TV networks pass on Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’ ‘desperate’ return bid
nypost.comPage Six reported that Holmes and Robach have been “pitching a show a la Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos” and that they approached the producers behind “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”While the couple have been “selling their chemistry,” Page Six sources noted they previously had more of a “brother/sister chemistry” and that “now they’re selling sex” — which might not work.
Further details of Holmes and Robach’s pitch have been described as “vague” by insiders, with a TMZ-style gossip show also floated as a possibility.
One source said Robach and Holmes have told execs they “can be whatever you want us to be.”“One thing’s for sure,” the insider said. “They can’t do news.”The pair are no longer “credible” as newspeople, the source opined, citing a flurry of reports that included leaked photos of their adulterous affair, as well as allegations that Holmes had prior affairs with junior staffers at ABC News.Those reports spiraled into an investigation by ABC News, which ultimately led to their ouster from ABC News in January.
The network did not disclose the findings of the probe, but both Holmes and Robach hired lawyers to negotiate their exit packages at the time.One source close to the couple — who most recently turned out to run the New York City Half Marathon together on Sunday — said the press and paparazzi following their every move appear to have clouded their judgment as they try to claw their way back into TV.“They think they are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, or Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,” the source said. “They think they are superstars.
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