they take to the dance floor for the first live show on Saturday.
It comes after the pre-recorded launch show at the weekend, which saw the celebrities paired up with their pro partners.
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday at 7.25pm on BBC One.
Speaking up: Giving his take on things, Giovanni said: ‘You have never done anything like this before. To listen to someone repeat things for hours, telling you what to do, that is uncomfortable’
Partners: Ranvir is set to join her 11 fellow contestant when they take to the dance floor for the first live show on Saturday