Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Secretly Wed in Arkansas
By @sharedot · · 8 pages
- Celebrity
- Amy Robach
- Tj Holmes
- Celebrity Weddings
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes secretly married Sept.
19 in Arkansas, a license shows, nearly four years after leaving GMA3.
The Wedding Nobody Knew About
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are officially married, and almost no one saw it happen.
According to a marriage license recorded Oct. 13, the former 'Good Morning America' hosts tied the knot Sept.
19 in a private ceremony in Washington County, Arkansas — one day after applying for their license on Sept. 18.
People was first to report the news, and USA TODAY confirmed the details with the Washington County county clerk. The couple never announced the date publicly, even after teasing in a May interview that they had settled on one.
Why Arkansas Holds Meaning for Holmes
The location choice was personal. Holmes, 49, was born in West Memphis — roughly 300 miles east of Washington County, per USA TODAY — and HELLO! reports he also attended the University of Arkansas, making his home state a fitting spot for a secret ceremony.
The couple had signaled all along that the wedding would be unusual. 'There is a way we want to get married that we haven't revealed necessarily, but it would be very special to us,' Holmes said in May.
'We can't say what that is. That's a big thing for us.'
They kept that mystery intact right up until the license surfaced.
From GMA3 Scandal to the Altar
The marriage lands nearly four years after their romance became a tabloid firestorm. In November 2022, both — then married to other people — were photographed holding hands in public, and ABC News pulled the pair from 'GMA3.'
A December 2022 internal memo said the relationship did not violate company policy but had become 'an internal and an external distraction,' and the network cut ties the following month, as USA TODAY recounts.
Holmes filed for divorce from Marilee Fiebig in December 2022, and Robach's divorce from Andrew Shue was reportedly finalized in March 2023. In a twist the outlets relish, Shue and Fiebig later became a couple themselves, per Us Weekly and HELLO!
Third Marriages, Full Circle
This is the third marriage for both newlyweds, a point they addressed openly. 'This will be our third marriage, both of us,' Robach said on Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast, per HELLO!.
'We want to maximize the amount of time we have together.' Holmes shares daughter Sabine with Fiebig and children Brianna and Jaiden with first wife Amy Ferson, while Robach has daughters Ava and Annalise with first husband Tim McIntosh.
Us Weekly reported the couple wanted a small, intimate event with 50 to 100 guests specifically to avoid a media frenzy — a goal the quiet license filing suggests they achieved.
The Evidence Behind the Report
The paper trail is unusually concrete for a celebrity wedding rumor. USA TODAY says the Washington County clerk's office confirmed the license was recorded Oct.
13, applied for Sept. 18, with the marriage dated Sept.
19. People broke the story, and Us Weekly says its own clerk confirmation matched.
HELLO! adds that reps for both anchors did not respond to its request for comment, leaving the license as the primary public evidence.
The couple announced their engagement in October 2025 on their iHeartRadio 'Amy & T.J.' podcast, where Holmes said they wanted fans to hear it first — 'we've learned that lesson, I guess, in the past about our relationship.'
What Comes Next for the Newlyweds
The wedding closes one chapter, but the couple's calendar is far from empty. Per HELLO!, New York Road Runners announced Holmes will run the New York City Marathon on Nov.
1 — a race he and Robach have run together before — and the pair told podcast listeners their bucket list now includes 'the wedding and maybe the [Las] Vegas Half Marathon.' They continue their iHeartRadio podcasting empire built after their ABC exits.
For devoted followers of the saga, the quiet Arkansas ceremony is the ultimate reversal: a relationship that cost them their network jobs ended not in a splashy cover shoot, but in a courthouse record filed nearly a month later.
Sources
- yahoo.com › T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach marry 4 years after 'GMA' scandal
- usatoday.com › T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach marry 4 years after 'GMA' scandal
- hellomagazine.com › Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes secretly marry in Arkansas ceremony less than 4 years after GMA exit — report
- usmagazine.com › Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Get Married in Private Arkansas Wedding Nearly 4 Years After 'GMA3' Exits
- okmagazine.com › Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Tie the Knot in Private Intimate Wedding 4 Years After 'Good Morning America' Affair Scandal: Report