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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes appeared like they had been dwelling their finest lives as they went public with their romance — you understand, other than getting kicked off TV. Sure, they misplaced their jobs, however they had been additionally wealthy and at last free to indulge of their steamy affair. All good, proper? Well, it seems they had been each coping with main psychological well being struggles!
We all know the scandal. The GMA3 co-hosts had been axed from their jobs after they had been caught dishonest final yr (although they declare their relationships had been secretly over earlier than they obtained collectively). Now they’re lastly opening up in regards to the drama of their model new podcast, Amy & T.J.! In Tuesday’s premiere episode, Amy drops a bomb when discussing the fallout — she thought T.J. had died by suicide within the early days of the controversy! Whoa.
Recalling that they labored with a “crisis management team” when the information of their fling broke final November, Amy shared:
“We got to a point … where you were in a pretty dark spot. A pretty dark space.”
Initially, it was TJ who struggled essentially the most, one thing he “didn’t even realize” on the time. But Amy was on excessive alert after “receiving messages” from him “that were in the past tense,” he revealed, noting, “I’m not sure where my head was.” He had apparently written, “You were the love of my life […] I’m so sorry this has happened.” Yeah. No surprise it sparked concern!!!
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He went on to say his fellow journalist “had to do a wellness check” on him. Amy added:
“That’s a very, very understated way of putting it.”
The former 20/20 co-anchor teared up, sharing:
“I texted back and I said, ‘You’re scaring me. Please tell me you’re OK.’ No response. I call. He doesn’t answer. I FaceTime him. He doesn’t answer his FaceTime. … He’s not answering anybody.”
As she began to “panic,” her mother and father, who had been in NYC on the time, satisfied her to go test on him. She went straight to his condo along with her dad, and the doorman let her in. She was “pretty hysterical” upon arrival, and it solely obtained worse as she obtained nearer to studying whether or not her beau was alive. She emotionally detailed:
“I remember going down the hall, opening the door … and I saw you and you were just splayed out on your bed. I said, ‘T.J.’ and you didn’t move. And I remember it was the most awful thing having to touch your body to see if you were warm. I was so afraid. You were just incoherent.”
Jeez. So horrific, and Marilee Fiebig‘s ex doesn’t even actually bear in mind the interplay, both. Thankfully, the daddy of three was okay. That was a day shortly after the connection was made public. He had “immediately started pounding vodka [and “who knows how many weed edibles”] and didn’t cease for a number of hours” after he obtained off work that morning. He’s fortunate he had somebody who cares a lot, he may have unintentionally harmed himself!
Elsewhere within the episode, Amy additionally opened up about her personal psychological well being points by way of the disaster, revealing she, too, suffered from suicidal ideas. Andrew Shue‘s ex defined:
“I’m a breast cancer survivor, and I just celebrated 10 years. So I used to always say that 2013 was the worst year of my life, the hardest year of my life. When you go through cancer, yes, you’re afraid that you’re going to die, but you’re fighting to live and you’ve got all these people around you supporting you and cheering you on and saying, ‘You’ve got this.’”
But all the pieces was completely different amid the alleged affair final yr — making 2022 worse, she continued:
“I wanted to die. There were days I wanted to die. That was something I never experienced before in my life. I didn’t want to see what new headline was going to be out there.”
Oof. We’re so glad they each obtained the assistance they wanted to beat these challenges. You can hear Amy recount this “terrifying” state of affairs (beneath):
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If you or somebody you understand is considering suicide, assist is out there. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
[Image via GMA/YouTube & T.J. Holmes/Instagram]
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