If she could turn back time! Only Cher could get away with dropping an f-bomb on live television. The “Believe” singer, 78, intentionally uttered the profanity while discussing her divorce from her late ex-husband Sonny Bono on “Today” Tuesday morning. Cher, who just released her new memoir, talked to Hoda Kotb about how she sought … Read more
He’s on the rise. Craig Melvin, 45, will be taking over for “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb when she steps down. The move will give him a big salary bump, as Us Weekly reports that he’ll make about $5 million to $6 million in his new role. He allegedly makes $3 million per year now. Melvin became … Read more
“Today” has found its replacement for Hoda Kotb. Craig Melvin is taking over Kotb’s role on the NBC daytime program. Kotb, 60, shared the news on Thursday morning, while also confirming her last day on the show is Friday, January 10. “I am beyond excited and grateful,” said Melvin, 45. “This is the latest in … Read more
Hoda Kotb knows who she wants to replace her on the “Today” show. The morning show host, 60, spoke about her successor in a new interview with E! News. “The person who I want is someone who has beautiful chemistry with Jenna [Bush Hager],” Kotb told the outlet on Oct. 25, referring to her co-anchor … Read more
NBC executives are worried about tomorrow at “Today.” Following Hoda Kotb’s decision to depart the long-running breakfast show, bosses are allegedly anxious that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie could follow suit. Kotb, 60, announced her shock move on Thursday, saying she is ready “to turn the page” and will leave “Today” early next year after sitting at Guthrie’s side since 2017. Guthrie, … Read more
Kathie Lee Gifford has responded to Hoda Kotb’s shocking exit from the “Today” show. Gifford, 71, took to X on Friday, to send love to her longtime friend and former morning show colleague. “Bittersweet news as my dear friend @hodakotb steps away from the Today Show,” Gifford wrote. “Her warmth, laughter, and incredible spirit have … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager cried to her dad, George W. Bush, after learning that Hoda Kotb is leaving “Today.” During Thursday’s episode of “Today with Hoda and Jenna,” the pair tearfully talked about the former president’s reaction to the news that Kotb, 60, is departing the NBC show in early 2025. “I don’t know if you’re … Read more
Hoda Kotb moved out of her New York City apartment and into a suburban home with her two daughters just weeks before she announced she’s leaving “Today.” The 60-year-old, who is mom to adopted daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, opened up about the move on the Aug. 27 episode of “Today with Hoda and … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025. Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones. Hoda … Read more
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to “Today.” The 60-year-old journalist announced Thursday morning that she’s leaving the NBC news program. She’s been with NBC for 26 years. “As I write this, my heart is all over the map,” she wrote in a letter to “TODAY” staff. “I know I’m making the right decision, but it’s … Read more
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager reacted to Ina Garten confessing that she briefly separated from her husband, Jeffrey Garten, in the 1970s. Kotb, 60, recently did a sit-down interview with Ina, 76, who recalled telling her husband of ten years at the time that she needed to “be on my own for a little … Read more
Hopefully Hoda Kotb is into cowboys. The “Today” host, 59, found out on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Tuesday that fans are “shipping” her with Kevin Costner, 69. “People want the two of you to be together,” Cohen, 56, told Kotb, 59. Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on “WWHL” on July 9, … Read more
Something fishy was going on Today. “Today” show viewers were left baffled when Willie Geist, the anchor of “Sunday Today,” filled in for Hoda Kotb during “Today With Hoda & Jenna” on Wednesday. Geist, 48, and co-host Jenna Bush Hager, 42, made no mention of Kotb’s absence from the program despite the 59-year-old anchor being … Read more
She’s ready to forgive and forget. “Today” show co-host Hoda Kotb is not upset over Kelly Rowland, who stormed out of her co-hosting gig last week after not receiving an adequate dressing room. “I just want to say this –– I have great love and admiration for Kelly Rowland. I adore her, and I want … Read more
Talk about eyewitness news. Hoda Kotb suffered a minor “medical emergency” Thursday on “Today with Hoda and Jenna” when she had two contacts stuck in one eye. “I think I have a contact stuck in my eye way up here,” Kotb, 59, told Jenna Bush Hager at the end of the show’s first segment. “I … Read more
Partners in wine are forever. Hota Kotb gave fans an update Wednesday on her former “Today” co-host and friend, Kathie Lee Gifford five years after she left the show. “By the way, Kat’s living her best life,” Kotb, 59, said of Griffin, 70. “She’s in Nashville, she’s writing music, she is living her best life. … Read more
They need to zip it! Jenna Bush Hager is defending Talia Parkinson-Jones — the stylist for Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show — after trolls called for Parkinson-Jones to be fired. The co-anchors participated in the show’s recurring “Choose the Look” segment on Wednesday — Parkinson-Jones lets fans choose the outfits the women … Read more
Hoda Kotb is “still the one.” Shania Twain was havin’ fun Tuesday night with the “Today” host as the duo sang a surprise duet to a packed Madison Square Garden. Kotb attended the “Queen of Me” New York City tour stop to support her longtime friend, and to present her with a newly-certified double diamond … Read more