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Since retiring from the NFL in 2007, Michael Strahan hasn't exactly been talking it easy. The past six years have seen him transform himself from ex-footballer player in to a media darling, and now things are set to get even bigger for the 6 foot 5 star. Yesterday it was announced that Strahan is joining the team of Good Morning America after Josh Elliot's sudden departure. So how did a former New York Giant find himself as the next member of America’s biggest morning show?

Michael Strahan is coming to Good Morning America

Michael Strahan was born in Houston Texas, the youngest of six children, Strahan’s father was a major in the US Army. At aged nine Michael and his family moved to an army base in Germany after his father was stationed there. Whilst in Germany, Michael showed early promise as a football player, starting as linebacker for his school team. His family eventually sent him back to Texas to live with relatives and he enrolled in Westbury High School in Houston, making his high school football debut during his senior year. Despite only getting one high school season in, Strahan showed enough promise to be offered a football scholarship from Texas Southern University upon graduation.

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Robin Roberts has endured a 2013 fraught with some major health concerns, managing to reach the end of the year even when the odds seemed stacked so high against her. In an end of year FaceBook post reflecting on the turbulent last twelve months, Roberts counted her blessings and thanked those who had helped her reach the end of 2013, included her girlfriend of nearly 10 years.

Roberts has never before divulged information about her sexuality

The FaceBook post was the first public acknowledgement from Roberts that she is in fact a homosexual, as she thanked her "entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends" in the post. Robin and Amber Laign have managed to keep their relation a secret for almost a decade, but the FaceBook post was the first time Roberts has publicly revealed she is a lesbian and that she is in a longtime relationship. The past few years have been particularly though for Roberts too, but the pair have managed to hold together despite the various troubles they have encountered.

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Robin Roberts broadcasted a video earlier today from hospital thanking fans for their support just before she undergoes life-saving surgery.

The 'Good Morning America' anchor has been in a hospital in New York for 11 days while being treated with chemotherapy in preparation for a bone marrow transplant, the donor being her sister Sally-Ann Roberts. The 51-year-old was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) earlier in the year; a disease in which the bone marrow is unable to produce enough healthy blood cells. The disease apparently might have been caused by the chemo she had in 2007 to treat her breast cancer. She addressed a camera looking extremely thin and off-colour wearing some loose clothes and told the viewers on her GMA blog: 'Thoughts are so powerful. You've got to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.' She ended the clip with gratitude towards her fans: 'I feel the love and I thank you for it. Thank you.'

She had also written on her blog a rather heart-warmingly positive message some days ago about preparing for her hospital stay. 'Last Sunday to lift my spirits I threw a little party at my apartment for my "GMA" family', she wrote. 'The next morning I walked through the hospital doors, with my guardian angels -- mom & dad -- back together and blazing a trail ahead of me.'