Robin Roberts reveals same-sex relationship

Roberts, 53, included the information alongside a picture of her and her dog in a post marking a milestone in her recovery from a bone marrow transplant.

NEW YORK, Dec 29 — "Good Moing America" co-anchor Robin Roberts publicly acknowledged a same-sex relationship for the first time on Sunday afteoon in a Facebook post reflecting on her recovery from a blood disorder.

Roberts, 53, included the information alongside a picture of her and her dog in a post marking a milestone in her recovery from the bone marrow transplant she underwent in 2012.

"I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together," she wrote.

Revealed: Roberts, here on vacation in Hawaii in August 2013, stands with her girlfriend of 10 years Amber Laign (left), a San Francisco-bo massage therapist

Roberts also expressed gratitude for her sister Sally-Ann, who donated marrow for Roberts's surgery, as well as for the health professionals who cared for her, God, and fans who sent well wishes.

This is the first time Roberts has publicly mentioned a relationship with a woman.

In 2012 Roberts was diagnosed with the blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and took a medical leave of absence from "Good Moing America." She retued to the show in February 2013 and won a Peabody Award the same year for "Robin's Jouey," a series of TV reports that chronicled her battle against MDS.

Five years earlier she had been treated for breast cancer.

Roberts is currently writing a memoir about her health struggles and the lessons she leaed from them. The book is due to be published in April by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group.

A representative from Grand Central Publishing did not respond to requests for comment, and it is unknown whether Roberts will discuss her relationship or sexuality in the book.