'GMA' co-host Michael Strahan loses part of finger in accident

Michael Strahan has returned to work at Good Morning America after missing a day because he lost part of a finger.

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"I had a little accident," he said on the show Wednesday. "Lost a little bit of my pinky."

He showed off his bandaged finger on his left hand, but didn't reveal how he got injured.

He was, however, in good spirits.

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"A guy before just said, 'Michael, we pinky swear,' or something like that," he said. "There's going to be a lot of jokes for a while but I'm OK and glad to be back."

The former New York Giant joins Jimmy Fallon as high-profile TV personalities who have suffered a finger injury.

The Tonight Show host nearly lost the ring finger on his left hand after getting his wedding band caught on an object in his home in 2015.

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