Laura Bundock was born in January 1976 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Details about her parents are not publicly available, as she keeps her personal background strictly private. She grew up in Norwich and later pursued a career in broadcast journalism.

She started her career working for the BBC in the East of England. After building her early career in regional BBC journalism, she relocated to Australia, where she lived in Sydney and worked in news for Channel 9.

She has been at Sky News since 2007, covering politics and health. Over the years she has served in multiple correspondent roles at Sky News. She was an education reporter for Sky News through the Sky News Breakfast programme and worked in that capacity from 2020 to 2021. She also served as education correspondent on the morning show Kay Burley@Breakfast for 24 episodes from 2020 to 2021.

She currently serves as Sky News Health and Royal Correspondent, with a particular interest in maternity, birth stories, birth trauma, and neonatal care. Her royal coverage has included major events such as reporting from Windsor during visits by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Laura Bundock is married to Jonathan Samuels, a fellow Sky News journalist and presenter. They are known to have children, though details are kept private. The couple lives in West London, along with their pet spaniels.