Who Is Gio Benitez? 5 Things to Know About the ‘GMA3’ Replacement Amid Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Scandal

usmagazine.com:

A change of pace. Gio Benitez and Stephanie Ramos are temporarily taking over as GMA3 hosts from T.J.

Holmes and Amy Robach amid the reported relationship between the regular coanchors.“Amy Robach and T.J.

Holmes have the day off,” Ramos, 40 told viewers while introducing the Monday, December 5, episode alongside Benitez, 37.Us Weekly confirmed that earlier that day, ABC president Kim Godwin announced during an editorial meeting that Robach, 49, and Holmes, 45, would not host the morning show for the foreseeable future after their relationship became an “internal and external distraction.” Variety subsequently reported that ABC News “wanted to do what’s best” for the network, despite the fact that the pair had not violated any company policies with their rumored romance.The coanchors made headlines on Wednesday, November 30, after the Daily Mail published photos of them getting cozy during various outings around New York.

In one photo, Robach and Holmes held hands in a car and in another image, the pair laughed during a night out. A third picture featured them engaging in some playful PDA during a trip upstate.Neither of the ABC personalities — who are both married to other people — have publicly commented on the photos, although they have both deactivated their Instagram accounts.