Good Morning America newscaster Lara Spencer suffered an embarrassing fiasco on live television when she fiddled with a tennis ball when she tried to bounce two off her racket.
Her GMA co-host Cecilia Vega promises no one saw the accident.
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Lara, 53, was live on Thursday morning reporting the US Open in New York.
Caster showed off his tennis skills in front of the entrance to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where the championship will be held, including successfully bouncing a tennis ball with his racket.
But someone off-camera decided to throw a curveball at Lara’s confident skills.
A person off camera threw Lara a second tennis ball, which simultaneously bounced off her racket.
Caught off guard, Lara drops the bouncing ball, but quickly picks up a new ball and is saved.
As she continued to bounce new balls from her racket, the camera turned back to her co-hosts Cecilia, Michael Strahan, and George Stephanopoulos of GMA Studios in New York City.
Cesira claimed, “No one saw that Lara – no one saw it!”
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Outside of Lara’s tennis skills, the news anchor had another embarrassing moment on TV earlier last month.
In August, Lara turned away from an excited crowd shouting her name.
Comedian Tom Kelly wowed the live audience with the newscaster’s appearance on stage at the GMA Summer Concert Series.
According to a US Sun reporter who was in the audience, Lara stood and walked in the middle of an outdoor stage in New York City during some test shots.
Fans began rooting for the newscaster, and Tom, the comedian, turned the crowd on.
He shouted into the microphone: “Give up for Lara Spencer!”
When the fans started cheering, Lara didn’t wave or acknowledge that she was excited to see her.
Lara turned her back sharply to Fan.
She took a cold break and walked further up the stage away from the adoring crowd.
Moments later, Lara re-emerged from her backstage hair and makeup setup, ready to go live on camera alongside co-host Sam Champion.
lara’s success
Despite her TV debacle, Lara has made quite a name for herself.
Lara is worth an impressive $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
She lived a life of luxury as a TV news anchor for Good Morning America, Nightline and ABC News.
At the height of her career, she was reportedly making $3 million a year.
Lara is married to successful entrepreneur Richard McVay, who is reportedly worth $250 million, according to Wealthy People.
rake up
Lara is one of GMA’s highest paid anchors.
GMA’s chief meteorologist, Ginger Zee, makes an estimated $500,000 a year, and breaking news anchor Amy Robach pocketed $300,000 a year.
The three main casters, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, and Michael Strahan, reportedly earn $18 million, $17 million, and $15 million a year, respectively.
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