Hoda Kotb likes to attach along with her viewers on the “Immediately” present, however some tales she’d choose to maintain off the air. The 58-year-old journalist appeared on Tuesday’s “Watch What Occurs Dwell With Andy Cohen” the place she was requested by one fan if any of her co-hosts had ever shared a narrative about her on-air that she wished they hadn’t.
“Kath did it, she threw one large grenade as soon as,” Kotb recalled of her former co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford. “I used to be telling her that I used to be married as soon as earlier than and I met my husband on Valentine’s Day and I acquired the divorce papers on Valentine’s Day and it was Valentine’s Day.”
Kotb informed her co-host within the make-up room that she hated the romantic vacation, explaining the private motive why, earlier than they went out for the reside present.
“We exit to the set. It’s all adorned with flowers and hearts and every little thing and I am going, ‘Good morning! Glad Valentine’s Day!’ And she or he seems to be at me and she or he goes, ‘Not for you!’” Kotb recalled. “I am going, ‘What are you doing?’ However I do not forget that grenade fell proper on the desk. I didn’t know what to do. I used to be so new, I didn’t know what to say. I am going, ‘That was make-up room speak. That wasn’t for out right here as a result of we’re glad out right here.’”
Kotb was beforehand married to teach Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008.
Kotb additionally confirmed to host Cohen that the “Saturday Evening Dwell” parody of her and Gifford by comic Kristen Wiig “was not [Gifford’s] favourite,” including, “She didn’t dig it. I assumed it was humorous. We have now to snort at ourselves.”
As for her romantic life, Kotb mentioned she’s nonetheless open to taking care of agreeing to let her co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, set her up following her cut up from Joel Schiffman.
“Not but, however I’m saying ‘but’ as a result of I truly suppose that Jenna’s acquired a extremely good observe file with setting individuals up,” Kotb mentioned when requested if she’d been on any dates since discussing a possible arrange.
“It’s coming, nevertheless it must be the fitting man,” Bush Hager confirmed.
Kotb additionally addressed her January cut up from former fiancé, Schiffman, after eight years collectively.
“You need what’s greatest to your youngsters however I feel you additionally acknowledge, I don’t know, I’m unsure each relationship is supposed to go all the best way,” Kotb mentioned. “I feel some are supposed to be. I do like that, ‘For a motive, a season, or a lifetime.’ Typically individuals keep in one thing as a result of they really feel like they need to and typically you simply have to make use of your voice.”
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