Amy Robach ‘Fell into’ a ‘Spiral’ When T.J. Holmes Romance Went Public, but Now She’s the 'Best I’ve Ever Been’

Mar. 15, 2025

T.J. Holmes (left) and Amy Robach.Photo:Michael Simon/Shutterstock

Michael Simon/Shutterstock

Nearly two years after she and her now-boyfriendT.J. Holmeswerelet go fromGood Morning Americaamid news of their off-screen romance,Amy Robachis feeling the best she ever has.On the Monday, Oct. 28 episode of their joint podcast,Amy & T.J., Robach, 51, and Holmes, 47, went through a 10-question couples' test that led them to open up about the nature of their relationship, whichfirst made headlines in November 2022.One of the questions the formerGMA3co-anchors answered was, “Would you say this is the most you have loved yourself?““I will say yes, now,” Robach said. “But going through the last two years, I had moments where I struggled because the narrative that was being spun about me — and about us — weighed on me, and I had to work through that.“She said that the media storm that resulted fromher and Holmes' relationship— which they’ve both clarifieddid not overlap at all with their prior marriagestoAndrew ShueandMarilee Fiebig, respectively — led her to “shed a layer that all of us have on us, where what other people say about us or what other people think about us affects how we think about ourselves.“T.J. Holmes (left) and Amy Robach photographed in the 2023 PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Jingle Ball portrait studio in 2023.Ben Trivett/Shutterstock"I fell into a little bit of that spiral when we were constantly in the headlines and people had the narrative wrong and were judgmental, and I felt the weight of that,” Robach continued.“So I had to kind of go through that period — which I hadn’t really felt much in my life — but I really had to go through that period. And I’m now at a place where, yes, I’m the best I’ve ever been in terms of the love I have for myself, because I have learned to be kind to myself and to forgive myself.“She added that she’s finally learned “to not let what other people say about me define me and to not give my power away.“Amy Robach (left) and T.J. Holmes.Mike Stobe/Getty for New York Road RunnersHolmes also reflected on how being with Robach has influenced him for the better, as he shared howhis 11-year-old daughter Sabine, who he shares with his ex-wife, has felt the effects of seeing her dad “in a happy and healthy relationship.““Sabine is getting [the] benefit of a happy and healthy daddy that she didn’t have before you and I were in a relationship,” Holmes said.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Now, that’s not an indictment of anything else or anybody else or anywhere else or anything, but where I was — and to get right and to get healthy — has now been a great benefit to Sabine.““It shows up. The results are there with her. She is just incredible right now,” Holmes said. “So, yeah, I love who I am [right now].”

Nearly two years after she and her now-boyfriendT.J. Holmeswerelet go fromGood Morning Americaamid news of their off-screen romance,Amy Robachis feeling the best she ever has.

On the Monday, Oct. 28 episode of their joint podcast,Amy & T.J., Robach, 51, and Holmes, 47, went through a 10-question couples' test that led them to open up about the nature of their relationship, whichfirst made headlines in November 2022.

One of the questions the formerGMA3co-anchors answered was, “Would you say this is the most you have loved yourself?”

“I will say yes, now,” Robach said. “But going through the last two years, I had moments where I struggled because the narrative that was being spun about me — and about us — weighed on me, and I had to work through that.”

She said that the media storm that resulted fromher and Holmes' relationship— which they’ve both clarifieddid not overlap at all with their prior marriagestoAndrew ShueandMarilee Fiebig, respectively — led her to “shed a layer that all of us have on us, where what other people say about us or what other people think about us affects how we think about ourselves.”

T.J. Holmes (left) and Amy Robach photographed in the 2023 PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Jingle Ball portrait studio in 2023.Ben Trivett/Shutterstock

Ben Trivett/Shutterstock

“I fell into a little bit of that spiral when we were constantly in the headlines and people had the narrative wrong and were judgmental, and I felt the weight of that,” Robach continued.

“So I had to kind of go through that period — which I hadn’t really felt much in my life — but I really had to go through that period. And I’m now at a place where, yes, I’m the best I’ve ever been in terms of the love I have for myself, because I have learned to be kind to myself and to forgive myself.”

She added that she’s finally learned “to not let what other people say about me define me and to not give my power away.”

Amy Robach (left) and T.J. Holmes.Mike Stobe/Getty for New York Road Runners

Mike Stobe/Getty for New York Road Runners

Holmes also reflected on how being with Robach has influenced him for the better, as he shared howhis 11-year-old daughter Sabine, who he shares with his ex-wife, has felt the effects of seeing her dad “in a happy and healthy relationship.”

“Sabine is getting [the] benefit of a happy and healthy daddy that she didn’t have before you and I were in a relationship,” Holmes said.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“Now, that’s not an indictment of anything else or anybody else or anywhere else or anything, but where I was — and to get right and to get healthy — has now been a great benefit to Sabine.”

“It shows up. The results are there with her. She is just incredible right now,” Holmes said. “So, yeah, I love who I am [right now].”

source: people.com