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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jenna Bush Hager Finds Her Joy in Family, Faith — and Her Favorite Household Chore
Morning TV star Jenna Bush Hager is super-busy these days as a wife, mother of three, host of the fourth hour of Today, podcaster, book club creator and bestselling children's book author, but she always finds time for joy — and the surprising chore that helps her find it. Here in her own words are how she balances her life … and how you can do the same! 'We're never going to hear anybody's voice as loudly as our own and we've all had moments when we say cruel things to ourselves about the way we look. We need to change the way we speak to ourselves. If you find yourself talking negatively, just say, 'That's not true.' It's also important to focus more on how we feel than how we look. Saying kind things to ourselves truly changes how we feel.' 'My biggest stress buster is so bizarre — I love to vacuum. I inherited that from my mother. My husband's like, 'You do not need to vacuum. There's barely a crumb.' And I'm like, 'This is my joy!' It totally relaxes me. I've also learned so much from Hoda Kotb, who always chooses joy, optimism and kindness, even when things are hard.' 'My family and I love the simple joy of being outside in the summer. I enjoy taking the kids to the park or painting outside with them. Summertime is about pausing the busyness, being together and enjoying nature. During 'me' time, I especially like recharging by reading books or walking outside and listening to music — I could do that for hours!' 'I get my strength from my faith and my family, knowing that at the end of every day, no matter what, I still get to be a mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend makes me so grateful.' 'Every day, I make a 'tea' with hot water, lemon, honey and ginger. I drink this in the morning — even in the summer because it's freezing in the A/C — and find it's the easiest way to drink a lot of water before I even start my day. I'm also really into putting a sprinkle of salt or an electrolyte packet into my water. I'm obsessed. It makes me feel more hydrated and energetic instantly.'
Perth Now
20 hours ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Hoda Kotb's decision to leave Today was fuelled by her daughter's major health crisis
Hoda Kotb decided to leave 'Today' when her daughter was facing a health crisis. The 60-year-old journalist - who is the adoptive mother of Haley, eight, and six-year-old Hope - recently stepped down from her long-running position as host of the NBC news programme 'Today' alongside Jenna Bush Hager and after revealing that her daughter had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, recalledthat that the "worry" she felt when the little one took ill "definitely factored in" to her decision to quit. She told US TV show 'Extra': "We thought it was the flu and it wasn't getting better. I went to the pediatrician a handful of times, and they kept saying that it seemed like the flu and don't worry, don't worry, and one day I looked at her and I said, 'I'm worried.' So I took her to the ER and she was in the ICU for several days, so it was difficult. "It definitely factored in [to my decision to leave]. I mean, look, all I did was look at her numbers. I had my phone on the set when we were doing the news, and I was looking, 'cause you can see what her levels are doing, and if they drop too low, she needs help. So I was constantly looking at it, calling the school, calling my babysitter, calling, and I'm like, 'Why am I calling all the time? Just, you be there. Meanwhile, the 'Dateline' presenter noted that she had become so "tired" in the run-up to her exit from the show that her former co-host had "forced" her to undertake a breathing class - which she was reluctant to do - and now she has become open-minded to all forms of wellness methods. She said: "I think I was tired, man. I think I felt depleted. I think I couldn't figure out why I felt like I was carrying a heavy load. I was doing all the things, but I didn't feel right. I tried a breath work class — Jenna forced me. I was, like, stiff-arming her. I was like, 'I don't want your breath work, crazy. I'm not woo-woo like you are.' And then I tried it, and she was like, 'Did you cry?' I go, 'I did.' She goes, 'See?' So, I felt a clarity and an energy that I was lacking, and it felt so good, so, and then it just snowballed. I'm just insatiable. I try this, I try that. I'm gonna try everything!"
