T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach may be long gone from ABC, but it doesn't mean they have no one rooting for their success. Billy Bush dropped his 2 cents on the couple's career and thinks they'll make a good team on their show, should they consider it.
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The 51-year-old told TMZ on Thursday that he thinks the two former ABC hosts do a great job and they should consider working together to make an epic TV comeback.
The Extra host also proposed the idea of the couple doing a podcast and another show.
“Another show or whatever, they’ve got something that works.”
ABC Network suspended the Good Morning America 3 co-anchors in December 2022, shortly after their quiet romance went public.
Sources claimed the affair started when the pair trained for a half marathon in March last year. At that time, they were still married to their spouses- Robach to Andrew Shue and Holmes to Marilee Fiebig.
The network and hosts were involved in a series of meditation and back and forth that spanned over a month before they finally decided to terminate their appointments. They have continued to flaunt their romance since then.
They were spotted on vacation in Mexico as Holmes grabbed Robach's bottom and also locked lips several times.
Bush encouraged people to mind their business and stop intruding on the couple's private lives as he addressed the growing public interest surrounding Robach and Holmes's relationship.
Bush has had his fair share of workplace drama and mishaps. He was involved in a vulgar video that was leaked in 2016. The Access Hollywood host was caught in a conversation with Donald Trump where they said demeaning things about women. Trump even boasted of grabbing women by the p***y.
After the video got out, the host was instantly fired from his job as a co-host on the Today show, but he returned to work in 2019 when "Extra" hired him. He then expressed his optimism towards Holmes and Robach's being employed again.
Last year, another audio of him making an offensive comment about Kendall Jenner involving erections leaked. When asked if he'd apply caution, he replied negatively and had no intention of watching what he said.
"I'm going to be me and do what I do, and if someone's going to try and leak it, then they're the loser."
When TMZ broke the report of Robach and Holmes's relationship, ABC President Godwin described their relationship as an "internal and external distraction." He quickly replaced them with Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez.
An insider at ABC claimed that the cast and crew of GMA were fully aware of their relationship as they were always playful with each other on set.
“Amy and T.J. didn’t seem like they were trying to keep their relationship secret anymore, everyone around the office could tell there was a spark between them for many months.”
Reports revealed that Marilee Fiebig felt blindsided by the news of the relationship, and they proceeded with their divorce as amicably as possible. It didn't even help matters as Robach had been friends with the family for a long time.
Holmes and Fiebig got married in 2010 and shared a daughter Sabrina. Holmes is a father of two children, Brianna and son Jaidan from his marriage to ex-wife Amy Ferson.
Amid his rumored relationship with Robach, news also got out that Holmes had been hooking up with other staff of the network while he was very much married to Fiebig.
The host filed for divorce from Fiebig on December 28, 2022, days after he was spotted arm-in-arm with Robach at the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Robach began his divorce proceeding with her husband of 12 years on 1st December 2022. An insider confirmed that the couple has also had problems, and the split was bound to happen.
Robach and Shue got married in 2010, two years after she divorced Tim Mclntosh. She welcomed daughters Ava and Analise with Tim before they headed for the rocks.
Fiebig seemed to have moved on with her life as she was last spotted without her wedding ring and looking radiant as usual.
