Get ready for “Today With Jenna & Friends.”
“It’s going to be awesome, it’s going to be amazing.”
Kotb is mom to two adopted daughters, 7-year-old Haley and 5-year-old Hope.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on ‘Today With Hoda & Jenna’.Credit:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
“I’ve been weighing this decision for quite a while Am I truly ready?”
Kotb wrote in a farewell note to staff that was made public.
“But, my sixtieth birthday celebration on the Plaza felt like a shift.
Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria, and Keke Palmer.Aaron J. Thornton/Getty; Tim P. Whitby/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty
Like a massive, joyful YES, you are!
I will miss you all desperately, but I’m ready and excited.”
She notably co-hosted the previous incarnation ofToday’s last hour withKathie Lee Gifford.
Bush Hager has promised that Kotb’s final episode will be epic.
“We are having a Hoda-bration for Hoda’s final show, and guess what?
As much as Kotb’s colleagues and audience will miss her, so will the show’s guests.
When actressJamie Lee CurtisvisitedTodayin September, shemade Kotb crywith her kind words.
You are an absolute treasure, and we are all going to miss you here.”
