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5 hours ago
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Hoda Kotb Shares Scary Update About Her Daughter's Health
Hoda Kotb Shares Scary Update About Her Daughter's Health originally appeared on WeHaveKids. We finally know the real reason behind Hoda Kotb's decision to leave her spot at NBC. The mother of two made the announcement while appearing on the Today show, sharing with fans how her daughter Hope's recent health struggles had been a major driver in her decision to step down. The good news is that Hope is doing well now, but it sounds like she has a lifetime of monitoring her health to ensure that she stays that way. Related: Jenna Bush Hager Lists Things She's 'Done With' As a Mom and It's Spot-On According to the doting mom, Kotb's 5-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with Type I diabetes more than a year ago. Kotb talked about the diagnosis, and how her constant worrying about how she was doing at home led her to step down from her position at NBC. 'As anyone with a child who has Type I [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.'] You're distracted,' Kotb explained, adding that the diagnosis had her rethinking her priorities as a working mom. "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,' she continued, nothing that her daughter is fine most of the day, but there are times when she needs a bit more attention from her mother. Fortunately, those large chunks of time where Hope is okay is what gets Kotb through the day, according the mom, who said she did the math and discovered that her daughter has 23.5 good hours a day. "So, for 23 and a half hours, she's every other kid. So I try to remember that.' While Kotb did reiterate that Hope's health was in good shape these days, and even explained how her daughter had been able to reduce the amount of insulin needed each day over the past year, she does still worry about her little girl... as any mom would. Here's hoping that Kotb and her family continue to be in good health, and that the proud mama enjoys this extra time with her family, even if it did come as a result of something scary and stressful. Up Next: Hoda Kotb Shares Scary Update About Her Daughter's Health first appeared on WeHaveKids on May 30, 2025 This story was originally reported by WeHaveKids on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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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."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Hoda Kotb reveals daughter's health condition was a factor in decision to leave 'Today'
Hoda Kotb is opening up about her daughter's health struggles, which she has revealed contributed to her decision to exit the "Today" show. Kotb on May 28 returned to her old stomping grounds to be a guest on "Today" and to co-host the program's fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager. During a conversation with Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, she discussed the fact that her 6-year-old daughter Hope has Type 1 diabetes. "You just get a priority check in your life," she said. "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 (her)." Guthrie said this was a "burden" for Kotb to carry while she was working on "Today," as "so many nights, Hoda would be up all night with Hope and then come in here with that smile on her face, and she hadn't slept a wink." Speaking to Kotb confirmed her daughter's health "definitely weighed in" to her decision to leave the "Today" show, though she said spending more time with her kids was the primary reason. Kotb told People magazine that Hope receives "constant care" and at one time was getting four or five shots a day. Hoda Kotb returns to host 'Today' with Jenna Bush Hager: What to know "I really wanted to and needed to be here to watch over her," Kotb told People. "So, whenever she needs anything, and it can happen at night, multiple times, I'm up — I'm up up up. But I would never, ever want Hope to one day grow up and say, 'Oh, my mom left her job because (of me).' It wasn't that alone. But if you look at it cumulatively, it was a part of that decision." According to the Mayo Clinic, Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas makes little or no insulin, and treatment is "directed toward managing the amount of sugar in the blood using insulin, diet and lifestyle to prevent complications." While co-hosting "Today with Jenna and Friends," Kotb shared that she started to feel that she was "too out of reach" to help Hope if her daughter needed her. Hoda Kotb's favorite question is 'tell me more.' Now she shares what's next. "That was one of many, many reasons I decided it was time for me to do something different," Kotb said. "There's something about knowing that you can mother your kid from right there. I don't worry now because I see her. I'm not thinking about it here." Kotb announced her exit from the "Today" show in September and officially signed off in January. Hager has since been hosting the show's fourth hour with a series of guest hosts, and on May 28, Kotb told Hager that she has been "literally crushing it." "I've been watching you every single day," Kotb said. "You've been incredible, so I hope you're proud of yourself." While speaking with Guthrie and Melvin, Kotb said she had a "weird rush of emotions" returning to the "Today" show, noting, "It's such a weird sensation to know that something can be incredibly painful to leave behind, and also be the right thing." Kotb also denied claims that will take over for Kelly Clarkson on the singer's talk show, insisting, "If I ever came back to TV, do you know where the only place I would ever come back to is? Right here." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Today' show: Hoda Kotb reveals daughter's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis
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2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Hoda Kotb wants to put herself out there for love: 'You live once'
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." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hoda Kotb 'Today' show exit opens the door to finding love
