While Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes had supportive family and friends after their relationship became publicly revealed, they recently suggested some of the support from their GMA colleagues was “fake.”
They also each had spouses at the time, although they’ve since revealed they were in the process of divorcing them.
The aftermath of their relationship reveal was ongoing gossipy headlines, and the drama led to them getting taken off the air and ultimately terminated by ABC after an investigation.
They began podcasting last December with iHeartRadio, where they continue to share insight into their relationship and final days at the workplace.
A recent two-part edition of their Amy and T.J. podcast featured them recording in front of a small live audience at SoHo House in Lower Manhattan, New York. During this session, they spoke more about these parts of their lives and answered various questions.
At their live recording of Amy and T.J., an audience member asked how their colleagues were at the workplace once their relationship became public. Robach referred to the situation as a tabloid revealing their “private relationship” and maintained that they weren’t “cheating.”
Robach spoke about what it was like to return to work for the two days after those initial headlines and photos hit.
“When we came back for those two days, we were surrounded with support. My dressing room was full of all of our colleagues,” Robach replied.
“Some of it fake, some of it fake, absolutely, some of it was B.S.,” Holmes added.
However, amid ongoing headlines and rumors, ABC took Robach and Holmes off the air and ultimately told them not to return to work.
Robach said once their colleagues knew they weren’t coming back, they never heard from “most people again.”
The former GMA3 host had previously revealed that Sara Haines, now part of ABC’s The View, was supportive amid the drama and that Robach worried Haines might lose her job due to their friendship.
Rumors have suggested that Robach no longer communicates with Robin Roberts, whom she bonded with during their time at GMA.
“We get that to a certain degree, right, everybody’s trying to hold onto their job,” Holmes said, adding, “They don’t want to be seen as being an ally of the two people that ABC News doesn’t like, and we get it to a certain degree.”
