With their scandal taking over the internet, fans are wondering what Lara Spencer’s response to Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair has been and where the couple stand with their other Good Morning America co-stars. Well, it sounds like the drama between the anchors dates farther back than GMA‘s current scandal.
Spencer, Robach and Holmes are three of several on-air personalities on ABC’s Good Morning America. Robach and Holmes, specifically, co-anchor Good Morning America‘s late-morning program, GMA3: What You Need To Know, along with Jennifer Ashton. News broke of Robach and Holmes’ relationship in November 2022 after Page Six reported that the two had left their spouses, Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig, in August 2022 after a months-long affair. “They have a very cozy relationship on air, but that is what is expected. But they were very careful behind the scenes to keep their affair secret. The producers at GMA are shocked to hear they are having an affair,” a source told the site at the time.
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But what were Robach and Holmes’ co-stars’ reaction to their affair? Read on for what we know about Lara Spencer’s response to Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair and what their relationship was like before the scandal.
How did Lara Spencer respond to Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair?
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How did Lara Spencer respond to Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair? A source told Us Weekly on December 5, 2022, that the producers of Good Morning America were “thrilled” with the ratings of Robach and Holmes’ firstGMA3: What You Need to Knowepisodes after news broke of their affair, but when ABC News took the couple off the air on December 5, 2022, Robach put the blame on her fellow Good Morning America star, Lara Spencer.“The bosses were thrilled and giddy with the ratings on Friday, but now Amy and T.J. are suddenly off the show,” the insider said. “It’s not a delayed reaction — something happened and Amy is blaming Lara.” The source continued, “ABC made the decision after further details came to light.”
The source explained that tension between Robach and Spencer started after Robach replaced Robin Roberts as a co-host on Good Morning America in 2012 after Roberts took a medical leave wile recovering from a bone marrow transplant. “Lara was livid that Amy was seen by bosses as Robin’s heir-apparent,” the insider said. “It was clear that Amy would be the one to step in. Lara wanted the gig and hasn’t ever forgotten it.” Though the source claimed that Robach and Spencer have had a decade-long feud, another insider told Us Weekly that Spencer was one of the more understanding staffers when rumors of Robach’s affair with Holmes sparked around the Good Morning America office. “People have their own idea of what’s going on behind-the-scenes. Lara is supporting Amy,” the second source said.
A source told Page Six on December 2, 2022, that rumors of Robach and Holmes’ affair among the Good Morning America staff date as far back as 2017. The insider reported that Holmes, who was newer to ABC News than Robach at the time, was so concerned about the rumors that he took the issue to executives at the network. “He was a correspondent at the time, and he didn’t want Robin thinking that about him. He went to [ABC News executives] and got ahead of it to dismiss it because it wasn’t true,” the insider said. A third source explained to Page six that Holmes went to Good Morning America executive producer Michael Corn to tell him the rumors were “absolutely not true.” The insider continued, “It freaked them out. Amy and T.J.’s friendship took a hit when the rumors started.”
As for other ABC News anchors, a source told Page Six on December 12, 2022, that Robach’s 20/20 co-anchor David Muir “wants no part” in her scandal with Holmes. “He’s not having it. He’s the face of the evening news and nothing about him ever makes it into the papers. He’s very private and no one at ABC likes the way Amy and T.J. handled it,” the insider said. The source continued, “Every anchor is upset that Amy and T.J. have caused such drama.” Page Six also reported that Robach and Muir aren’t “close” and hinted that her affair with Holmes has only made their relationship worse. “No one wants to be associated with this, and Amy and David already aren’t that close right now,” the source said.
A representative for ABC News, however, denied Page Six’s report about Muir’s reaction “David is focused on the work, not any of this,” the representative said in a statement to Page Six. Sources also told Page Six that several staffers at ABC News were “very unhappy” with a joke Robach and Holmes made on GMA3 about them having a “great week” after their affair was exposed. “If the decision is to not address it, then don’t address it! T.J. made light of it on-air. Amy’s smarter than that, but how else is she supposed to respond?” one insider said. “She’s a serious hard news journalist, and this is a major distraction.” The source continued, “Becoming co-anchor of 20/20 was very important to her. She was obsessed with getting that job. This affair is bringing her down and changing her reputation.”
A source also told Entertainment Tonight at the time that Robach is “feeling” the negative effects of the affair more than Holmes. “Amy has always been a highly revered journalist, who’s professional and good at her job. There’s no doubt she’s feeling it from all sides. She loves her job, and has worked hard to cement her place as a staple at ABC,” the insider said. “T.J. tends to approach life a little less seriously.”
