GMA star George Stephanopoulos goes missing from show hours after sharing 'brutal' news about daughter Harper, 18

Oct 20, 2023

GOOD Morning America star George Stephanopoulos has gone missing from the show on Monday.

His absence comes just hours after he shared brutal news about his daughter, Harper, 18.

George was absent from GMA on Monday morning without an explanation.

Instead, Rebecca Jarvis took his spot at the desk, along with Robin Roberts and Gio Benitez.

George was last in on Friday and sat next to Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan.

However, the 62-year-old might have had a good reason for taking off on Monday.

He and his wife, Ali Wentworth, dropped their youngest daughter, Harper, off at college last week.

The couple is also parents to Elliott, 20.

It is not clear when George will be back or the exact reason he is out.

Last week, Ali took to Instagram to share the news that they dropped their "baby" off at college.

She captioned her post: "We dropped our baby off at college. Everyone is saying 'she’s ready to launch!'

"But…I don’t think I’m ready! I don’t want to stop making pasta with vodka sauce, picking up wet towels, cuddling up to her familiar scent."

The 58-year-old ended: "As Joni Mitchell once wrote- 'the bed’s too big, the frying pan too wide.' I know our daughter will thrive. But man, it’s brutal on the parents. If you feel inclined - please send me baked goods. I’ll be under my covers."

Many of her followers, who are parents, took to the comments to console the couple.

The picture featured both George and Ali in casual clothing, as they walked away from the camera, holding hands.

Harper started her freshman year at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

When George dropped his daughter off at school, he learned that she has a connection to his GMA co-star, Lara Spencer's daughter.

Lara brought her daughter, Katharine, who is also starting her freshman year, to Vanderbilt as well.

"Today is the start of a new chapter in your life. Write your story, baby," she captioned her Instagram post.

Her followers guessed by the big balloon arch on their front porch that Katharine was going to Vanderbilt.

The balloons were black and yellow, the colors of the school.

Lara and Katharine wore casual clothing including shorts, tiny shirts, and sandals.

It is not clear if Harper and Katharine know each other.

The GMA host shares two children - Katharine, 18, and Duff, 21 - with her ex-husband, David Haffenreffer.

Lara and David split up in 2015, after 15 years of marriage.