Laura Shavin

Laura Helen Shavin (born in Islington, London) is a British actress, voice over artist, presenter, narrator and comedian.

Career Shavin has played supporting roles on television and works full-time as a voice-over artist, as well as performing on Radio 4 comedy programmes. In particular, she was a regular performer on The Now Show for several years.

In 1990, Shavin played Stephanie, the daughter of Daisy and Onslow, and the niece of Hyacinth Bucket (surname pronounced as "Bouquet"), in Keeping Up Appearances in the episode "The Christening".

Her most recent BBC radio appearance was in Call Jonathan Pie in 2025.

She presented a Saturday evening radio show between 16:00 and 18:00 on BBC Essex, between 10 May and 2 August 2014 and recommencing on 9 May until 1 August 2015.

Shavin co-hosted Sunday breakfast on talkRADIO with Jake Yapp, presenting their first show on 27 March 2016.

Shavin has presented The Offcuts Drawer podcast since 2020