Another source told The Sun on December 1, 2022, that Robach and Holmes could be demoted on Good Morning Americaas a result of their affair. “There is no way they are going to be able to stay at GMA,” the insider said. “They may not be outright fired, but they’ll be relegated to lesser roles, which will make it undesirable for them to continue.” The Sun also reported that Robach and Holmes’ affair may have also broken a “morality clause,” which states that talent must “act at all times with due regard to public morals and conventions,” according to a copy of the document obtained by the newspaper. The clause also stated that talent shall not take part in behavior “which tends to bring you or us into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule….or which might reflect unfavorably upon us, or injure the success of the programs.” The clause continued, “We may terminate this Agreement upon notice to within thirty (30) days after we acquire knowledge thereof.”
A source also confirmed to Page Sixon December 1, 2022, that Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, which owns ABC, learned of Robach and Holmes’ relationship on November 29, 2022, a day before it became public.“Bob Iger was notified about the affair on Tuesday, and he has been in close contact with ABC News president Kim Godwin,” the source said. “Their decision is a ‘watch and wait’ approach.” The insider continued, “Amy and T.J. are peers, they — quite obviously — have great chemistry on TV. They are both separated from their spouses. They are free to be a couple.” The source also added, “In some ways, this is TV gold, but let’s just hope they don’t break up.”
While Iger learned of Robach and Homes’ affair recently, a source told People at the time that the co-hosts’ relationship was“widely known” by Good Morning America employees, so much so that they were told to “knock off” their flirty behavior before their relationship became public. “There were so many people internally that were unhappy about it,” the insider said. “They were flirtatious.” Another source also told People that there were rumors of an affair between Robach and Holmes in 2021, a year before their relationship became public. “There were rumors they were having an affair about a year ago,” the source said. “A lot of people believed there might have been some truth to it, because you can see there’s a mutual affection there. But everyone ultimately chalked it up to friendship because they always said they were both happily married.”
How did Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair start?
How did Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ affair start? Page Six reported on November 30, 2022, that Good Morning America hosts, Amy Robach and TJ Holmes, left their spouses in August 2022 after a months-long affair. Robach was married to actor Andrew Shue since 2010, while Holmes was married to lawyer Marilee Fiebig since 2010. A source told Page Six at the time that Robach and Holmes’ affair started in March 2022 after they began training together for the New York City Marathon, which they were photographed together at on November 6, 2022, less than three weeks before news broke of their affair. A source told People on December 1, 2022, that their romance started when Holmes helped Robach through a past “heartache” she was experiencing. “Amy was going through a heartache and TJ was very much there for her and helpful, and that is when they started something,” the insider said.
Page Sixreported that the GMA hosts were seen “canoodling” in bars near ABC News’ office in New York City in May 2022. “They have a very cozy relationship on air, but that is what is expected. But they were very careful behind the scenes to keep their affair secret. The producers at GMA are shocked to hear they are having an affair,” a source told Page Six at the time. The Daily Mail also reported that rumors of Robach and Holmes’ affair first sparked in June 2022 “when they were in London together filming the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for ABC and staff were buzzing about the intimacy between them,” a source said. The insider added, “Everyone knows that Amy and T.J. have been close friends for a long time now, running together and even socializing as a foursome with each other’s spouses.” People also reported that many ABC News staffers, including the head of ABC News, Kim Godwin, knew of Robach and Holmes’ affair before it went public. “[It was] the worst kept secret in ABC News,” the source said. “”They had no shame going out together and have been publicly doing this for much longer than a month. Staffers are very surprised it took this long to come out. Everyone was turning a blind eye because they didn’t want the controversy surrounding the show.” Another insider told People that Robach and Holmes’ relationship was “widely known” by Good Morning America employees, so much so that they were told to “knock off” their flirty behavior before their relationship became public.“There were so many people internally that were unhappy about it,” the insider said. “They were flirtatious.”
Another source also told People at the time that there were rumors of an affair between Robach and Holmes in 2021, a year before their relationship became public. “There were rumors they were having an affair about a year ago,” the source said. “A lot of people believed there might have been some truth to it, because you can see there’s a mutual affection there. But everyone ultimately chalked it up to friendship because they always said they were both happily married.” Another source, however, denied the affair to People at the time and claimed that Robach and Holmes’ romance didn’t start until after they separated from their spouses. “This was two consenting adults who were each separated. They both broke up with their spouses in August within weeks of each other,” the insider said. “The relationship didn’t start until after that.” The source continued, “She’s got nothing to hide. They were both separated so they felt very comfortable dating in the open after that. Their spouses had moved out, even! So they were not hiding anything.”
Robach restricted comments on her Instagram around November 2022 when fans noticed she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring in photos and hadn’t posted her husband for a while. Both Robach and Holmes have since deleted their Instagram accounts.
