The heartbreaking story behind Hoda Kotb leaving the Today Show
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The heartbreaking story behind Hoda Kotb leaving the Today Show

Daily Mail  

Today Show icon Hoda Kotb made the shock decision to leave the program after 17 years to focus on her children and personal life. Today Show icon Hoda Kotb stunned viewers with her shocking decision to leave the show after 26 years Hoda said a key part of her decision was down to her young daughters, seven-year-old Haley and four-year-old Hope She revealed her daughter's illness to co-anchor Savannah Guthrie saying: 'My youngest Hope was in the ICU for a few days and then the hospital for a little more than a week. Hoda took a leave of absence from the show in February 2023 when Hope battled an undisclosed illness that put her in the ICU In September the mom of two revealed she made the decision to move out of New York City 'It was awesome! Hoda shares her two adopted daughters with her ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman - the pair split in 2022 Hoda insisted there was no bad blood between them, saying they were 'better as friends and parents' Despite some hiccups in her love life, Hoda expressed that she's more than confident that she'll find her special person soon.

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Hoda Kotb bursts into tears during emotional final episode of Today
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb bursts into tears during emotional final episode of Today

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hoda Kotb’s final episode on the Today show was as emotional …

Today show anchors reveal true feelings over Hoda Kotb's exit
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Today show anchors reveal true feelings over Hoda Kotb's exit

Daily Mail  

DailyMail.com spoke to her co-stars about how they really feel about her exit Hoda Kotb, 60, will anchor the Today show for the last time on Friday morning Hoda Kotb is officially stepping down from the Today show on Friday after nearly three decades at NBC – and after DailyMail.com brushed shoulders with her esteemed colleagues earlier this week, it’s …

Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears over unexpected reunion on Today show ahead of her departure
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears over unexpected reunion on Today show ahead of her departure

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb was overcome with emotion on The Today Show just days before her farewell to the iconic program. As Erin's husband Jason and their two daughters, Savannah and Aubrey – now 13 and 10 – walked into the set after a segment about Erin’s story, Hoda immediately welled up with emotion. It was a deeply moving moment for Hoda, …

Hoda Kotb sparks frenzied speculation that she is BACK with her ex-fiancé after fans spot ring
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb sparks frenzied speculation that she is BACK with her ex-fiancé after fans spot ring

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Hoda Kotb has fans speculating that she's rekindled her relationship with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman after she was spotted wearing a ring on the Today show. Hoda Kotb was spotted wearing a ring on her engagement finger on the Today show The anchor, 60, fiddled with the piece of …

Hoda Kotb cries as Jamie Lee Curtis reads her note about Today show departure
3 months, 1 week ago

Hoda Kotb cries as Jamie Lee Curtis reads her note about Today show departure

The Independent  

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Hoda Kotb leaves Jenna Bush Hager shocked as she reveals her former boss brutally body shamed her
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb leaves Jenna Bush Hager shocked as she reveals her former boss brutally body shamed her

Daily Mail  

She shared the awful anecdote on Today with Hoda & Jenna The TV presenter, 60, admitted she was stunned by her employer's words Hoda Kotb has revealed her former boss once horrifically body shamed her, telling her to 'get on the treadmill'. The 60-year-old broadcaster left her co-host Jenna Bush Hager, 42, shocked as she shared her brutal ordeal on …

Hoda Kotb on the moment she decided to leave NBC's Today show: 'I knew in my heart - this is it'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb on the moment she decided to leave NBC's Today show: 'I knew in my heart - this is it'

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb said that a moment during her 60th birthday celebration helped her come to the realization it was time to move on from the Today show. Hoda Kotb said that a moment during her 60th birthday celebration helped her come to the realization it was time to move on from the Today show The Norman, Oklahoma-born TV personality, 60, …

Devastated Today show viewers announce they're 'done watching' as they break down in TEARS over longtime host Hoda Kotb's departure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Devastated Today show viewers announce they're 'done watching' as they break down in TEARS over longtime host Hoda Kotb's departure

Daily Mail  

Some Today show viewers have announced that they're preparing to boycott the series after longtime host Hoda Kotb announced her departure. The mother-of-two, 60, shared the heartbreaking news on Thursday morning, explaining that she will step away early next year so she can give 'a bigger piece of her time pie' to her daughters. Some Today show viewers have announced …

Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show early next year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show early next year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year, telling staffers “it’s time.” In a memo to her team — and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday — Kotb said her 60th birthday this summer helped trigger the departure: “I …

Hoda Kotb announces shock departure from TODAY live on air
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoda Kotb announces shock departure from TODAY live on air

Daily Mail  

Today legend Hoda Kotb has announced she will be leaving the show early next year after nearly seven years at the helm. Today show icon Hoda Kotb has announced she will be leaving the show early next year Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year. During her emotional announcement on Thursdays' show, the star sobbed …

Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC's 'Today' show
6 months ago

Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC's 'Today' show

NPR  

Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC's 'Today' show toggle caption Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Hoda Kotb, the longtime cohost of NBC’s Today show, announced Thursday that she is leaving the program. “I feel like we only have a finite amount of time.” Kotb will stay on the show through early 2025 and will still be part of the NBC network, though …

Hoda Kotb painfully opens up about dealing with the sudden death of her father: 'The dam just exploded'
7 months, 1 week ago

Hoda Kotb painfully opens up about dealing with the sudden death of her father: 'The dam just exploded'

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb has opened up about the grief she felt in the weeks after losing her father, who died suddenly from a heart attack when the TV host was still in college. Hoda Kotb opened up the aftermath of her father's death during Thursday's episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna Kotb was a junior at Virginia Tech when her …

Hoda Kotb, 60, reveals why she split with fiance Joel Schiffman and says she has NO doubt that she'll find her dream partner soon
7 months, 1 week ago

Hoda Kotb, 60, reveals why she split with fiance Joel Schiffman and says she has NO doubt that she'll find her dream partner soon

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb says she has no doubt that she's going to find her dream man after splitting with her fiance Joel Schiffman two years ago. Hoda Kotb says she has no doubt that she's going to find her dream man after splitting with her fiance Joel Schiffman two years ago The Today host said that she split with the financier …

Hoda Kotb Shares Emotional Update On 4-Year-Old Daughter's Health Scare
1 year ago

Hoda Kotb Shares Emotional Update On 4-Year-Old Daughter's Health Scare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Hoda Kotb is sharing new details about the health crisis that kept Hope, her young daughter, in intensive care for several days and, later, hospitalized for over a week last year. The “Today” co-host told People in an interview published Wednesday that she and her family have been focused on “trying to make everything normal” as they …

Hoda Kotb hints that she had a post-breakup liaison with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman - after admitting to falling into 'old habits' with a former flame while discussing Cardi B's hookup with Offset
1 year, 2 months ago

Hoda Kotb hints that she had a post-breakup liaison with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman - after admitting to falling into 'old habits' with a former flame while discussing Cardi B's hookup with Offset

Daily Mail  

Hoda has admitted to falling into 'old habits' with an ex, hinting that she may have had a post-breakup liaison with her former fiancé, Joel Schiffman. The Today host, 59, made the confession on Wednesday's show while chatting with her co-star Jenna Bush Hager, 42, about Cardi B hooking up with her estranged husband, Offset, in Miami on New Year's …

Hoda Kotb, 58, admits she ‘sometimes’ worries if she’ll see her daughters get married
1 year, 9 months ago

Hoda Kotb, 58, admits she ‘sometimes’ worries if she’ll see her daughters get married

The Independent  

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Hoda Kotb praises ‘incredibly resilient’ 3-year-old daughter after hospitalization
1 year, 11 months ago

Hoda Kotb praises ‘incredibly resilient’ 3-year-old daughter after hospitalization

LA Times  

Hoda Kotb opened up about her daughter Hope’s health a month after the child was hospitalized. “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb opened up about her daughter Hope’s health, a month after the 3-year-old spent several days in an intensive care unit. In Tuesday’s podcast, Kotb referred to Hope’s medical issue only as a “health scare” and told Evans more about her …

Hoda Kotb Reveals One Of The Cruelest Criticisms She's Faced As A Parent
1 year, 11 months ago

Hoda Kotb Reveals One Of The Cruelest Criticisms She's Faced As A Parent

Huff Post  

Hoda Kotb opened up about one of the cruelest criticisms she’s faced as a public figure and a parent during a heartbreaking segment on “Today With Hoda & Jenna.” “I’ll never forget this. I got a letter that was addressed to me in somebody’s handwriting to my house,” she said Wednesday, explaining that she thought the letter possibly contained a …

