GMA’s Will Reeve teases George Stephanopoulos over his strength as fellow co-hosts join in on awkward on-air interaction
Olivia Shea
Published Oct 02, 2026
GMA's Will Reeve has joked that George Stephanopoulos can bench press 500 pound, leaving his cohost stunned in an awkward moment.
The GMA crew, including Will Reeve, George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, and Michael Strahan were in rare form during Tuesday's episode of the morning show.

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When the show came back from one of its later commercial breaks, it was time for the sports-centric Play of the Day.
Michael threw it over to Will to kick off the segment, calling one of the headlines a "dream come true" for a 21-year-old.
"Yeah, Michael, feeling strong this morning, like I could bench 500 pounds!" Will had initially joked at the beginning of the portion of the show.
"Let's get into it!" Will said before jumping into baseball news.
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Later, as Will wrapped things up, Robin made a comment that he had to laugh at.
"What was that about 500 pounds, bench press?" she asked Will.
"Yeah, I feel strong!" the anchor joked back after her barb.
He then looked in George's direction.
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Will said: "I heard someone at the desk, I think it was George, can bench 500 pounds."
George couldn't stop laughing as he shook his head "no."
"Or was it you?" he asked, gesturing toward Robin.
"Or maybe it was you!" he joked, looking Michael's direction.
Robin could only laugh as she said "It's not me!"
Michael guffawed as he exclaimed "It wasn't me!"
George chimed in: "It wasn't me, either."
Michael joked: "Well, you won't see any of us trying it now."
IS GINGER OKAY?
Meanwhile, GMA's Ginger Zee sparked concern among her GMA co-hosts and fans.
She admitted on live TV that she is stranded in a dangerous location that just had a major winter storm.
On Wednesday's show, Robin Roberts told viewers that Ginger was in Albany, New York, where more than a foot of snow fell overnight.
The camera then cut to Ginger, who was bundled up in a heavy, red winter coat with her hood up, black pants, boots, a hat, and gloves.
She let everyone know that the snow was "wet, heavy, and super dense."
A little bit of snow was still falling down as the meteorologist let New Yorkers know that there was still more storms ahead.
Ginger informed viewers on the east coast that if they aren't having storms right now, that they should be concerned about the wind.
When the 42-year-old was done her forecast, she turned it back to Robin.
"Ginger, wasn't it difficult to get to your location this morning?" Robin asked.
She nodded and told her co-host: "So, that's the thing. We came in last night, we were in the rain. But, the person who was supposed to be taking me back has not arrived yet, so yes, the roads are keeping people very slow for sure."
"Alright. Well, we're glad that you're safe," Robin told her. "Thank you."
HEATING UP
Ginger is out in the cold and snow a lot, so she had to stay bundled up.
She recently revealed the secret clothing she wears under her winter clothes while reporting in snowy weather.
The chief meteorologist shared the secret on Twitter as she covered the latest nor’easter hitting the east coast from northern New York.
Ginger, 42, shared a video of herself donning a large red coat in Albany, New York, as it snowed steadily around her Tuesday morning.
“Great to be here! 8-14” around here by the time it’s all said and done later tonight,” she said in the Tweet.
“Stay safe everyone — and like @RobinRoberts said — don’t start driving now if you don’t need to because we have someone struggling to get to us -/ two hours delayed because of the snow.”
As several fans of the morning show urged Ginger to be safe herself, one wondered how she stayed warm during her reporting.
“How does she stay looking warm?” the fan asked via Twitter.
The GMA meteorologist quickly responded saying she wears a “heated vest” underneath her winter clothes.
Many fans replied to the revelation, with one saying it was the “smartest bit of fashion” and another writing that they too are a big fan of heated vests.
Ginger responded again with a single fire emoji, appearing to indicate that she believes the nifty piece of clothing is “fire.”
MORNING GLORY
Recently, GMA fans gushed over Michael Strahan after he takes to social media to share a revealing snap.
On Tuesday, GMA star Michael took to Instagram to share a shirtless photo of himself in a birthday post dedicated to his "best friend."
The 51-year-old's carousel post on social media included a few snaps of him with his buddy, and the CEO of his production company SMAC-Entertainment, Constance Schwartz.
In the post was a video of Constance and Michael embracing in a hug during his recent Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, alongside snaps of them posing together at different events.
Michael captioned the friend appreciation post: "Happy Birthday to the best friend, sister, and business partner you could ever ask for.
"Another year and you’re only getting better. Love you Boss! @conschwartz @smacentertainment."
Although most of the posts in the photo were innocent-looking, one of them happened to be on the spicier side.
The last pic in Michael's slide show was of him with no shirt on, shrugging his shoulders as Nickelodeon slime covered his ripped abs.
Constance was smiling next to the ex-NFL player in the photo.
The shirtless snap of Michael was taken behind the scenes at the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids Sports Awards.
Though many fans showered Constance with happy birthday wishes in Michael's Instagram comment section, there were quite a few who showered Michael with compliments about his body also.
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"Happy Birthday...and Michael you should keep your shirt off more!," one person wrote.
Another added: "Low carb diet looking fab on you Michael… a snack for sure."

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