News broke of Robach and Holmes’ affair on November 30, 2022, after The Daily Mail published photos of the GMA hosts at O’Donoghue’s Irish Bar in New York City, near where Robach and Holmes film Good Morning America, where they were seen flirting with each other on November 10, 2022. A source told The Daily Mail at the time that Robach and Holmes went to the pair after filming a daily pre-recorded segment of Good Morning America. The Daily Mail reported that Robach and Holmes left ABC Studios separately and walked alone to the bar, where they reunited at a far corner in the restaurant. “They were totally into each other. She was giggling at whatever he was saying, and they were looking at each other’s phones. At one point she was kind of dancing in her chair to the music and laughing so hard she practically fell into his lap,” a source told The Daily Mail at the time. When they left, Robach stood about 20 feet away from Holmes on the sidewalk as he called an Uber. When the Uber, Robach and Holmes got in together and rode to Holmes’ downtown Manhattan apartment, where Robach was not seen leaving.
The next day, Holmes was seen leaving his apartment with a backpack and duffle bag. He was also seen going to a restaurant near Robach’s West Village apartment after they filmed their morning segment of Good Morning America. After he ate alone at the restaurant, Holmes walked around the corner and repeatedly looked over his shoulder before continuing up the block, where Robach was waiting to pick him up in her blue BMW convertible, according to The Daily Mail. Robach and Holmes then drove two hours north to the city of Shawangunk Mountains, New York, where they checked into a remote cottage on the edge of Minnewaska State Park, where they brought their own food to cook and wine and beer to drink.
When they left, Holmes could be seen grabbing and patting Robach’s butt as she bent over to load their bags and their leftover food and drinks into her car. Days later, while recording a segment on robes without Holmes for Good Morning America on November 16, 2022, Robach referenced her co-host’s love for robes. “I wish TJ was here,” Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson said during the segment, to which Robach responded, “He loves his robes. He walks around the hallways with them.” A day later, on November 17, 2022, Holmes and Robach were seen again at New York University Langone, where Holmes was seen leaving with Robach and her best friend, who walked Robach’s golden doodle, Brody, while Holmes stayed in Robach’s apartment with her, according to The Daily Mail.
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FAQs
What happened between Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes? ›
In November 2022, after more than seven years of working together on Good Morning America, news broke that Robach and Holmes were dating and had an affair while still married to their spouses, actor Andrew Shue and lawyer Marilee Fiebig.
What happened to T.J. Holmes from Good Morning America? ›December 5, 2022: ABC News pulls Holmes and Robach from anchoring GMA3 for the time being. Godwin, the ABC News president, tells staff that the relationship is “an external distraction,” but “not a violation of company policy.” TMZ reports Holmes and Robach were notified they would not be hosting that same day.
Are Amy Robach and Lara Spencer friends? ›Friends and colleagues. Lara Spencer and Amy Robach have worked together at ABC for more than a decade, and their professional relationship led to an offscreen friendship.
Why is Amy Robach absent from GMA? ›Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes exit GMA3 and ABC News after romance reveal. The co-anchors began dating in August and were taken off the air in December amid a network investigation into their relationship.
Why did Robin Roberts leave GMA? ›At the beginning of the year, Robin shared that she would periodically be taking time off from her hosting duties after Amber was diagnosed with breast cancer. The massage therapist began chemotherapy after undergoing surgery.
Who is Lara Spencer engaged to? ›Congrats, Lara Spencer! The Good Morning America anchor is engaged to tech entrepreneur Rick McVey. Sônia Pontes and 2,157 others like this.
Why is Lara on Good Morning America wearing a boot? ›"A torn plantar plate and ligament in my foot that's been slowly getting worse and worse FINALLY fixed by the magnificent Dr O'Malley at HSS today."
Did Brittany Bell leave ABC 7? ›Bell now works as a full-time meteorologist for ABC7New York.
Which GMA anchor is leaving? ›T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, the anchors of the third hour of ABC's flagship morning show “Good Morning America,” are leaving ABC News, network president Kim Godwin announced in a memo to staff Friday evening.
What ABC anchors were fired? ›The “GMA3” anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are leaving ABC News, the network said on Friday evening, concluding a nearly two-month tabloid spectacle sparked by revelations that the co-hosts were romantically involved.
What happened to Amy and TJ on Good Morning America? ›
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the Good Morning America co-hosts whose alleged extramarital affair sparked months of tabloid drama, have officially parted ways with ABC. The GMA3 anchors were initially taken off air (much to our chagrin) in Dec.
What is Robin Roberts salary on GMA? ›Roberts makes $18 million per year on Good Morning America, while Strahan makes $17 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. As for other Good Morning America hosts, the site reports that Lara Spencer makes $3 million per year; and Ginger Zee makes $500,000 per year.
