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'What a little minx!' Laura Tobin's deep voice sends GMB fans wild as she battles illness... while Ben Shepherd likens her to soul legend Barry White

By Marc Jackson for MailOnline

Published: 04:30 EST, 26 January 2017 | Updated: 05:27 EST, 26 January 2017

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She bravely battled through illness to present the weather on Good Morning Britain.

But rather than sympathy from viewers, Laura Tobin's deep voice sparked a frenzy on social media.

The 35-year-old weathergirl is battling a sore throat, meaning her chirpy tones are much more dulcet than usual.

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Good Morning smitten! Laura Tobin's deep voice sparked a frenzy on social media as she battled illness on Thursday's show

Her gravelly new sound sparked a string of comments on Twitter, with many male fans especially impressed.

However, Laura's own colleagues weren't quite as fawning - Ben Shepherd was reduced to hysterics as he likened the brunette beauty to late soul legend Barry White.

'Was that Laura? I thought it was Barry White!" the laughing father-of-two teased.

Getting deep: The 35-year-old weathergirl is battling a sore throat, meaning her chirpy tones are much more dulcet than usual

Butt of the joke: Her gravelly new sound sparked a string of comments on Twitter, with many male fans especially impressed, but her co-stars including Ben Shepherd couldn't stop laughing

My everything: Ben even likened the weathergirl to late soul legend Barry White

Laura took to Twitter to hit back at her GMB team, posting: 'Stop laughing at me @CharlotteHawkns @benshephard and @kategarraway I'm ill!

'I've got honey and lemon and will hopefully be less Barry White later!'

Viewers also gave their opinion on her sultry new tones.

One thrilled fan write: 'Sorry lovely Laura but nearly threw up my eggs laughing when Barry White kicked in... Soldier on lady.'

That's enough! Laura took to Twitter to hit back at her GMB team, posting: 'Stop laughing at me @CharlotteHawkns @benshephard and @kategarraway I'm ill!