T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are taken off air after affair was revealed trends now
Good Morning America hosts T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach have been taken off air at ABC following DailyMail.com's bombshell report exposing their affair.
Sources tell DaiyMail.com that Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez will host GMA3 this week while ABC works it out how they are going to handle the situation.
'There is massive confusion internally,' a source said. 'ABC News executive Kim [Godwin] has taken them off the air while they deal with this internally.'
The co-stars appeared to be taking the scandal in stride as they continued to anchor the news without responding to the explosive report that has sparked a PR nightmare for ABC and disrupted the television program.
But on Friday the pair finally acknowledged the drama surrounding their clandestine affair on-air by awkwardly laughing off the scandal as they opened the show.
In June this year, Robach also shared photos of the two co-hosts covering the Queen's Diamond Jubilee for GMA together in London, where their romance is believed to have first blossomed
A series exclusive DailyMail.com photos published on Wednesday revealed their intimate relationship, with the pair seen going on dates around the city and traveling to and from each other's homes throughout the month of November
Later that afternoon, the couple were caught in a rare PDA moment as they held hands in the back of an Uber while heading to Robach's apartment
They had remained tight-lipped since DailyMail.com revealed the two have been secretly dating despite being married.
Holmes, 45, welcomed viewers to the lunchtime program with a tongue-in-cheek remark alluding to the controversy, joking that it has been a 'great week' for the news anchor.
'You know, it's too bad it's Friday. It's been a great week,' he said sarcastically, drawing giggles from Robach, who responded with: 'Is it?'
'I just want this one to keep going and going and going,' he replied. 'Just enjoy it. Take it all in.'
Robach shot back: 'Speak for yourself. I'm excited about the weekend. And I'm sure everyone else is too.'
'We all love our Fridays around here. Some of us do, at least,' she added as they