Is Rob Marciano still with GMA? ›Robert Mark Marciano (born June 25, 1968) is an American journalist and meteorologist who is currently employed by ABC News.
Did Robin Roberts pass away? ›Robin Roberts died at the age of 83 in Temple Terrace, Florida. His death was from natural causes. Roberts, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame compiled a 286-245 record during his 19 year career.
Does Laura Spencer have children? ›Lara Spencer
What is Lara Spencer doing now? ›Good Morning America host Lara Spencer is on the mend after undergoing surgery at the start of 2023. The broadcaster has been giving fans updates on her recovery on social media and what it's been like getting back to work at the ABC studio. Keep scrolling for more details on her injury and condition.
Where is Lara Spencer House? ›When Good Morning America's Lara Spencer isn't entertaining us on ABC, you'll probably find her in a flea market searching for star buys for her stunning family home. Lara has a gorgeous property in Connecticut which she shares with her husband Richard McVey and her two children, Katharine and Duff.
How much does an anchor on Good Morning America make? ›Roberts makes $18 million per year on Good Morning America, while Strahan makes $17 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. As for other Good Morning America hosts, the site reports that Lara Spencer makes $3 million per year; and Ginger Zee makes $500,000 per year.
Is Brittany Bell leaving Channel 11? ›ABC11 meteorologist Brittany Bell is leaving the station this week for a new position at the ABC network's flagship affiliate, WABC / ABC7 in New York. Bell announced on social media platforms on Thursday that she will start her work at WABC in July.
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Why did Stacey Baca leave Channel 7? ›
Why? It's simple. My husband and I want to spend more time together, more time with our family and friends. We want to have Sunday brunch with our parents, watch our niece and nephew play sports on a Saturday morning, and travel while we're healthy, God willing.
What news anchors were fired for relationship? ›T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach depart ABC News following relationship scandal. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes attend a presentation of Disney programs on May 17, 2022, in New York. T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, ABC News anchors who reportedly became romantically involved last year, are leaving the network.
Why did Cecilia Vega leave ABC? ›Broadcast journalist Cecilia Vega is leaving ABC to join "60 Minutes" as a correspondent. CBS announced the move Thursday. "This is a dream come true. I am beyond honored to join the ranks of this legendary show and to work alongside the best reporters in journalism," said Vega, according to a statement by the network.
Did T.J. Holmes file for divorce? ›To that end, TJ's attorney and I have been working together to move their divorce forward privately, expeditiously, and as amicably as possible." Lehman confirmed the report to USA TODAY.
Did T.J. Holmes separate from his wife? ›After news of the co-anchors' workplace romance spread, Fiebig and Holmes filed for divorce in December. They were married for 12 years. In Wednesday's statement, Lehman said she and Holmes' legal representative are “working together to move their divorce forward, privately, expeditiously, and as amicably as possible.”
Were T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach married to other people? ›The photos quickly caused an online frenzy as people questioned the status of their respective marriages. Robach married actor Andrew Shue in February 2010, while Holmes married attorney Marilee Fiebig in March 2010.
When did T.J. Holmes separate from wife? ›T.J. Holmes quickly found love with Marilee Fiebig after he split from first wife Amy Ferson in 2007 — but in November 2022, he raised eyebrows when he was seen getting cozy with colleague Amy Robach.
What Good Morning America host is getting divorced? ›T.J. Holmes and Marilee Fiebig file for divorce amid Amy Robach 'GMA' scandal.
How long has T.J. Holmes been separated? ›A source told Page Six on December 2, 2022, that Fiebig was “blindsided” by Holmes and Robach's affair. The insider explained that Holmes and Fiebig had been separated for six months but were trying to “work things out” when news broke of her husband and his co-anchor's romance. “She's devastated.
What did T.J. Holmes say about his wife? ›T. J. Holmes
What was the scandal at Good Morning America? ›
Ever since a Daily Mail exposé outed Good Morning America anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes's alleged secret affair on November 30, the pair have been under scrutiny for taking their onscreen chemistry too far offscreen.
Did Amy Robach have a double mastectomy? ›Very soon after her diagnosis, Robach underwent a double mastectomy, followed by eight rounds of chemotherapy and then breast reconstruction surgery. Amy Robach gets a mammogram during the live broadcast on "Good Morning America," Oct.
Who are the suspended GMA anchors? ›Good Morning America 3 hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are suspended from their on-air hosting duties amid alleged affair rumors swirling.
Who is T.J. Holmes with Now? › Who is T.J. Holmes 1st wife? ›T. J. Holmes