T.J. Holmes Says He Could ‘Easily Go Through 18 Drinks a Day’ Before Dry January

TJ Holmes and Amy Robach get candid about their alcohol intake.

In honor of Dry January and the start of the new year, the pair reflected on how their relationship with alcohol has changed through 2023 in the latest episode of their iHeartRadio podcast, Amy and TJ

“I’m definitely someone who needs to reevaluate my relationship with alcohol right now and in the past years, and that’s what we’re doing,” Holmes said, explaining his decision to abstain from alcohol. Robach said she was drinking more than 30 drinks a week before the lifestyle change.

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“It’s horrible to me. It’s embarrassing. It’s not what I want it to be,” she said, noting that Holmes’ alcohol intake was “staggering and impossible.”

“I could easily have 18 drinks a day — 18 drinks a day,” Holmes said. He noted that it would be “easy” for him to be “on two drinks” at 10 a.m. after a run, and that he and Robach would have at least two drinks at lunchtime. Had the two not been “out and about”, his alcohol intake would have remained the same.

“I could have had a drink in my hand from 2 o’clock in the afternoon until 7, 8, 9, 10 o’clock at night,” he said. In the continuation of the episode, he also revealed the amount of money he and Robach spent on alcohol last year.

“In the month of December, we spent $2,869 on alcohol alone, period. I thought the number would be higher, to be honest with you,” Holmes said. “But that’s now the amount of money that will be saved in January.”

He noted that he and Robach have been “feeling great” since the start of the “January dry spell.”

TJ Holmes and Amy Robach attend Jingle Ball 2023 on iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM presented by Capital One at the Kia Forum on December 1, 2023.

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TJ Holmes and Amy Robach attend the 2023 Jingle Ball, marking their first red carpet appearance as a couple

“We feel incredible,” he noted. “She walked into the studio today and said, ‘I’ve got some energy.'” Robach revealed that she has lost two kilograms since changing her lifestyle. Holmes said he lost anywhere from “three to five,” but also made sure he kept up with regular exercise.

“That’s the only major change,” Robach added. “We’ve always been runners and we’ve always been very careful about what we eat, so alcohol is a big change we’ve made.”

Robach gave insight into his decision to change his life as he described his 2023 as a “pandemic.”

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“I didn’t have a job to go to. I was staying away from a lot of friends and family. We were sleeping on the sly. So what did I do? I was drinking a lot, a lot more than I ever have. I don’t think I’ve ever gone a whole year where I drank every day , and that for me was 2023. It’s not like I was exhausted or drunk or anything; I was just buzzing all day or at least keeping a relaxed state of mind in a heightened, anxious year,” she said.

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