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As you all know, I like to call out the ridiculousness that Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes bring to their podcast, “Amy & T.J.” It’s clearly their way of trying to stay relevant and in the headlines, but some of the things that they’ve revealed on it have been cause of major side-eye or eye rolls. Basically, their audio medium really ends up putting our eyes to work. The gossip fun kinda took a non-fun turn, though, when the couple shared that they were in the middle of doing Dry January. They confessed that they drank a lot in 2023. T.J. estimated 18 drinks a day and Amy’s count was at least 30 drinks per week. It didn’t take long for “sources” at their former Good Morning America gig to spill that their cups were overflowing well before they were living that unemployment life. Honestly, knowing they began drinking well before lunchtime kinda explained everything else.
Things took yet another turn (in which direction, I don’t know) during this week’s podcast, when the pair were emotionally tense and shared that they were having some issues in their relationship. I guess “people” were worried and spread the word to anyone who wasn’t listening that there were problems. But, don’t worry, y’all. Don’t believe these unfounded rumors. Despite the drama that they gave us themselves, T.J. and Amy are okay! They even took to Instagram to film a video reassuring us.
“We just wanted to check in and let you know that, despite what you’ve been hearing, we are still together,” Holmes, 46, said in the clip as he walked arm-in-arm with Robach, 50, on the streets of New York City. We’re hearing from a lot of you all on our latest episode of the podcast. It was something we really struggled and debated about whether or not we should even put out there — but at this point I’m glad we did.”
“Yeah, I am too,” Robach agreed, explaining that, “our larger goal in putting out our latest episode was to show that, yes we like to show pictures of us smiling like everyone else and laughing on social media, but if we want to be real and we want to be transparent we wanted to show all the sides of us and I would say most relationships. So we hope that all you get something out of it and we hope you keep coming back.”
Robach added in the caption, “We’re still together 🙂 If you’ve already listened to today’s episode on Amy and T.J., you’ll understand! If you haven’t, click the link in my bio to hear for yourself and let us know how you handle communication and conflict in your relationships!”
In the latest episode of their podcast, Robach and Holmes got into a heated discussion over their communication issues as she confronted him for being “moody” and not opening up to her when he has what he admitted are his “really bad days.”
“I’d love for you to do is to confide in me, to lean on me, to share with me so that we’re a part of the solution together,” noted Robach of the couple, who revealed that the issue has led to many arguments between them.
Going on to admit that his partner “won’t like” his answer about why he doesn’t let her in on his bad days, Holmes explained, “Because when things get that kind of bad and I’m that kind of focused or that kind of quiet, the last thing in that moment I want to do is to tell you what I need. That is how I feel, and that is the truth. Not that I think it’s your responsibility. Well, you should just know.”
The pair also spoke about the “pressure” of losing the careers that were “unfairly taken” from them when their romance was made public, with Robach becoming tearful as she told Holmes, “love is a choice I believe, and I have chosen to love you.”
Earlier in the podcast, Holmes had revealed that their latest episode was filmed as a “surprise” to Robach and iHeart Radio producers as they admitted they weren’t in a good place at the time before recording.
“We weren’t expecting to record one today,” he explained. “It’s going to be a surprise to our iHeart team that even we have this podcast and it’s even a surprise to Robach who is sitting here next to me, not in studio. We are in our living room right now.”
“We ain’t right. You and I aren’t okay right now,” Holmes continued. “I said, ‘You know what? Let’s set up and do a podcast.’ ”
This is all pretty heavy and sounds like they both need individual therapy first and foremost. I suspect that T.J. being “moody” and having “really bad days” is most likely a detox side effect from suddenly stopping the habit of basically drinking all day long. If they’re still doing Dry January – or even if they’ve drastically cut back – they’re not getting their daylong dopamine hits and nonstop sugar fix. I really hope he’s doing this under a doctor’s supervision.
That said, I have (obviously) been keeping an eye on any Amy and T.J. gossip that comes across my screen, and I had not heard anything about them being on the rocks. I mean, I generally always assume that they’re perpetually on the rocks whether they realize it or not, but I must have been washing my hair or something when that round of minor headlines came out. Or maybe they didn’t come out and the Insta post is doing that work for them. Honestly, after the Dry January pod, I wondered if they would have a chill couple of eps or if they’d feel the need to up the ante. I guess now we have our answer. Lordy, their datin’ exes Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig must be counting their blessings so hard right now.
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