Ann Romney co-hosted ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, joking
that after raising five boys, she was ready to handle morning TV.
But
it turned out the hardest part about co-hosting "GMA" was using the
set stove twice, including once with actor Stanley Tucci.
It was the prospective first lady's first foray behind the camera for
"GMA." Romney helped host for an hour of the morning show, filling in
for Robin Roberts, a regular co-host who is on medical leave.
According to a tweet from her press secretary, Sarah Haley, Romney wore
a bracelet in Roberts's honor during the appearance. The bracelet read,
"Light, love, power, presence."
Romney was introduced in the "GMA" kitchen at the top of the second
hour of the show, where she was making her famous Welsh cakes live.
She was speaking off camera when the regular co-hosts began to
introduce her.
"I've got a cooking emergency," she laughed. "The grill's too hot."
She was back in the kitchen later with Stanley Tucci, demonstrating a
pasta recipe from his new "Tucci Cookbook."
Romney told Tucci she "loved" his 2009 movie "Julie and Julia," where
he played the husband of famous chef Julia Child.
"They burned my Welsh cakes, too," she told Tucci when his butter
burned despite his warning that it was too hot.
"This show's a disaster, I tell you," Tucci joked, shortly before the
butter started smoking. The "GMA" crew joked that the Secret Service
were getting tense and apologized for almost blowing up the wife of
the GOP presidential nominee.
"My plane almost goes down, now I'm going to catch on fire?" Romney
joked. A plane carrying Romney and her staff was forced to make an
emergency landing last month when smoke filled the cabin.
During the show, Romney also helped interview two couples voted off
Tuesday night's reality dancing competition "Dancing With the Stars."
She asked two questions of former "98 Degrees" singer Drew Lachey.
Romney seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the format of the show and
missed her cues more than once. But when the hosts moved outside to
Times Square, she acknowledged that she felt right at home next to a
horse belonging to Paralympian Rebecca Hart.
Romney actually knew Hart and her horse, Lord Ludger, having presented
Hart with the top prize for the Para-Equestrian Dressage National
Championship earlier this year.
Romney is an advocate for therapeutic riding and often speaks to its
benefits for her multiple sclerosis.
"It's so extraordinary what horses do for us. For me it's balance,
it's love, it's joy," she said, before kissing Lord Ludger on the
nose. "Horses are a gift from God, is the way I look at it, and
they're a partner in our life's journey."
