Up, up and away! Robin Roberts delivered an update for fans on Tuesday when she revealed she's leaving her pastures in New York for a new venture. In an Instagram post, the GMA host said she was taking an assignment abroad and it sounds exciting. Alongside a photo of herself at the airport, with her glam squad, Robin wrote: "On the road again with Glam Fam! This time we’re heading across the pond and will be sitting down w/ “royalty”.
.hmm. Stay tuned to @goodmorningamerica for the deets.
#terrifictuesday #cmon ." She didn't reveal further details even as her social media followers begged Robin to tell them more. Her exciting gig comes at a poignant time as she was recently awarded the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement at their annual Bowtie Ball.
At the event, she spoke about her life-changing decision to go public with her breast cancer battle in 2007. At the time, Robin wrote a deeply personal essay about undergoing chemotherapy, which was shared with ABC News . "Oh my gosh," she said, trying to hold back the tears.
"It wasn't an easy decision. It was my mama who said 'Make your mess your message.'" An emotional Robin added: "And to know that I was very fortunate that I was gonna be receiving quality healthcare, that I was not gonna lose my job.
..and a lot of people can't say that when they go through a health journey.
" "And so to be their voice...
in fact, I was at the Riverwalk today. And a woman named Angela came up to me and hugged me and she said that she had.