Amy Robach and TJ Holmes.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty
T.J. HolmesandAmy Robachare moving forward followingtheir exit from ABC Newslast week.
A source tells PEOPLE that the formerGMA3: What You Need To Knowco-anchors are “doing fine since everything happened.”
“They’re actually in love and still in touch with people who work on the show,” the source shares. “They’re not worried about not working again, but they know the dust needs to settle a bit more before they get another job. There’s still too much going on.”
The source adds that ABC staffers were divided about the network’s handling of theinvestigation into the pair’s romance, noting, “A lot of staffers are disappointed how this was handled.”
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach.Noam Galai/Getty
On Friday, PEOPLE confirmed that Holmes, 45, and Robach, 49, would not be stepping back into their roles at ABC News.
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“After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News. We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions,” an ABC spokesperson said in a statement.
The spokesperson added: “A decision for new co-hosts [of GMA3 and 20/20] will come later.”
Hours after the announcement, the couple was seensmiling and embracingon a Los Angeles sidewalk. The pair was quite affectionate during the casual outing, holding hands and hugging. At one point, Robach jumped into Holmes' arms and wrapped her legs around his waist.
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ABC News president Kim Godwin addressed the news in December in a memo to staffers, which stated that the pair will"remain off-air pending the completion of an internal review"with a rotation of anchors filling in on the program.
Both co-anchors wed their spouses in 2010; Robach married actorAndrew Shuewhile Holmesmarried attorney Marilee Fiebig.
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According to public court records, Holmes and Fiebigfiled for divorceafter 12 years of marriage on Dec. 28. Fiebig’s attorney Stephanie F. Lehman told PEOPLE in a statement: “T.J.’s attorney and I have been working together to move their divorce forward privately, expeditiously, and asamicably as possible.”
The status of Robach’s marriage remains unclear, and even though the two wereseen togetherin New York City in mid-January, a source previously told PEOPLE that she and Shue hadseparated in August.
The source added thatRobach and Holmes began datingonly after they each split from their respective 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 source said. “The relationship didn’t start until after that.”
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Another insider told PEOPLE, “Amy was going through a heartache and TJ was very much there for her and helpful, and that is when they started something.”
source: people.com
