Sam Champion is getting showered with compliments after a throwback photo of him was shared on X recently.
The beloved Good Morning America and The Weather Channel alum saw the post and commented on it, then reposted it with a message.
Initially, just the throwback photo was posted by a fan who captioned it, “A younger @SamChampion when he was a weather person in Jacksonville, FL.”
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Champion saw it and reposted with a message that read, “Please hide this photo. [laughing-crying emoji] And do NOT post a then-and-now.”
Well, another fan saw his note and did just that, reposting the throwback photo with a recent shot of the now part-time GMA fill-in, who often shows up when the current GMA meteorologist,Ginger Zee, is away.
They captioned the photo, “@SamChampion then and now.” The weatherman responded in the comments with a facepalm emoji.
Champion, clearly playing along with the X antics, reposted the side-by-side with another message. This time, he wrote, “Well, that hurts,” again adding a laughing-crying emoji.
Well, that hurts 😂 https://t.co/wcdZrgYcuc
— Sam Champion (@SamChampion) July 24, 2025
One fan attempted to sooth Champion’s hurt by writing, “You are handsome then and you are handsome now!”
Another chimed in, “How is it you look better now?”
Yet another agreed, “I hope u don’t mind my saying it Sam but I think u look even better now and u looked good then too.”
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That seemed to be a popular opinion, as someone else said, “happen to think you look better now, and I’ve been a fan since you first came to NYC.”
A fifth fan of the ABC weatherman wrote, “Nah, I was watching you this morning on GMA and thought (not for the first time), this man has aged like fine wine!! You didn’t just get older, you got better.”
