After a minor mishap, Robin Roberts has returned to her role on Good Morning America. The seasoned GMA anchor, aged 63, appeared on the April 30 broadcast with a bandaged wrist, following her absence from the April 29 episode. During her brief break, ABC News' Linsey Davis filled in admirably for Roberts.
Co-anchor George Stephanopoulos warmly welcomed Roberts back, joking about a padel tennis segment, "I hope seeing that tennis on the screen didn't upset you. I heard about your little spill this weekend."
Playfully, Roberts responded, "Oh, no no. You should've seen the other guy! I tried to give him an uppercut."
"Little tumble on the tennis court," she added. "Maybe I'll switch to padel. Perhaps that'll be my sport."
During a playful exchange, Stephanopoulos, aged 63, inquired about her well-being, to which Roberts jokingly responded that she couldn't "confirm or deny" if she was on pain medication, but she was "seeing rainbows."
ABC News Correspondent Gio Benitez chimed in, saying, "I know it's been really painful, but listen: Nobody makes a cast look cuter."
Reflecting on her injury, Roberts, a former college basketball player at Southeastern Louisiana University, shared in an Instagram video, "After all my years as a competitive athlete, this is my first fracture, and hopefully my last."
In a heartfelt morning message and prayer, Roberts emphasized the importance of perseverance and faith. She concluded with words of encouragement, "When it's your time, doors will open, freedom will come, healing will arrive, and good breaks will find you."
In the caption of her Instagram post, Roberts wrote, "Good Morning! Playing a little hurt this morning but Glam Fam and I would still like to share with you our #tuesdaythoughts #cmon 😘."
The former ESPN sportscaster transitioned to Good Morning America in April 2002 and ascended to the role of co-anchor in 2005, sharing the stage with esteemed journalists such as Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson. Over her two-decade tenure on the show, she has faced health challenges, undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in 2007 and a bone marrow transplant for myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012.
Good Morning America airs weekdays starting at 7 a.m. ET on ABC.
The Quran - Chapter Al-Ahqaf : 24 - 25
Then when they saw the torment as a ˹dense˺ cloud approaching their valleys, they said ˹happily˺, “This is a cloud bringing us rain.” ˹But Hûd replied,˺ “No, it is what you sought to hasten: a ˹fierce˺ wind carrying a painful punishment!”
It destroyed everything by the command of its Lord, leaving nothing visible except their ruins. This is how We reward the wicked people.
The people of Ad mistook the clouds of destruction for rain clouds. They understood the reality only when the raging winds entered their townships and reduced them to ruins.
Man is so reckless that he does not accept the Truth even when on the brink of disaster. He accepts it only after the opportunity to repent has been taken away from him.
