‘Nervous’ TJ Holmes left ‘frozen’ Amy Robach ‘vulnerable’ in first GMA spot since ‘affair’ news, body language pro says

GMA cohosts TJ Holmes and Amy Robach seemed nervous and uncomfortable next to each other on their first show back since news of their alleged love affair broke, an expert has revealed.

Speaking to The U.S. Sun, body language expert Patti Wood broke down how Amy looked "frozen" and subconsciously tried to draw attention away from TJ, while TJ worked hard to hide his nervousness but physically moved his chair away from Amy, leaving her unbalanced.

The GMA 3 stars appeared a bit too cozy in leaked photos showing them getting touchy-feely on a romantic weekend away and sitting close in the corner of a Times Square bar.

This made shockwaves as TJ and Amy have been with their respective spouses for the last 12 years.

While the presenters are legally married, a source told DailyMail.com that they are in process of separating from their partners.

On Thursday, TJ and Amy sat down once again to host GMA 3 alongside anchor Jennifer Ashton.

The U.S. Sun talked to body language expert Patti Wood to get her expert opinion on TJ and Amy's interaction during a 15-second clip from the show.

At the beginning of the video, Amy is seen sitting up straight in her chair next to TJ.

Patti observed Amy's arms to be tight against her side with her hands "slightly aimed in."

"So that shows stressed body language. She’s in a slightly frozen posture. That’s the limbic system going, 'I think I need to protect myself,'" Patti explained.

"And then she does something that doesn’t really match what she’s saying and tilts her head far away from him."

"So as soon as she can move her body, the movement is ‘I’m gonna pretend like I’m not with him.’ It’s so exaggerated." 

The sudden upper body movement is associated with the neocortex, "the logical thinking brain."

Patti described this as the part that allows your head and facial expressions to move faster than your body.

"So her torso is showing her real feelings, while her head goes, 'I need to get away from him.'”

Following her head movement, Amy swings her pen dramatically, which Patti thought was a "subconscious move" to draw attention away from TJ.

Once Amy lowers her hand, she folds her hands together.

Patti said: "She puts up a protective wall with her arms."

TJ goes on to ask if anyone is excited about the weekend.

The body language expert found it interesting that TJ conveyed that he was looking forward to the weekend since their rumors are about a weekend he and Amy spent together.

When Amy responds to his question, she raises her hand with her finger spread out.

"She’s going, ‘Well, since the pictures came out about ours…’ So the fingers splayed out is, ‘I’m innocent, oh god, save me,'" Patti argued.

"You can compare it to how somebody would normally do that. I would be more relaxed, it would move a bit. Her expression is a little bit deer-in-the-headlights."

Seconds later, Patti noticed Amy mirror TJ's movement.

He leans his head in, and she leans toward him.

"He seems overexuberant and you hear him laughing nervously. And you can hear it because he’s gulping his breath a little bit. And only somebody like me would notice that," she said.

His nervousness was apparent to Patti here.

"His words and part of his delivery is over the top, gleeful. But the anxiety laugh, the stress laugh, shows his real emotional state is anxiety and nervousness."

There's a moment when TJ moves his chair further away from Amy, leaving her 'vulnerable to the viewer' according to Patti.

This space seemed intentional, but we don't know if it was.

Patti argued: "But it’s not normal to move the chair once the cameras are rolling. Everything has been checked. It’s just not normal for this kind of segment."

While fans were shocked by the photos that were leaked, Patti said it's clear to see that there's been closeness between them for a while.

Patti acknowledged that TV cohosts often look like couples, which should be taken into consideration when analyzing their body language.

But in this case, Patti found that Amy and TJ look particularly close.

In May, Amy and TJ were photographed at an event standing with arms wrapped around one another in a position Patti labeled the "Love V."

"If you look at their bodies, they’re V-ed together and overlap at the intimate part."

"The Love V typically indicates that there’s a desire, there’s love. There’s more than normal. They’re not standing flat to the camera."

They may not have been in a physical relationship, but the pose indicates that there's feeling there.

"And you see their pelvises aimed toward each other. That’s how you can tell there’s love, possible lust," Patti said.

Both GMA cohosts are seen with smiles that reveal their teeth.

"An upper tooth smile — men typically do that when they’re very joyful," Patti proclaimed.

"With her, you not only see upper teeth, but there’s a space underneath that. When a woman smiles and has space, that’s very happy, very gleeful."

"Those two things are combined to show they’re happy and have love for each other."

In another photo taken at the New York City Marathon this year, the two aren't overlapping. They're embracing one another.

"They’re having a moment together. They are absolutely in the moment of this happiness together," she said.

She thought TJ and Amy looked like they were taking a couple's photo.

"It’s effort for her. She’s not just putting her hands and touching his back."

"She’s reaching those fingers, stretching the fingers out to clasp the arm."

More effort indicates stronger feelings.

Patti noticed the effort on TJ's face as he appeared to be squeezing her tight.

"It looks coupley, and there’s happiness with each other," she emphasized again.

"It would be devastating to any spouse to see this."