Robin Roberts Gives Update on Partner Amber Laign's Breast Cancer Treatment and Wedding Planning (Exclusive)

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Robin Roberts has some important updates for her fans! The veteran TV journalist spoke to ET's Rachel Smith ahead of the highly anticipated second season of her Emmy-winning talk series, , where she opened up about her partner's breast cancer battle, their wedding plans and the new installment.Roberts, who has been with Laign since 2005, first shared that her partner had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and struggled with chemotherapy complications last April.

Laign ended her radiation treatment in July, which Roberts took to Instagram to celebrate with fans. «It was a rough year; her journey with breast cancer took some unexpected twists and turns but she is doing really really well,» Roberts tells ET now. «Doctors said when it comes to treatment, it's like women and shoes — they don't always fit — and so they had to find the right fit for her with treatment.» After Laign's difficulties with her chemotherapy, Roberts shares that her partner's prognosis «is excellent» and Laign is «ready to start a new chapter as well.»A chapter that includes walking down the aisle!The  host announced the couple's upcoming nuptials in January by sharing a clip on Instagram from a conversation with motivational speaker and author Gabby Bernstein, where she discussed their decision. «I'm hesitating because I haven't said it out loud yet...

I'm saying 'yes' to marriage,» Roberts said in the video. «We're getting married this year. It was something we had talked about, but we had put it off, she became ill, but it is saying yes to that, and that next chapter.»The post was met with lots of love in the comments, with tennis star Billie Jean King writing, «So happy for you and Amber!