Good Morning America icon Robin Roberts found herself in an unexpectedly fiery situation during a live segment when she took on the infamous Hot Ones challenge—right in the middle of the morning show.

At 63, the seasoned anchor is no stranger to tough interviews, but nothing could prepare her for the heat packed into one scorching hot wing. As cameras rolled, Robin bit into the sauce-drenched challenge and instantly began tearing up, stumbling over her words, and visibly struggling to keep her composure. In a rare unscripted moment, she finally had to leave the set, fanning her mouth and laughing through the pain as crew members rushed to offer milk and tissues. The chaotic scene had her co-hosts in stitches and viewers glued to their screens, proving that even a TV veteran can be taken down by the heat—literally.

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Robin Roberts dabbing her eyes on the set of Good Morning America on September 6, 2024, as she tries hot wingsCredit: GMA

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Robin got up out of her chair, leaving host Seas Evans at the table, and asked for the bathroomCredit: GMA
Sean Evans, host of Hot Ones, appeared on GMA on Thursday to talk about the viral internet show.

He talked about his dream celebrities to appear on the show, how he gets them to open up, and how much the show has grown in the past 10 years.

After the interview, Robin got up from her seat and joined Sean at the Hot Ones table to answer some questions and eat very hot wings.

The GMA host set a record for being the first person on Hot Ones to eat the hot wings early in the morning.

Robin shared that it has been her dream to be on the show, but was scared of doing it live.

The first wing Robin said had a kick to it, but she wasn’t going to tap out.

However, the more Robin chewed the wing, the more milk she had to drink.

‘THIS IS WAKING ME UP!’

As she took a big bite of the second wing, the host admitted, ” I almost said a bad word!”

Robin began to breathe into a napkin as Sean asked her another question.

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“Yes! This is waking me up,” she shouted.

When it came to the third and final wing, Robin hesitated and stuttered before putting it in her mouth.

She stopped chewing, waved her napkin, and said, “Wow! Whoa!”

The host dabbed at her eyes with her napkin and scooped ice cream in her mouth to cool down.

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She admitted that her nose was running.

Before GMA went to the commercial break, Robin left Sean, got up, and asked a crew member “Where’s the bathroom? Please.”

Hosts Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, and George Stephanopoulos were left laughing.

OUCH!

This isn’t the first time this year that Robin was in pain on the set of GMA.

In April, she returned to the morning show with a cast on her right hand.

In an Instagram video posted before she went live, Robin revealed that she had fractured her wrist while playing tennis.

“You oughta see the other guy. Why I oughta,” she joked while playfully punching at the camera.

“I actually took a little tumble on the tennis court and fractured my wrist.”

Robin said that in all of the years she has been an athelete that this was her first injury… and hopefully her last.

When on air, George asked Robin how she was feeling and she said she was “much better.”

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Robin Roberts eating a hot wing on September 6Credit: GMA

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Good Morning America hosts (from left) Michael Strahan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, and Lara Spencer with Hot Ones host, Sean EvansCredit: GMA

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Robin Roberts stuttered her words before eating the second hot wingCredit: GMA