Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes returned to the public eye one year after ABC removed them from GMA3’s broadcast amid the revelation that the co-hosts had become romantically involved. On last week's premiere episode of their new podcast, Amy & T.J., they discussed their mental health struggles and thanked the people who helped them survive the media storm, including The View co-host Sara Haines. However, a joke about ABC possibly firing Haines for supporting Robach got a lot of attention, and the podcast hosts cleared the air on their most recent episode.
The former ABC News employees previously opened up about being so thankful for the people who had been persistent about checking in on them over the past year, and on the December 11 episode of Amy & T.J., “The Story Continues,” they said they were overwhelmed with gratitude as even more people had reached out. But while mentioning some of their supporters by name, Amy Robach brought up Sara Haines and how previous comments had gotten a little out of control. Robach clarified:
Speaking of someone, we mentioned her in the last podcast, Sara Haines, and we joked, ‘We hope she doesn’t get fired.’ We just wanted to make it clear. Sara Haines did not get fired from The View, and we’re actually going to lunch on Wednesday. So it’s all good, and it is funny how people pick up those things and make something out of it.
What made those comments so poignant is that both GMA3 and The View are owned by ABC News, with Sara Haines serving as a correspondent for GMA many times over the past decade. After Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes were suspended, it was reported that the co-anchors lost a lot of support from their colleagues amid the investigation into whether or not they’d violated company policy. It’s understandable that people could be concerned for an employee who chose to support a friend during the seemingly scandalous situation.
T.J. Holmes, however, was amused by the fracas their joke had caused, and stirred the pot a little as he said, “We just found out they’re not renewing…” He trailed off before suggesting something had actually happened with Sara Haines’ contract, and made it clear that, again, his comment was all in jest.
With Amy Robach and Sara Haines apparently scheduled for a lunch date this week, it doesn’t sound like The View co-host took issue with the podcast comments. Haines never tried to hide her connection to Robach, saying in a Q&A on social media that she “abso-friggin-lutely” was still pals with the former ABC News anchor.
Sara Haines also showed grace for her friend’s situation when the topic of cheating came up on The View back in January 2023. Without mentioning names, Joy Behar seemed to allude to the GMA3 drama when she questioned if there was ever justification for a workplace fling between people in unsatisfying marriages. Haines jumped in, differentiating between a fling and falling in love, theorizing that staying in a marriage when you’re in love with someone else might not be the best example to set for children.
You can continue to hear what Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have to say about their relationship, with new episodes of their podcast dropping each Monday.
