Amy Robach, T.J. Homes Speak Out on Firing From ‘GMA’: We ‘Lost the Jobs We Love Because We Love Each Other’

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Former “Good Morning America” hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have addressed their ouster from the ABC News morning show for the first time — on a new podcast that debuted a year to the day after the network suspended them. “The best way to sum us up, Amy and T.J., is that we’re the folks who lost the jobs we love because we love each other,” Holmes said on the premiere episode of the podcast, “Amy & T.J.” Robach said that the couple have “gone through a year of hell” since they were dismissed from “GMA.” “Relationships are hard, they’re messy, they’re not perfect,” she said. “We have fought for love, and I can say I have never been happier.

I am with my best friend.” Holmes shared that he’s the “happiest and healthiest that I’ve been in my life” and said, “I’m in love with this woman and she’s in love with me and we are planning a life together.” Last December, ABC News suspended Robach and Holmes, who had co-anchored the “GMA3” block of “Good Morning America,” after the revelation of their off-camera affair.

While the couple had not violated any company policy, ABC News felt their relationship had become “an internal and external disruption,” ABC News president Kim Godwin told staffers in a call at the time.

The two anchors were officially terminated in January. According to Robach, the couple had planned to discuss their relationship with ABC News management in January 2023 — but that after word of their affair made headlines, they were let go.