Lesbian Robin Roberts and Amber Laign are officially married after 18 years of dating
- Robin Roberts and Amber Laign are officially a married couple.
- The couple gets hitched after almost two decades of relationship.
- Robin and Amber met through a mutual friend in 2005.
Is Robin Roberts married to Amber Laign?
Yes, Robin Roberts and Amber Laign took a milestone step in their relationship. The Good Morning America anchor, 62, and Amber made an adorable announcement on Friday, September 8 via their dog, Lil Man Lukas‘ Instagram account.
The post featured a photo of the Tibetan Spaniel Papillion mix sitting on a bench while wearing a bow tie with a sweet caption,
“My mommies are MARRIED!!!!Married?……yes….married!!!”
Robin Roberts also shared the same picture on her respective Instagram handle and captioned it,
“@lil_man_lukas looking dapper and ready for when our wedding guests arrive. Bless you all for your well wishes.”
The couple exchanged wedding vows in Farmington, Connecticut, in front of their loved ones. The attendance includes Robin’s co-anchor Gio Benitez who shared a group photo of Good Morning America colleagues while captioning the post simply writing,
“eve of forever”
Earlier this year, the pair announced they were getting married anytime soon after nearly two decades together. Last month, the two gave fans glimpses into their wedding planning process.
Amber shared in one of the episodes of GMA,
“The wedding is the feeling of enchanted garden, Our colors are white, blush, pinks, a little bit of green.”
Robin’s GMA colleagues even threw a bachelorette party for the couple to celebrate their big day. They celebrated the bash with Florida-themed gift selections, a cocktail-making class, and a round of the “Nearly Newlyweds Game.”
Congratulations to Robin Roberts and Amber Laign and best wishes with their new married life!
When did Robin Roberts come out as a Lesbian?
In December 2013, Robin came out as a Lesbian after she transplanted her bone marrow. The Good Morning America host got candid about her decision to come out in a 2022 interview with PEOPLE,
“I am so encouraged today by so many LGBTQ+ people who are visible in my industry. Somewhat ironically, when I came out, it was my industry who kept reporting. ‘Gay! She’s gay! Oh!’ Meanwhile the public was going like, ‘uh, duh! Really? That’s your headline?'”
She continued,
“But I didn’t come out necessarily for me. I did it because I love [my partner] Amber. I was just thanking everybody. I did it via a simple social media post where I thanked my doctors, my parents.”
“But then, was I not going to thank this woman who had been by me through this illness? But people got it. ‘Oh, she’s just grateful,’ they said. ‘It’s just love.’ They didn’t make it anything more than me living my life. Now people ask me about Amber like they would if her name was Andy. Sometimes I have to pause and take that in.”
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How long have Robin Roberts and Amber Laign been together?
Robin and Amber met through a mutual friend in 2005. The two instantly connected with each other and began dating shortly after.
The newlywed couple kept their relationship private until December 2013 when Robin came out as lesbian. In a 2013 Facebook post, the former Jeopardy! guest host also revealed her relationship status that she is dating her now-life partner Amber Laign.
Roberts opened up about keeping her relationship during an appearance on The Ellen Show in April 2014.
“Not everybody wants to be in the spotlight, She’s very, very supportive and she’s been right there behind me every step of the way.”
In August, Robin shared how they proposed to each other back in 2022.
“We took the calamari rings and we slipped them on each other’s fingers, and we proposed to one another.”
She also went on to reflect on the tough times that they endured including their battles with breast cancer and Robin’s bone marrow transplant as well as the passing of her mother and Amber’s father.
“It has not always been a bed of roses, There have been some throns. We’ve really early on learned how to become a partnership and work together and truly, truly one another. And to have someone by your side like that is a gift.”