T.J. Holmes didn't hold back when he was asked about Amy Robach in an interview with the New York Post weeks before their affair was exposed.
The GMA3 stars - who broke their silence in the video below - are on hiatus as the network attempts to navigate news of their romance.
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But even before the married co-stars were revealed as more than just friends, T.J. spoke passionately about the mom-of-two.
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When asked by the publication how he feels about his role on the ABC show, he admitted: "I am a really, really lucky dude… I am now in my absolute dream job… And I get to sit next to my best friend doing it."
His comments came ahead of him running the New York marathon with Amy and he added: "I never ever ever could have imagined things working out the way they have "
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The interview was from October, and at the time, he was unaware he would be taken off the air weeks later.
© Photo: Getty ImagesT.J. called Amy his 'best friend' and said he adored working with her on GMA3
T.J. was excited for where his career was taking him and said: "So what's next in my career? I got a great thing going and I want to keep it going as long as I can.
"I get to show my personality and I still get to do news. I still get to go live. I still get to travel."
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T.J. has been married to his wife, Marilee Fiebig, for 12 years and Amy has been with her husband, Andrew Shue, for the same amount of time.
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However, he admitted he was unsure of what the future held for him as things rarely went exactly to plan - not that he thought it was a bad thing.
"I get the question, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?'" he said. "And I have no idea because every plan I've had in my life … I did not end up there, but I ended up somewhere even better than I could have imagined."
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