“I didnt know what happened.
I blacked out and then I had a picture.”
Hoda Kotbis looking back on securing gold at the2024 Paris Olympics.

Hoda Kotb; Tom Cruise.Getty(2)
And by gold, she means getting a picture withTom Cruise.
“It was so crazy,” Kotb said.
“We were all together and 10 seconds later, I didnt know what happened.
I blacked out and then I had a picture.”
Kotb shared the photo with Cruise at the start of the games on Instagram.
“The poncho, soaking wet Tom Cruise shot was the shot of the Olympics.
and then she came back and was like, ‘I got the shot.'”
Over in the States,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Billie Eilish,brotherFinneas, and Snoop Dogg andDr.
Dreput on performances in Long Beach, Calif., set to host several Olympic events come ‘28.
Some people, when they turn 30, are like, Oh my God, Im 30.
All my friends are married.
Its like, be real, man,Kotb reflected on a special birthday editionof her podcast.
“Youre on your own ride.
Youre on your own train, and your blessings are coming when they come.
Your blessings might come in your 20s.
They might come in your 30s.
They might come in your 40s.
Thats when the best ones came.
I can only imagine that my 60s are going to be filled with all of that goodness.”