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Al Roker Shares How He Got Out of the Friend Zone With Deborah Roberts (Exclusive)


The TV news power couple opens up about their love story and ever-growing family life.

The duo stopped by for ET's "Spilling the E-Tea" to reminisce about their epic love story and share all the sweet details of their ever-growing family life. The beloved Today show host goes on to recall how he was "in the friend zone" when Deborah asked him to look after her apartment while she covered the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. "You were just supposed to just pick up the mail and water my plants," Deborah noted, which Al concedes is the truth.

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