Two of my favorite people on the planet, Amy Robach and her husband Andrew, are well-known to you all. Andrew is a dear friend of mine as well.
If you’ve been keeping up with our videos, you’ve probably seen our one about TJ. Many of you have asked for more information about his GMA3 co-host and lover, Amy Robach
It’s no surprise that Amy’s love life has been quite the drama, and we know you’re eager for all the juicy details.
When she was 19, Amy was working in a department store during her freshman year at the University of Georgia when she met fellow student Tim McIntosh. Tim was popular and charismatic, and everyone loved him. To Amy’s surprise, he was interested in her. It gave her a big confidence boost to know that a guy like Tim wanted to be with her. After dating for four months, Amy sensed he wasn’t that into her anymore, so she asked if he wanted to see other people. He replied, “Why does it have to be so black and white? Can’t we see each other and other people too?” In her memoir, which we’ve linked in the description box, Amy said she broke things off right away. It took her a whole year to get over him. They didn’t talk again until the summer before her junior year, and he confessed that he missed her. They got back together, and Amy said, “I felt pride and relief that the guy who just wasn’t that into me was once again. He made me feel like I was worth something.”
After graduating, Tim and Amy’s careers took them in different directions. Tim stayed in Georgia, working as a landscape architect, while Amy moved to South Carolina to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. Tim proposed, and Amy said yes, but she quickly began to regret her decision. The distance between them strained their relationship, and Amy realized she didn’t feel a deep love for Tim. She tried to break up with him several times, but they always ended up getting back together because, even though she didn’t want to stay, leaving felt even harder.
In her memoir, Amy revealed that she met another man in South Carolina and had an emotional affair. As her feelings for this man grew stronger, she broke up with Tim again. However, Tim wasn’t ready to let go. He convinced Amy to give him one more weekend to prove he was the right man for her. She agreed, and they continued their relationship and wedding plans. As their August 1996 wedding date approached, Amy felt increasingly anxious and even fantasized about running away to Mexico to start a new life. The night before the wedding, she confessed to her mom that she couldn’t go through with it. Her mom replied, “You’re walking down that aisle; you can get a divorce later.”
So, Amy married Tim, despite knowing he wasn’t her soulmate. They stayed together and had two children. By 2008, they both realized they needed to find true love with other people, and their marriage ended. In 2009, Tim met his future wife, and three weeks later, Amy met her second husband: actor, father of three, and former LA Galaxy soccer player, Andrew Shue.
We met at a book park, and within minutes, we were deep in conversation about our kids. Amy learned that Andrew was also finalizing his divorce and had co-founded Cafe Mom, a digital media company for mothers, after leaving Hollywood. They exchanged numbers and started meeting up for coffee and jogging in Central Park. Amy couldn’t figure out if Andrew wanted a romantic relationship or just friendship. After a few weeks, Andrew began writing her poetry, which she found sweet but overwhelming. She asked him for some space, feeling suffocated by his intensity.
Despite this, Andrew was all in, which made Amy think about ending things. In her memoir, she shared how she discussed her fears with her therapist, describing feelings of nausea and difficulty breathing. She realized she had a fear of commitment, often telling herself that true love could lead to getting hurt. Her therapist encouraged her to give Andrew a chance, and she decided to try. This mirrored a pattern in her life where her mom had to convince her to marry Tim, and now her therapist was persuading her to stay with Andrew.
Both Amy and Andrew’s divorces were finalized around the same time in the summer of 2009. Within five months, they were engaged, and ten months later, they were married. Amy left the city and moved with her two daughters to a suburb in Princeton, New Jersey, to live with Andrew and his three sons. Unfortunately, their newlywed bliss only lasted about two months.
Amy confessed in her memoir that life in the suburbs with five kids made her feel stuck. The hour-and-a-half commute into the city every morning didn’t help either. She wrote about moments when she wondered if getting married was a mistake, often thinking, “Oh my god, what have I done?” Andrew’s constant work travel added to the strain, especially since Amy struggled with long-distance relationships. Their parenting styles clashed, too—Andrew treated his sons like friends, while Amy was more of a disciplinarian. She noted, “I’ve never fought with anybody more than I fought with Andrew.”
