We’re so charmed by this duo that not only was I floored to learn that they host the third hour of GMA with another person (Jennifer Asthon), I’m jealous of her!! Asthon has a front row seat to the adulterous rom-com of the year! In fact, GMA3 producers are banking on us tuning in to this rom-com. A source close to the show told Page Six, “This is ratings gold. That’s why [ABC News President] Kim [Goodwin] wanted them on the show today.”
Given the expected ratings bonanza, the network isn’t taking any disciplinary action against Robach and Holmes, so it seems like the litany of photos of their affair is really only serving our enjoyment of the whole ordeal. My sincerest apologies to whoever hired the private investigator to track them for months, but if you were looking to get them in trouble, it seems you’ve only emboldened their brazen love. (We’re still not sure on the timeframe of the dissolution of their marriages, but it appears that both have been over for months, and neither co-host seems particularly bothered about the revelation of their affair.)
I maintain what I wrote earlier this week, that “all AM talk show hosts have the shared sexual chemistry of long-term couples who’ve gotten a second wind after trying out something naughty in the bedroom” and that it feels like a “job requirement for the female host to flirtatiously bat away the male host as he pokes her with a phallic turkey baster on air.” But Holmes and Robach really do take it to a next level; they have the kind of spark that makes me want to keep a fire extinguisher nearby. Twitter users have aptly described the duo as “lollygagging” and “sniggling and giggling.”
The overall consensus I’m seeing online is along the lines of “don’t let your wife get in the way of finding the love of your life.” Do I agree with that sentiment? Of course not. But I believe it was one Willy Shakespeare (a huge fan of GMA3) who wrote that “the course of true love never did run smooth.”
Correction: A previous version of this story stated that Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are the hosts of ‘Good Morning America.’ They are technically the hosts of the third hour of ‘Good Morning America,’ known as ‘GMA3.’