Hoda Kotb takes time off from ‘Today’ after daughter’s ‘really scary’ hospitalization
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb takes time off from ‘Today’ after daughter’s ‘really scary’ hospitalization

LA Times  

Co-host Hoda Kotb was absent from “Today” this week after her youngest daughter returned home from spending several days in an intensive care unit. Savannah Guthrie opened Tuesday’s show by saying, “Hoda is on vacation.” She sat alongside Craig Melvin, who also filled in for Kotb on Monday. “Little Hope had to go to the hospital and she was in …

Hoda Kotb Returns To 'Today' After 3-Year-Old Daughter's ICU Stay
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb Returns To 'Today' After 3-Year-Old Daughter's ICU Stay

Huff Post  

Hoda Kotb, who has been absent from the morning show last week and this week, was dealing with an unspecified “family health matter." NBC via Getty Images NEW YORK — Hoda Kotb returned to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope. “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few …

Hoda Kotb returns to Today show after three-year-old daughter Hope is discharged from hospital
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb returns to Today show after three-year-old daughter Hope is discharged from hospital

The Independent  

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Hoda Kotb returns to ‘Today’ and reveals her 3-year-old daughter was hospitalized
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb returns to ‘Today’ and reveals her 3-year-old daughter was hospitalized

LA Times  

“Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb returned to the NBC morning program Monday after a prolonged absence and revealed that her 3-year-old daughter was recently hospitalized. Kotb explained on air that her youngest child, Hope, was in the intensive care unit “for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week” after falling ill. Last week, “Today” …

Hoda Kotb’s mysterious absence from Today show finally explained by co-host
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb’s mysterious absence from Today show finally explained by co-host

The Independent  

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Hoda Kotb’s enigmatic ‘Today’ absence finally explained on air: ‘Hoda’s OK’
2 years ago

Hoda Kotb’s enigmatic ‘Today’ absence finally explained on air: ‘Hoda’s OK’

LA Times  

Craig Melvin has assured viewers that his “Today” colleague, Hoda Kotb, is “OK” amid mounting concern over her prolonged absence from the morning program. Melvin explained on air Wednesday morning that Kotb has been away dealing with “a family health matter.” The esteemed “Today” co-anchor hasn’t appeared live on the show since Feb. 17. Prior to Wednesday’s show, the beloved …

Fans question where Hoda Kotb is after unexplained absence from Today show
2 years ago

Fans question where Hoda Kotb is after unexplained absence from Today show

The Independent  

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Hoda Kotb, 57, SPLITS from fiancé Joel Schiffman, will continue to co-parent adopted daughters
3 years, 1 month ago

Hoda Kotb, 57, SPLITS from fiancé Joel Schiffman, will continue to co-parent adopted daughters

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb has split from her fiancé, Joel Schiffman, two years after he proposed, she revealed on Monday - sharing that after 'a lot of prayer', the former couple has decided they are 'better as friends and parents' to their two adopted daughters. Afterwards, they got in contact through someone who was running the event and eventually started dating 2015 …

Hoda Kotb reveals she is ENGAGED to Joel Schiffman
5 years, 4 months ago

Hoda Kotb reveals she is ENGAGED to Joel Schiffman

Daily Mail  

Today host Hoda Kotb has announced that she is engaged to her long-time partner Joel Schiffman, revealing that he popped the question while the couple was enjoying a romantic trip in Mexico this past weekend. The 55-year-old revealed that Joel, 61, popped the question while they were enjoying a romantic dinner on the beach during a recent vacation Team celebration: …

Hoda Kotb accidentally picks up a FaceTime from her mom during the Today show
6 years, 3 months ago

Hoda Kotb accidentally picks up a FaceTime from her mom during the Today show

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb was in for a surprise when her mother called her in the middle of taping the Today show on Monday morning. Hoda Kotb couldn't stop laughing after her mother, Sameha Kotb, FaceTimed her in the middle of the Today show on Monday morning Not working: The Today anchor's co-stars couldn't resist poking fun at her as she struggled …

Hoda Kotb returns to Today show after adopting Haley Joy
7 years, 11 months ago

Hoda Kotb returns to Today show after adopting Haley Joy

Daily Mail  

Hoda Kotb is back on the Today show - and it appears she is still floating on a cloud of happiness after adopting her baby daughter Haley Joy. Hoda Kotb returned to the Today show on Monday for the first time since adopting her daughter - and admitted to looking at baby pictures in the make-up room Emotional: The 52-year-old …

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