After two years of this challenging dynamic, Amy needed a change. She moved into a loft in Manhattan with her daughters, while Andrew stayed in New Jersey with his sons to keep them close to their school. On the weeks Andrew’s sons were with their mom, he stayed with Amy in Manhattan. This arrangement worked out, and three months later, Andrew’s ex-wife moved to San Francisco and asked for full custody of their youngest child. They decided the youngest would spend alternating years with each parent, and the two older boys were sent to boarding school. This change allowed Andrew to move to Manhattan with Amy and her daughters in 2013.
Around Amy’s 40th birthday, Andrew’s father passed away. Amy wrote that Andrew became a shadow of his former self—he shut down, lost weight, and often couldn’t get out of his pajamas due to overwhelming grief. With Amy frequently traveling for her job as a TV correspondent, Andrew was left to cope alone. Amy admitted she didn’t know how to comfort him, having never experienced such a loss herself.
Then, Amy was asked to get a mammogram live on air, which revealed stage 2 breast cancer. Andrew stood by her through a double mastectomy, several rounds of chemotherapy, and reconstruction surgery.
Andrew would hurry out to get her prescriptions, while her mom helped with the kids. She’d always heard that cancer could bring couples closer, but for her and Andrew, it did the opposite. They had been married for less than four years when the diagnosis hit, and it made everything fall apart. She became clingy and didn’t want him to leave her side, getting angry and resentful if he had to travel for work or spend time with his sons. She didn’t think about the fact that he was still grieving his father’s death. She kept working as much as she could, ignoring Andrew’s pleas to slow down and focus on her health. They eventually went to therapy, which helped them learn to communicate better. In 2014, a year after her cancer diagnosis, TJ joined Amy as a correspondent on Good Morning America. Amy has talked about how quickly she and TJ connected, and their families became close, often going on double dates. Her daughters even babysit TJ’s daughters.
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If you’ve seen our video about TJ, you already know about the chaos and alleged cheating in his marriage. Let’s break it down. Amy and TJ had a strong bond, electric chemistry on TV, and their marriages were falling apart. It’s like a disaster waiting to happen, right?
TJ had an affair with Natasha Singh, a former Good Morning America producer, for three years. Insiders say Natasha and TJ confided in Amy about their affair and even asked her for advice. TJ’s affair ended in 2019, and he seemed ready to work things out with his wife, Merrily. He even found inspiration in Amy’s marriage.
In October 2021, TJ introduced Amy and her husband, Andrew, on ABC News to promote their new children’s book, “Better Together.” On camera, TJ described Amy and Andrew’s marriage as a “love story like none other.” He added, “It’s so weird that I see you all the time. Anyway, it’s good to have you here in the studio. I’m so proud of you guys. This is an amazing show.”
TJ and Amy became running partners, training for the New York City Half Marathon in March 2022. Andrew also joined them in the race. When their relationship turned romantic is unclear, with conflicting timelines. A source told People magazine that TJ and Amy split from their spouses in August 2022 and started their romantic relationship afterward. Another insider said Amy was heartbroken, and TJ was very supportive, which sparked their romance.
People magazine confirmed Amy and Andrew listed their West Village apartment for sale in September 2022, indicating they were preparing to separate. Meanwhile, although Merrily and TJ were separated, they celebrated his birthday together in the Bahamas in August 2022. Merrily reportedly believed they were working on their marriage, so she was blindsided by the news of TJ and Amy’s affair.
Initially, TJ and Amy avoided disciplinary action from their network but were eventually taken off the air as executives investigated the situation. They also deleted their Instagram accounts due to negative comments. Andrew deleted all photos of Amy from his account.
Given TJ and Amy’s past relationships, no one expects them to have a fairy-tale ending. But we’ll be watching this messy romance as it continues to unfold.