In a new episode of their podcast, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes discussed their relationship with Robach’s parents, Mike and Joan. They also discussed their feelings toward Robach’s parents.
After learning of their daughter’s connection with T.J. Holmes, Amy Robach’s parents have recently disclosed their feelings about the situation.
Amy Robach’s parents, Mike and Joan Robach, discussed how they felt about their on-air friendship developing off-air in the episode of the news anchors’ podcast that was released on Thursday. The episode was titled “Amy & T.J.” Since the year 2020, Amy and T.J. have been co-hosting the noon hour of Good Morning America. However, due to the intense scrutiny that has been directed against their relationship in the workplace, they have been fired and replaced.
“That was such a gut punch,” Amy remarked of her parents being in the city when everything went down. “It definitely hit me in the gut.” “It was already insane to have the tabloids saying what they were saying, but everything broke on the day that my mother and father were going to New York… to have people witness, not only hear how things were going or read about what was going on, but to really be in this city when everything seemed to be going to hell, and to have you all be there when the paparazzi came on my flat and saw everything for yourselves. And I felt terrible for you, that you were caught up in this circumstance that was the very worst-case scenario, and that you were there to watch it all.
She continued by saying, “I could only imagine, as painful as it was for me, how difficult it would be if it were my daughters going through that.” Having the experience of having it occur to you is one thing. The experience of having it occur to your kid is a whole other matter.
The revelation of Amy and T.J.’s scandalous and secret relationship generated a lot of media attention in the year 2022. After more than a year, the couple has maintained their strength and love for one another, even contemplating the possibility of getting married. It was a difficult period for them when their relationship was first brought to the public’s attention.
“We were doing fine,” Joan added. Simply put, we were concerned about you and trying to figure out the most effective way to convey to you that we loved you. And it took us some time to give some thought to the question, “How can we show her that we love her without confronting her?”
Amy detailed how she never had the impression that her parents was judging her.
“I’ve never felt more supported by the two of you than I was this past year and a half,” remarked Amy in response.
T.J. inquired about the feelings of Amy’s parents on the possibility of her obtaining another divorce at the moment. Before becoming divorced in 2022, Amy was married to Tim McIntosh from 1996 until 2008. After that, she married Andrew Shue in 2010, and they were married until 2022.
Mike said that the situation did not upset them in any way. We had made amends with one another, and we had assured Amy that we were completely behind her decision to file for divorce from that marriage. Therefore, we did not have any problems with it at all.
T.J. tied the knot with Marilee Fiebig in the year 2010, and the couple ultimately divorced in October of 2023.
When Mike and Joan read the article that Amy had sent, which broke the news that she was dating T.J., Joan admitted that they were “shocked.”
Joan remarked, “I read it aloud, and neither one of us said anything,” referring to the fact that she and Mike were silent for a considerable amount of time while they were traveling to New York State because they were contemplating the most effective method to approach Amy about the matter.
Mike said, “It seemed to me that this was moving much too quickly.” “We would’ve much preferred that the divorces had been made known publicly and finalized before you all became a couple.”
Nevertheless, Amy reaffirmed that her parents had been there for her from the beginning, describing them as “her rocks.”
While her parents were able to see the spark between them on television, they were unaware that their friendship would eventually develop into a romantic connection.
Michael stated, “We could see your on-camera chemistry,” and he was right. Because we had spent a sufficient amount of time with all of you, we were aware that you were in agreement with one another in a variety of ways. My opinion is that the romance aspect came as a bit of a surprise to me. What I didn’t see coming was this.
He continued by saying, “I believe that it was surprising at the time.” Nevertheless, it was not shocking to us once we had given it some consideration. It was one of those things that, when you take a step back and think about it, and you look at your on-camera chemistry and the time that we spent with you, it wasn’t surprising at all.
ET reported in December that Shue and Fiebig, who had previously been Amy and T.J.’s ex-partners, were dating.
“Initially they had no interest in each other but bonded over the trauma from their respective breakups,” according to the information provided.
The friendship between Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig has startled several people who are close to those involved, according to a second source who spoke to ET. On the other hand, the connection is not unexpected because of the deep friendship that the two have recently developed towards one another, both of them depending on one other in times of need, and the fact that they share principles. As long as they continue to enjoy one other’s company, the two continue to remain hidden from view.
A private relationship between the two is still going strong.