Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Hope Engagement ‘Will Help Them’ Revive Their Images After Alleged Affair

ABC castoffs Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are engaged, nearly three years after being axed from Good Morning America when their affair was exposed — and now sources say they’re praying that the happy news will put their scandal in the rearview mirror and help grease the skids for a media comeback.

“T.J. and Amy are desperate to revive their image, and they’re hoping this engagement will help them with that,” an insider shares. “They want people to see them as a couple who are madly in love and to finally break free from that homewrecker tag that’s haunted them ever since they got together.”

As the National Enquirer previously reported, Amy and T.J. were caught cozying up to each other in late 2022, while they were both still legally wed to their respective partners — Melrose Place hunk Andrew Shue and attorney Marilee Fiebig. However, the anchors insist they were already separated from their now former spouses when they began their relationship.

Andrew and Marilee began dating each other after their divorces and reportedly moved in together in February.

The insider says there’s no doubt that Amy and T.J. are crazy in love and that they’re “committed” to staying together for the long haul.

But the source adds, “What’s of equal if not more importance to them is regaining their career momentum — both individually and as a couple. They’re two of the most ambitious people you could ever meet, and every decision they make is somewhat calculated in order to tie in with their career goals.”

The insider further explains, “In their minds they’ll be a lot more hirable, or so they hope, as a married couple and not just boyfriend and girlfriend.”

And sources say the sweethearts may even be considering adoption to grow their family.

Amy, 52, is mom to daughters Ava and Annalise with first husband Tim McIntosh, and T.J., 48, has three children from his previous marriages — Brianna and Jaiden with ex-wife Amy Ferson, and Sabine with Marilee.

The insider confides, “They’re hoping to add a baby to the mix sooner rather than later, which will also be key to their overall image strategy.”