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Nathan Congleton/NBCHoda Kotb Admits that he is hiding in it. A minivan to escape household responsibilities.
Kotb smiled softly as he chatted with her today cohost Jenna Bush Hager on NBC’s morning show Wednesday, November 20 edition.
“Have I told you I love my minivan? I love it,” gushed Kotb, 60.
“You have. [gone] There just to hide from your kids?” asked Bush Hager, 42.
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb will always remember what Jenna Bush Hager said to her after she announced her exit today. “She started our staff meeting like this: ‘Once Hoda left a party with my purse,'” Kotb, 60, recalled during the Wednesday, Oct. 9, episode of TODAY. “I was like, ‘What’s Gina doing? […]
Kotb nodded and said that the day before, “I took the case out of my house. I was sitting outside and I didn’t go in. … But I was in the car. So I was doing the case and waiting.
Kotb, who shares daughter Haley, 7, and daughter Hope, 5, with the ex. Joel Sheffmansaid she finds it hard to “function” when she goes home, because “when I go in, I can’t do anything. I was doing my job. [in the car]And then I went in later.
Bush Hager and husband Henry Hager Daughters Milla, 11, and Poppy, 9, as well as son Hal, 5.
“You find yourself sitting in cars, listening to music, spending some alone time,” Bush Hager said, championing Kotb’s minivan solitude. “And wait, you’re like, ‘Okay, maybe just one more song’.”
“Sometimes you just need that time,” Kotb noted. “You reset. And then you’re ready.”
today Fans have seen Kotb and Bush Hager swap candid parenting stories and advice since the latter took over. Kathie Lee Gifford On the fourth hour of the show. Kotb, who has been with today since 2007, announced in September that she would depart in early 2025 after nearly three decades overall with NBC.
“I felt it was time to turn the page at 60, and try something new. It’s the right time for me to move on,” Kotb explained at the time, leaving his children behind. and citing a major influence on the decision to switch to another, currently unspecified role at NBC.
“My first reaction was with my gut and it was almost crazy. … I said, ‘No, you can’t quit,'” Bush Hager said. today After the announcement. “You’re the one I come to when I’m feeling happy, when I’m feeling uncertain. You’re the one I come to and you believed in me first. Many of our The owner and I love him, but this lady, on October 28, 2013 – I saw her – said, ‘Hey, want to sit with me? There’s room.'”
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb’s nearly 20 years on the Today Show have been filled with many memorable moments. The TV personality announced in September 2024 that she was leaving the popular morning show after 26 years on NBC, 16 years as co-host of Today and seven years as co-anchor of Savannah Guthrie. “I just turned around. […]
Substitute for Kotb Today with Hoda and Jenna has not been selected, and will continue as a show Live today with Gina and friends With a rotating lineup Guest hosts until a permanent selection is made.
Kotb recently I entered And news! That he does not have a voice as to who will take his place. All she could do was give Bush Hager some encouragement to advocate for “feeling right.”
“I said, ‘Gina, feel who you want. Feel what’s right for you,'” he explained. “She’s going to know, because that’s the only way it’s going to work. If they get a vibe or not. Just a fun party vibe. It cannot be forced.”
