Hoda Kotb reveals what she’ll miss most when she leaves “Today.”

Hoda Kotb reveals what she’ll miss most when she leaves “Today.”

Today Show fans probably know this by now Hoda Kotb will depart after their final show on January 10, 2025 (mark your calendars!). NBC also announced this Craig Melvin will take Hoda’s place next to him Savannah Guthrie. Today with Hoda & Jenna will be Today with Jenna & friendswith rotating co-anchors next to it Jenna Bush Hager.

In the midst of all these changes, Good housekeeping spoke to Hoda in October about her future, revealing her plans to build a wellness brand. While the Today Mainstay is confident that she has decided to step back and spend more time with her daughters. Leaving NBC after nearly three decades is understandably bittersweet.

Pictured today: Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on Tuesday November 19, 2024

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Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb continue Today.

When asked what she will miss most after she leaves TodayHoda had the sweetest response. “I will miss my intimate early morning conversations with Savannah and Jenna most,” she said GH. “If you’re bleary-eyed at four or five in the morning, if you’ve had a rough night with your kids or whatever – when you come in, you’re super vulnerable.”

“There’s something special about being with people during this time and then you confess everything,” she continued. “And I’m going to miss that because Savannah and I had some incredible therapy sessions before going on the air. It literally says, ‘Give me the tissues.’ Okay, 3, 2, 1, go.’ And it’s crazy.

Pictured today: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Thursday, November 21, 2024

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Hoda also opened up about her collaborations with Jenna over the years. “When I hop into the makeup room with Jenna, we can sit for hours (which is often),” Hoda shared of her Today with Hoda & Jenna Co-host.

“Sometimes she just looks at me and I just feel everything coming out. I feel like something like this is rare and I’m going to miss that. I will miss the daily check-ins.” Of course I will remain friends with them forever, but I know that day-to-day things will not be the same and that makes me sad.”

We’ll miss seeing Hoda on our TV screens every morning, but we’re so excited about her upcoming adventure.

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Jamie (she/her) is the news and SEO editor at Good housekeeping. She oversees GH’s digital news strategy and assigns and edits celebrity and entertainment news content. Before joining Good housekeeping In 2024 she was a digital editor at Women’s Day. She has over 7 years of professional experience writing and editing lifestyle content for the Rachael Ray Show, The knot, Martha Stewart WeddingsInsider, Elite Daily and more. She holds a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College and lives in Brooklyn with her cats Lumos, Linus, and Milo.

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