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jenna Bush Hager issues shock update about future of Today show
has issued an unexpected update about the future of Today with Jenna & Friends - as the team frantically searches for Hoda Kotb 's replacement. Hager, 43, shared the news while attending the launch party for Kotb's new wellness venture, Joy 101, this week. 'We're not as close as I wish we were,' Hager admitted when asked by Entertainment Tonight if a new permanent co-host would be named soon. 'But we're still having a lot of fun, so that feels good,' she added. In September, Kotb, who had been a part of NBC News for 26 years, announced that she would be leaving the show in early 2025. Her last episode aired on January 10. Since the star's departure, Hager has been searching for a new co-host, testing out rotating guests such as actress Scarlett Johansson, comedian Heather McMahan and E! News host Justin Sylvester to name a few. However, as she told Entertainment Tonight, it doesn't seem like the network is close to settling on a decision. The news comes amid rumors that Kotb might be taking over the Kelly Clarkson show - though it's something she denied during a Wednesday appearance on the Today Show when asked by her former colleagues Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie. In September, Kotb, who had been a part of NBC News for 26 years, announced that she would be leaving the show in early 2025. Her last episode aired on January 10 'Do you think if I ever came back to TV - do you know where the only place I would ever come back to is? Right here. This is the spot!' she said. 'So rumors are done?' Craig asked. 'Delete, delete,' Kotb said. 'Not true.' 'I thought you were because I know you were playing your guitar and singing a lot lately and I thought that maybe you felt like, "I'm ready for some Hoda-oke!"' Savannah said, referencing Clarkson's talk show game Kellyoke. And while Kotb isn't taking over the show, she will be appearing as a guest next week. 'I am going to be on Kelly's show next week though. Just for fun,' Hoda clarified. The confirmation comes amid speculation Kelly is considering quitting her talk show - and that Kotb is on a list of those eyed to replace her. In an new interview, Kotb revealed the reason for her departure from the Today show, explaining that her daughter Hope's type one diabetes diagnosis 'definitely weighed in' on her exit. 'We're not as close as I wish we were,' Hager admitted when asked by Entertainment Tonight how close she was to naming a permanent co-host for the show 'As anyone with a child who has Type 1 (knows), especially a little kid, you're constantly watching, you're constantly monitoring, you're constantly checking, which is what I did all the time when I was [at Today],' she said. 'You're distracted. You just get a priority check in your life. 'I can be here and sweating what's happening to Hope in the morning and in the night, or I can be there and feel relief that I can see.' At the time of her exit, Kotb shared that she felt like she was making the 'right decision' to step away. 'As I write this, my heart is all over the map' Kotb said at the time. 'I know I'm making the right decision, but it's a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I'm feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it's time for me to leave the show. 'My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you've been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News - Ten years at Dateline, seven on the seven o'clock hour, sixteen on the ten o'clock hour.' She continued: 'I'm picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you've lifted me up and inspired me. That's my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships.' She went on to pay a heart breaking tribute to her 'ride-or-die' Jenna Bush Hager and claimed she will 'desperately' miss everyone she has worked with on the popular morning show.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hoda Kotb returns to host 'Today' with Jenna Bush Hager: What to know
Hoda Kotb is coming home to the fourth hour of "Today" for one day only. The morning show fan favorite will join her former co-host Jenna Bush Hager on Wednesday, May 28, to debut a new wellness company and co-host "Jenna and Friends." "Surprise! Our girl @hodakotb is our #JennaandFriends co-host tomorrow 🩷 Tune in!" the show's official Instagram page posted. Bush Hager previously teased the news on a May 22 broadcast, giving viewers a clue about a mystery guest co-host: "They are a former basketball star turned bestselling author," Bush Hager said. "Who is it? Nobody knows." A 2018 article from the "Making Space" podcast host's hometown newspaper said she lettered in basketball in high school. Kotb has authored several books including "I Really Needed This Today," "I've Loved You Since Forever" and "This Just Speaks to Me." Sheinelle Jones' 'Today' family reacts after husband Uche Ojeh dies of aggressive cancer After