Unexpected Revelation: Amy Robach's Daughters Discover Her Relationship with TJ Holmes through Online Sources
Discover the captivating journey of Amy Robach and TJ Holmes as they unveil their intriguing relationship in the 'Amy and TJ' podcast Delve into their unexpected romance, their shared history, and the surprising revelations that unfolded online Tune in to this compelling series and uncover the true depth of their bond
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes deny having an affair, but express regrets about how they handled their relationship. The former GMA3 coanchors debuted their podcast, "Amy and T.J.," on Tuesday, December 5, a year after their removal from ABC due to their romance. They claim they were both separated from their respective spouses, Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig, when they began dating, but did not disclose their relationship to ABC or their families.
Holmes spoke about his 10-year-old daughter Sabine and the challenge of getting her adjusted to her parents' separation. He also mentioned his hesitation in revealing his relationship with Amy Robach to her. Additionally, he admitted that as of November 2022, he had not even told his mom about his divorce from Fiebig. He also discussed the reluctance to share this information with the network executives, and the drafted statements about their personal matters that were never released.
Robach expressed regret that her family discovered their relationship through social media. "We believed we were shielding our children and families, and we believed we had the luxury of time," she explained. "We also believed we deserved privacy. Perhaps that was naive and foolish."
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Robach was delivering a speech in Washington, D.C. when the Daily Mail published photos of her and Holmes appearing close outside the office. As a result, she immediately received messages from her parents and her 21-year-old daughter Ava, and 17-year-old Annie.
"I'm still apologizing to my daughters," Robach stated. "It's one thing for us to manage the media and the headlines, and honestly, the paparazzi has become a significant part of our lives. They're always there. So, when I'm with my children, when I'm with my daughters, they're always there, and their pictures are being taken. ... I just try to imagine how they must feel. It's their family, and they're so young, they don't have the tools or the life experience to really understand. It's been a very tough journey that continues. We're all in therapy."
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When Amy and T.J. Split From Andrew and Marilee
Robach revealed that she and Shue went their separate ways in the summer of 2022. "Everyone close to me knew that I was going through a divorce. I took off my ring in early August," she explained. "It was evident to anyone who knew me that I was in the midst of a divorce. T.J. is much more private than I am and opted to keep it to himself. But it was difficult because neither of us publicly conveyed that we were getting divorced to anyone outside of a very small circle."
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Holmes observed that the "pictures that exposed us" captured him leaving the apartment he relocated to following his separation from Fiebig. "I had been living on my own since last summer. So the picture that supposedly proves that we were cheating actually confirms that I had moved out of my marriage because I'm exiting a building, which is not where I currently share a home with my ex-wife," he explained.
Amy and T.J. Were Like Siblings Before Their Romance
Robach and Holmes started working together at ABC in 2014, teaming up for the third hour of GMA in 2020.
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“They used to refer to us as brother and sister, like peas in a pod and all that,” Holmes said. “Whenever someone would joke about our relationship, we would cringe and say, ‘Ew, it’s like my sister.’ But even now, every once in a while, you’ll call me ‘honey’ or something, and I’ll think, ‘That’s just so weird,’ because we were friends for such a long time. I mean, truly, genuinely friends for a long, long time. I’ve gone through some personal troubles over the past several years, and you helped me out of that.”
Welfare Check
Robach was deeply worried when she received a text from Holmes on December 1, 2022, saying, "You were the love of my life. I’m so sorry this has happened."
After texting him asking if he was okay, and receiving no response, she called and FaceTimed him, but he did not answer.
During the "wellness check," Robach discovered that Holmes had been heavily drinking vodka and consuming a large number of weed edibles. "I recall walking down the hallway, entering the room... and there you were, sprawled out on your bed," she recounted. "I called out your name, but you didn't respond. I'll never forget the dread of having to physically check if you were warm. I was terrified. You were completely out of it."
Why Amy and T.J. Originally Went Back to Work
When the scandal broke on November 30, 2022, Robach was absent from GMA3, but she joined Holmes on air on December 1, 2022, and December 2, 2022. During their podcast discussion, they mentioned spending the weekend speaking with reporters off the record in an attempt to present their perspective. Despite their efforts to keep the news under wraps, ABC notified them on December 5, 2022, that they would be temporarily taken off the air.
Robach recounted, "I pleaded, 'Oh, please, no, please.' I was practically begging, saying, 'If you do this, it will lead to a whole new wave of articles. Please, don't do this.' I even requested, 'If you're going to inform the rest of our colleagues, can you at least acknowledge that we have not violated company policy?' That was the compromise I reached. But I felt sick to my stomach because we knew what would happen once that announcement was made."
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Robach and Holmes never returned to GMA3, with the network announcing their official exit that January.
“We lost those dream jobs. And how in the hell can I sit here and a year later say I’m in a better place than I was? That seems impossible, but it’s the truth,” Holmes concluded.
