Former “Good Morning America” hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have addressed their ouster from the ABC News morning present for the primary time — on a brand new podcast that debuted a yr to the day after the community terminated 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 mentioned on the premiere episode of the podcast, “Amy & T.J.”
Robach mentioned that the couple have “gone through a year of hell” since they had been dismissed from “GMA.” “Relationships are hard, they’re messy, they’re not perfect,” she mentioned. “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 mentioned, “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 parted methods with 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 firm coverage, ABC News felt their relationship had grow to be “an internal and external disruption,” ABC News president Kim Godwin advised staffers in a name.
The duo introduced their podcast, “Amy & T.J.,” in partnership with iHeartMedia final month. In addition to internet hosting and govt producing their very own podcast, Robach and Holmes will even collaborate on a slate of upcoming programming for iHeartPodcasts. The podcast is offered on the iHeartRadio app and different main podcast platforms.
Holmes had joined ABC News in 2014 after working at CNN, BET and MSNBC. Robach had additionally served as co-anchor of “20/20” with David Muir. Before becoming a member of ABC News in 2012, she had been a nationwide correspondent for NBC News in addition to co-host of the “Today” present Saturday version and an MSNBC anchor.