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Hoda Kotb is feeling short of festive heading into her first Christmas in her new home.
“It’s all happening! Merry Everything!!🥰,” the Today coanchor, 60, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, December 22, alongside a carousel of festive photos, the first slide of which featured a look at her living room’s holiday décor.
Hanging from Kotb’s fireplace mantel are several stockings for herself, her daughters — Haley, 7, and Hope, 5 — and more family members. Kotb even included a “Dad” stocking for her ex-fiancée Joel Schiffman, with whom she shared her kids.
In addition to her sparkling Christmas tree with several presents already wrapped and sitting underneath it, a small, pink, ceramic tree rests on her coffee table alongside a holiday-themed snow globe. One of Kotb’s girls even got their stuffed animal bunny into the Christmas spirit by placing a Santa Claus hat on its head.
There’s one present on Hoda Kotb’s daughters’ Christmas lists that Santa Claus won’t be placing underneath the tree this year. “They want makeup, but what is that about?” Kotb, 60, shared on the Wednesday, December 18, episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers. “That is not happening. What are we talking about? All these little […]
Kotb’s Instagram update also included several snaps from her and her girls’ snow day with her mother, Sameha. In one of the post’s pics, Kotb attempted to take a selfie with her kids and mom, but not before being hit in the face with a snowball.
In a follow-up Instagram post, Kotb shared a sweet photo of Sameha with Haley and Hope, as another shot of Hope outside in the snow. She captioned the upload with a series of emojis, including a Christmas tree and red and green hearts.
Kotb was one of several Today hosts who were absent from the show’s Monday, December 23, episode. While Craig Melvin filled in for her and Savannah Guthrie during the show’s first two hours, Monday’s third and fourth hours were pre-recorded as the hosts got an early start to their holiday celebrations.
This year marks the first time Kotb will celebrate Christmas in her new home. Back in March, she revealed to fans that she was moving with her girls outside of New York City. Before taking her kids trick-or-treating in October, Kotb shared her excitement about getting the full suburban Halloween experience.
Hoda Kotb has often gushed about how her loved ones have defined her life — especially her daughters, Haley and Hope. The Today anchor became a mother when she adopted her little ones in 2017 and 2019, respectively, with her then-partner, Joel Schiffman. The former couple got engaged after six years of dating in 2019 […]
“Everywhere I look in our town, [there’s] those big spiderwebs, all the things,” she shared on the October 18 episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna. “They have parades. They said, ‘Your kid needs three Halloween costumes or else the first one’s gonna get all ruined.’ … Some people block off their streets for block parties and then go trick-or-treating and then come back. It’s a days-long thing.”
Last month, she hosted several family members for her first Thanksgiving in her new house. “Happy thanksgiving from our family to yours xo,” she wrote via Instagram alongside pics of their holiday gathering.
Hoda Kotb with daughters Hope and Haley in December 2023. Courtesy of Hoda Kotb/Instagram
Shortly after celebrating Christmas, Kotb will be saying goodbye to Today after nearly 30 years at NBC. She announced she was stepping down from the morning show in September, citing turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her kids as the main reasons for her decision.
Following her final episode on Friday, January 10, Melvin, 45, will take over her role as Guthrie’s coanchor. Jenna Bush Hager will continue to cohost the fourth hour — retitled Today With Jenna & Friends — alongside a rotating lineup of guest hosts until a permanent replacement is selected.