WATCH: ABC’s Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Return to Air Together After Reporting of Off-Camera Relationship
Good Morning America co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were both present Thursday during the show’s third hour but did not address reports publishing images of the pair looking intimate amid allegations of a relationship.
Thursday, Holmes sat at the ABC News desk alone amid reporting he and his co-host had been spotted “canoodling” together outside of work. Page Six, citing sources close to the on-air duo, first reported they began dating earlier this year when both were married to other people.
The Daily Mail then published photos of the pair embracing publicly.
The report stated:
A source claims to Page Six their romance began in March around the time they were training together for the New York City Half Marathon. The pair — who reportedly left their spouses in August — were spotted “canoodling” in bars near ABC News back in May, a source claims.
According to one staffer, the couple has gone to extreme lengths to hide their affair.
A source said the pair enjoy a “cozy relationship on air,” and said producers on the show were “shocked to hear they are having an affair.”
Both made their Instagram accounts private on Wednesday as Holmes reported from the GMA desk alone. Holmes did acknowledge the absences of Robach and ABC News’s Dr. Jennifer Ashton on the air.
Neither has addressed the rumors publicly but Holmes and Robach sat next to one another during a somewhat awkward opening exchange on Thursday.
“It’s Friday eve,” Robach said, to which Holmes responded, “Oh, who’s looking forward to the weekend?”
Robach raised her and said, “Uhhh, me!”
Page Six reported late Thursday that the couple will not be punished for dating, and cited a source who claimed the network considers their romance a potential boost for ratings:
“All they care about is the ratings,” our source shares. “This is ratings gold. That’s why [ABC News President] Kim [Goodwin] wanted them on the show today.”
The insider adds that there was a meeting last night, during which employees were told to stick to the status quo and pretend like everything is “normal.”
Watch above, via WABC.
