GOOD Morning America fill-in host Gio Benitez had plenty to tell his co-host Sam Champion in a new clip, creating a funny and awkward moment during the show.
The family-friendly fun went down as the TV stars were telling each other how they spent their weekends.
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Gio sat at the desk on Monday with Mary Bruce and Janai Norman.
They filled in on GMA for Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan, and George Stephanopoulos, who were all absent.
After announcing what was coming up on GMA, Gio turned to Sam, who was ready to report the weather.
"Hey, Sammy. Are you there?" he asked, as he put his hand over his eyes as if to block the sun.
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With a big smile on his face, Sam said: "Yes, sir. I am. Gio Benitez. Otherwise known as the biggest smile on the ABC TV news family."
"It is so nice to see you my friend. Merry merry and happy happy," the weatherman added.
Gio turned serious and said: "It is so nice to see you, but listen we've got some problems.
"Because I wake up on Saturday morning and I'm shivering, right? I'm waking up and I'm just going through Instagram here. It's like seven degrees outside."
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Sam cracked up as Gio went through his whole skit.
Then, he trolled the meteorologist and said: "You were on the beach? On the beach."
"As I said, Good Morning. I have nothing really. And I'm here now, so how about that?" Sam asked.
Despite Gio trolling him, Sam went on to compliment his smile once again.
Gio's husband, Tommy DiDario, posted the video to Twitter with the caption: "We will take every opportunity to troll our Sam Champion. Catch Gio Benitez at the desk all week on @GMA."
Sam retweeted with a laughing and a love emoji.
Tommy also posted the interaction to his Instagram Stories, which caused Sam to repost them.
He used laughing stickers and one that read: "Just hanging with my friends."
CALMING WATERS
Sam recently lived it up in Florida as he took a short break from the show and spent some time at the beach before the holidays.
The 61-year-old shared a video of himself taking in Friday’s sunrise with a shirtless dip in the ocean.
“A little before sunrise swim! Last warming morning in soFL before the cold gets here too! Be safe and Merry Christmas," he wrote.
“Came down to the beach a little early this morning… so good morning, you guys!” he later shared on social media.
He went on: “This is our last kind of warm morning in south Florida. We’re about to get the cold air that everybody else has right now.
“So, I won’t be down here in the morning when it’s in the 40s, so I figured I would wake you up with a little sunrise.”
MISTLETOE WOAH
Gio, however, also had some fun during his Christmas break.
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He sent fans wild after he kissed his husband in an Instagram video on Christmas Eve morning.
The couple have been married since 2016 and live a pretty private life.
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