‘Will be missed’ Lucy Verasamy bids farewell to ITV colleague after 'three decades'

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@JonMitchellITV presents his last. “Enjoy it if you can, Jon.”In response, Lucy wrote: “After over 3 decades(!) presenting the weather.

READ MORE: “The most modest, knowledgeable @JonMitchellITV will be missed.”Jon regularly shares photos sent in by his viewers during the forecasts on his show.

He has a loyal following of fans and is due to retire after tonight’s show. The broadcaster from Yorkshire is best known for catchphrases: “Look up it’s free,” and “Enjoy it if you can”, hence the broadcaster’s quip on Twitter.

Christine Talbot, who presented the show alongside Jon before leaving last year, shared her best and most fond memories with the star. “We’ve presented in all sorts of weather conditions, gales, snowstorms from the top of the ITV building holding onto straps,” said Christine in an exclusive video for The Yorkshire Post.“It’s probably a health and safety nightmare - and we’ve all presented from bed together.“It was absolutely so ridiculous I can’t remember why we were doing it now."She was a part of ITV’s longest-standing broadcasting partnerships alongside co-star Duncan Wood who left Calendar in May.Together with Jon, the trio were dubbed the “three amigos.”Christine added: “You’re such a true professional, you’re a real proper meteorologist who knows his stuff, we’ve learned a lot from you as well about different types of weather conditions.