SAD NEWS from GMA: Colleagues Heartbroken as a Star host faces Serious Health Battle. ‘Oh My GOD, Why You?’
Lara Spencer is on the mend!
The “Good Morning America” co-anchor, 55, revealed why she’s been absent from the program this week — and it has to do with a painful health battle.
Spencer took to social media on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and got real with her followers. Posting one photo showing both of her feet all bandaged up, the beloved TV host announced she underwent double surgery.
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Lara Spencer with her surgeon.lara.spencer/Instagram
“If I look a little groggy it’s thanks to this guy who just gave me a new pair of boots (frame 2-wish they were cowboy boots but that will come in about 6 weeks hopefully),” she captioned the photos, which included another of Spencer smiling with her surgeon.
She explained that one surgery was to reverse an operation she had previously, while the other was to repair an old injury from college.
She showed off the aftermath.lara.spencer/Instagram
Lara Spencer is a graduate from Pennsylvania State University.Robin Platzer, Twin Images
“My right foot was easy-just had plate removed from surgery last year,” Spencer wrote. “The left is a bigger deal from a very old college diving injury. I was doing a reverse one and a half and hit the board, shattering toes and joints.”
The morning show veteran continued, “Back then they said there was nothing you could do except tape it, let it heal, and live with the pain,” before singing her doctor’s praises and cracking a joke.
“Today there are much better options, thanks to surgeons like Dr Marty O’Malley at HSS,” she added. “These boots were made for walkin……”
Her colleagues sent her well wishes amid her recovery.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Several of Spencer’s colleagues sent her well wishes for a speedy recovery.
“Wow! Well no doubt you’ll be twirling in no time!” ABC News’ “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts commented.
“Jesus!!! Who does both feet at the same time???? My girl, that’s who! So tough! Sending u speedy love to fast recovery! We’ve got dancing to do,” wrote the former medical chief of “GMA,” Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
She was on an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving and was a nationally ranked competitive diver.Lenny Abbot/INFGoff.com
In 2023, Spencer has surgery on her foot for a torn plantar plate and ligament.
“Sweetie!! Feel better soon,” added the show’s chief business, economics, and technology correspondent Rebecca Jarvis.
In 2023, Spencer shared that O’Malley operated on her foot for a torn plantar plate and ligament that was “slowly getting worse and worse.”
The television star is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. She attended the college on an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving and was a nationally ranked competitive diver, per Daily Mail.
She revealed the injury was “slowly getting worse and worse.”Getty Images
During her senior year in 1991, Spencer was named an All-American Athlete and graduated with her degree in broadcast journalism.
Besides “GMA,” Spencer’s credits include “Nightline,” “The Insider,” CBS’ “The Early Show,” “Antiques Roadshow” and more.What do you think? Post a comment.
It’s unclear when she will be back on “GMA.”
The Post reached out to the show for comment.
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