For the reason that begin of their relationship in 2022, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes each needed to regulate to their blended household.
Robach was beforehand married to Tim McIntosh from 1996 to 2008. The pair share daughters Ava and Annalise, born in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Following their divorce in 2008, Robach moved on with former Melrose Place star Andrew Shue, and the pair tied the knot in 2010. (Shue and first spouse Jennifer Hageney additionally share sons Nathaniel, Aidan and Wyatt, born in 1996, 1999 and 2004, respectively.)
After Robach was photographed cozying up with Holmes, Robach and Shue break up and later finalized their divorce.
Holmes, for his half, was beforehand married to Amy Ferson till their break up in 2007. The duo share daughter Brianna and son Jaiden. Following his divorce from Ferson, Holmes tied the knot with Marilee Fiebig in 2010, they usually welcomed daughter Sabine in 2013. Fiebig and Holmes separated following the information of his relationship with Robach.
After their romance was made public, Robach and Holmes each talked about combining their very own respective households, however it has include some struggles.
“My daughter, I imply, she's 10, I used to be nonetheless making an attempt to get her adjusted to her new actuality of her dad and mom not being collectively. And I'd been engaged on that for the previous three, 4 months,” Holmes mentioned of his daughter Sabine on the “Amy & T.J.” podcast in December 2023. “So, I didn't need to spring on her that early, ‘Oh, yeah, by the best way, that Amy Robach, who you've recognized because you have been 1?' … Nicely, I'm relationship her now.'”
Regardless of their familial hardships, Robach and Holmes introduced their engagement in October 2025.
Hold scrolling to see extra about what Robach and Holmes have mentioned about their blended household:
Amy Robach Is Nonetheless Apologizing to Her Daughters
Throughout the first episode of Robach and Holmes' “Amy & T.J.” podcast in December 2023, Robach mentioned she remains to be “saying I'm sorry” to her daughters, who came upon about her new relationship on the web.
“It's one factor for us to take care of the press and to take care of the headlines and, actually, the paparazzi which have turn out to be as a lot part of our lives as something,” she defined. “They're there on a regular basis. And so once I'm with my youngsters, once I'm with my daughters, they're there and their footage are being taken. … I simply attempt to put myself of their footwear. It's their household, they usually're so younger, they don't have the instruments or the life expertise to even actually be capable to put it into perspective. And it's simply been a extremely laborious, laborious journey that can proceed. We're all in remedy.”
Struggling With Their Vacation Plans
On an episode of their “Amy & T.J.” podcast in December 2023, Robach mentioned she and Holmes have been making an attempt to take their youngsters's wants into consideration when it got here to creating vacation plans.
“I believe lots of people are on this state of affairs. Everybody would love a nuclear, conventional household, and one divorce is tough sufficient making an attempt to determine that out,” she defined. “Two divorces is much more difficult. I believe we're making an attempt to do what our children would love us to do, I believe we've allow them to prepared the ground till now. I don't suppose there's a playbook or handbook for this.”
Amy Robach and Andrew Shue had a seemingly healthful marriage earlier than she was noticed getting cozy together with her GMA3 coanchor T.J. Holmes. Robach and Shue tied the knot in 2010, two years after her divorce from Tim McIntosh. The previous couple, who have been married from 1996 till 2008, welcomed daughters Ava (born in 2002) and […]
Robach famous that she and Holmes would nonetheless “spend time collectively” over the vacations, however they have been nonetheless “making an attempt to determine it out.”
“We're each going to be right here in New York and our daughters are going to be in New York, so we are going to piece it collectively,” she added.
Bonding With Every Different's Children
Throughout an episode of their podcast in December 2023, Robach and Holmes mentioned that they had developed relationships with one another's children after they have been “simply mates,” however it was “robust” at first for them to regulate to them being a pair.
“My toddler has recognized Robach since she was 1, and now she's realizing Robach differently, in a unique function, however it's been the best,” Holmes shared, noting that he was permitting Sabine to “information” their dynamic. “I'm at all times simply open. ‘Robach is right here, we're hanging, do you need to do that?' The previous few months she has volunteered. ‘Robach is there, can I come by? You and Robach are doing what? Can I get a chunk of that?' Like, voluntarily.”
Holmes revealed that it has “been some of the touching issues” to see how a lot Sabine desires to be “included” and “enjoys time” with Robach.
Robach, for her half, added that she and Holmes have been “very considerate” and “very affected person” as they navigate their youngsters's emotions.
“However issues are good,” she gushed. “They're peaceable. We need to proceed to construct on that.”
Spending Thanksgiving and Christmas Collectively for the first Time
Throughout a December 2024 episode of the “Amy & T.J.” podcast, Robach mentioned it has been a “lengthy street coming” for her household to be spending time with Holmes' household.
“So we've been collectively for greater than two years, and this was our first Thanksgiving that we acquired to spend really collectively, and that is going to be the primary Christmas Eve and Christmas morning we get up collectively,” she shared. “However we did that for our daughters. We allow them to prepared the ground, and we needed them to be prepared earlier than any of this began.”
Holmes admitted that he was a “little anxious” going into spending the vacations collectively for the primary time.
“You're opening presents in entrance of one another, you're waking up collectively on crucial of holidays to numerous of us,” he defined. “It's simply model new. It's model new for everyone. As a lot as we've already spent a vacation collectively, it's simply Thanksgiving, [and] not all of us.”
Getting Shut With Sabine Has Been a ‘Pleasure' for Amy Robach
Throughout a September 2024 episode of the “Amy & T.J.” podcast, Robach mentioned it's a “pleasure” to have Holmes' daughter Sabine round.
“I completely completely respect and truly actually look ahead to and love having that childlike [energy], that sweetness round. It's superior,” she gushed.