exiting "Today" in January, Kotb returned to the morning show in March to promote her forthcoming book "Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life," an aptly titled nod to her next chapter. She stepped back from the "Today" franchise to focus on her life as a mom to her two young daughters, Haley and Hope. On April 28, a month to the day ahead of its launch, Kotb posted an Instagram video to celebrate one month until the wellness company arrived. "I'm bursting, and I can't wait to share it with you," Kotb told fans, adding that she was "so excited" about her buzzy project. Kotb announced her departure from "Today" in late September and later told the morning show's audience that her last day would be Jan. 10. Hager started hosting the fourth hour on "Jenna & Friends" with a slew of rotating fill-in co-hosts since Jan. 13. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TODAY with Jenna & Friends (@jennaandfriends) On her last day at "Today," Kotb told fans during her final message that "this is not a goodbye letter, this is a love letter," reading aloud a note she penned to viewers. She was replaced on the first two hours of "Today" by Craig Melvin, who now co-host the show opposite of Savannah Guthrie and continues to host the third hour of "Today" opposite Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones. Jones has been absent since December amid the brain cancer battle of her late husband Uche Ojeh. Contributing: Anna Kaufman This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hoda Kotb returns to host 'Jenna and Friends' with Jenna Bush Hager
USA Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Hoda Kotb wants to put herself out there for love: 'You live once'
Hoda Kotb wants to put herself out there for love: 'You live once' Show Caption Hide Caption TV host Hoda Kotb gets real about motherhood, mornings and moving on Veteran TV host and author Hoda Kotb is one of USA TODAY's 2025 Women of the Year. Hoda Kotb hopes her new chapter of life includes a love story. The journalist exited "Today" and "Today with Hoda & Jenna" in January to spend more time with daughters Haley Joy, 8, and Hope Catherine, 6, and pursue her dream of starting a wellness company. And she's still looking for "the real thing" when it comes to a relationship. "I was insatiable in trying to find things that would help or enhance me and make me feel better and make my friends feel better, make everyone feel better," she says. "And I was thinking I couldn't find it in one spot, and no matter where I looked, I was only puzzle piecing it together." So Kotb, 60, launched Joy 101 on May 28. Curated by Kotb, the app offers subscribers programs tailored to their interests and research-backed classes and wellness sessions focused on topics like brain health, breathwork, mindfulness, personal growth and sleep. In her own life, Kotb is looking to improve her ability to show up as her authentic self in a romantic relationship. Kotb previously wed Burzis Kanga in 2005 but filed for divorce in 2007. She shares her daughters with former fiancé Joel Schiffman. Kotb announced they'd called off their engagement in 2022. Hoda Kotb reveals daughter's health condition was a factor in decision to leave 'Today' "I've had wonderful relationships in my life," she says, careful not to dimmish past experiences. "They've been very loving relationships, but I don't think the real thing yet. "I think it's really funny to think at this stage in life, to still be cautious and to try to figure out why trust is so hard,' she says. "If I were advising myself, I would say, 'What the hell do you have to lose? You live once. Go, do it, do it.' And then when it's me, I realize that I've always been cautious there." "If I'm really honest with myself, I think that's another thing that I am really, really, really looking forward to and can clearly visualize," she says of finding love again. "And I hope one day that I actually get to really feel it for real instead of imagining what it would feel like." When making the leap from "Today," Kotb imagined how her life would look, living in the suburbs and being able to me more present with her daughters. The reality is so much better than she anticipated. "I don't think I was really seeing my kids grow," Kotb says. Instead of heading into the studio in the wee hours of the morning, she heads to her office to tend to a few tasks before working out, returning home and showering before her children wake up for school. Hoda Kotb's favorite question is 'tell me more.' Now she shares what's next. "So I get to," she says, emphasizing how much she likes the phrase "get to," "I get to be with them in the morning, I get to be with them at breakfast, I get to walk them to school and like all the good stuff comes out then. "I was playing a game with my daughter last night and in the middle of it she just started, like spilling all of her secrets," Kotb says. "I had all the time in the world, and that's when magic happens."
