Robin Roberts suffers ‘painful’ injury and returns to GMA with arm cast as she jokes fans ‘should see the other guy’
GOOD Morning America anchor Robin Roberts has suffered a painful injury and returned to the daytime show sporting an arm cast.
Robin, 63, made light of the injury as she joked, “You should see the other guy.”
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Robin Roberts suffered a painful injury and returned to GMA with an arm castCredit: Getty
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The Good Morning American anchor made light of the injury as she joked, ‘You should see the other guy’Credit: ABC
In an Instagram video posted before the show, Robin, 63, revealed that she had fractured her wrist while playing tennis.
The Peabody Award winner showed off her cast and joked, “You oughta see the other guy. Why I oughta,” while playfully punching at the camera.
“I actually took a little tumble on the tennis court and fractured my wrist,” she told fans.
Robin remarked that in all her years being a competitive athlete this was her first fracture and would “hopefully” be her last.
The former ESPN sportscaster captioned the post, “Good Morning! Playing a little hurt this morning but Glam Fam and I would still like to share with you our #tuesdaythoughts.”
On Tuesday’s episode, GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos asked Robin, “How you feeling?”
“I’m feeling much better,” Robin replied.
She then joked, “I cannot confirm nor deny if I’m on pain meds,” as she pretended to get lost looking around the studio.
After her joke, Robin reasserted, “I’m doing much better,” after which fill-in host Gio Benitez added, “I know it’s been really painful… but no one makes a cast look cuter.”
Last month, Robin took a long-term absence from GMA but continued to share her adventures on social media as the morning show revealed her replacement.
GMA’s Robin Roberts announces long-term absence to travel around the country as show reveals replacement
Robin had been anchoring GMA alongside George and Michael Strahan but announced that Tuesday, March 5, would be her last day for a while as she traveled around America for different projects.
She began her video, “Good morning. We are ready to hit the road again.
“Going to leave a little bit early, so we can get down to Iowa to talk to Caitlin Clark.”
Caitlin, who was recently selected in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, was a college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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In an Instagram video, Robin revealed that she had fractured her wrist while playing tennisCredit: Instagram/robinrobertsgma
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Robin remarked that in all her years being a competitive athlete this was her first fracture and would ‘hopefully’ be her lastCredit: Instagram/robinrobertsgma
“Got my Iowa colors on, even got my tennis shoes ready,” Robin continued.
She then told her followers that she’d be heading to Los Angeles for an “exclusive interview.”
“Then, we’re on to Nashville for Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood,” The GMA host said.
Robin then ended the video with the morning message and prayer.
ROBIN’S REPLACEMENT
GMA picked Rebecca Jarvis to sit next to Michael and George while Robin was away.
Rebecca, 42, was recently on an extended leave from GMA as she was on maternity leave for her second child.
Robin documented her time away by sharing videos on her Instagram Stories.
One video showed Robin outside of the Hawkeye’s arena.
The news anchor revealed that she had just finished her interview with Caitlin.
She then said that she was going to Los Angeles for her next interview but found time to shoot some hoops in the Hawkeye Arena before heading west.
Robin made it into the hoop as her Glam Team cheered.
The last video was of the clouds as she sat on a plane.
“Great time in Iowa. Crossing out beautiful country to next assignment in LA,” Robin captioned the video.
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On Tuesday’s episode, GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos asked Robin, ‘How you feeling?’Credit: ABC
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She told George and co-host Gio Benitez, ‘I’m feeling much better’Credit: ABC
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Robin then joked, ‘I cannot confirm nor deny if I’m on pain meds,’ as she pretended to get lost looking around the studioCredit: ABC
