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Robin Roberts receives big honor as her GMA co-stars react

The ABC star is on cloud nine


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Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
June 26, 2022
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While things at home may be trying for Robin Roberts given her partner Amber Laign's health struggle, career-wise, things couldn't be better, as she received a major honor.

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The Good Morning America star was announced as the winner for the Outstanding Informative Talk Show award at the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held on Friday.

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What was quite coincidental about the category of nominees she was up against was the fact that she ended up winning over some familiar faces.

Robin's show was in contention with GMA3: What You Need to Know, hosted by her colleagues and friends Amy Robach, TJ Holmes, and Dr. Jennifer Ashton.

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When Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts was announced as the visitor, the camera briefly panned over to the trio of hosts at their table, enthusiastically applauding the victors.

Upon noticing the footage, TJ immediately began jokingly hiding his face and shooing the camera away to Amy's amusement, although they all clearly looked extremely happy for their friend despite the loss.

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Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts emerged victorious at the Daytime Emmys

While the host and executive producer herself wasn't in attendance, her team accepted the honor, with her fellow executive producer Kadine Anckle delivering an impassioned speech.

After starting off in Spanish, she thanked the entire team behind the show and finally thanked Robin, saying: "And of course, Robin Roberts.

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"Thank you, Robin, for being a wonderful host and a brilliant light and allowing us to shine with you. Thank you for sharing that," she said, before concluding with a message for female empowerment.

The news was also shared on the weekend edition of GMA the following day, with the hosts congratulating Robin and the entire team.

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The GMA star was grateful for the win

Robin took to her own Instagram Stories with a clip from the segment, writing: "Loved seeing all these beautiful big smiles on the Emmy stage…very proud of our team!"

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