Today coanchor Hoda Kotb, who announced her departure from the news program in September, shared details of her next chapter during her Jan. 6 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
It’s almost time to say “good morning” to Hoda Kotb for the last time.
Ahead of her final Today appearance on Jan. 10, the coanchor—who announced in September that she would be leaving the morning news show after 17 years—has given more insight into what her next chapter holds.
“I am starting a wellness app and company that will involve retreats and a podcast and all kinds of things that we can get together, do things that I love,” Hoda said on the Jan. 6 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “It’s not like going to Mexico with your girls, which is fun, but this is something that when you leave, you’ll go like, ‘Oh my gosh. I feel transformed. I feel different.’”
And while the 60-year-old shared she’s still “in the building process” of that company, she also admitted her new venture came about after initial doubts about the wellness space.
“I started doing stuff that I thought seemed woo-woo and weird,” she continued. “Then all of a sudden, as I was doing it, I was like, ‘Wait, I feel calmer. I feel better.’ Woo-woo makes you feel good.”
In addition to her new wellness project, Hoda—who shares daughters Haley Joy, 7, and Hope Catherine, 5, with ex Joel Schiffman—has also been vocal about spending more time with her daughters.
Instagram/Hoda Kotb“I’ve found out, in my town, there’s a 5:30 Soul Cycle class which I’m going to start,” she told E! News in October. “Then I’m going to go back and feed my kids breakfast and I am going to make a coffee to go in my Yeti.”
She added, “I’m going to walk my kids down the beautiful streets to their school and I’m going to kiss them goodbye.”
The Making Space with Hoda Kotb podcast host also shared that her children were a key factor in her decision to leave Today.
“Obviously I had my kiddos late in life,” she said during her September announcement, “and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have. I feel like we only have a finite amount of time.”
Keep reading to see more of Hoda’s bond with her daughters Haley and Hope.
(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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After announcing she’s leaving Today, Hoda celebrates her first Halloween in the New York suburbs with her kids.
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Haley and Hope match in cheerleader costumes.
InstagramHoda got emotional as Haley and Hope surprised her with an early Mother’s Day gift.
InstagramJoined by her siblings Hala and Adel, nieces Hannah and Ella, mom Sami, daughters Haley Joy and Hope Catherine and fiancé Joel Schiffman, Hoda Kotb described the celebration as “my kinda birthday.”
Hoda enjoys a day with her daughters Haley Joy and Hope Catherine around New York City together.
Another Halloween in the books! Hoda and her first daughter spend their another Halloween together as their Sesame Street alter egos.
The Today show momma spends time with her own mom (and Haley’s grandma!) in this cute group shot on Halloween 2019.
The host shared this pic of her and her little one at a Sesame Street party in Oct. 2019.
The daytime talk show host spends a day splashing around the beach in Aug. 2019.
Haley Joy looks cute as a button celebrating her mom’s 55th birthday this past August.
Instagram“Look who is feeding Hope!” Kotb wrote on her Instagram in May 2019, showing off Haley feeding her newborn Hope.
InstagramKathie Lee Gifford, Hoda’s close friend and long-time former co-host at Today, met Hope in early May and they were all smiles all day.
InstagramIn April, the 55-year-old host shared a photo of her full family for the first time on Instagram writing, “This is us xo.”
InstagramIt’s a girl! Hoda introduced Hope to the world after surprising her Today show family on-air revealing that she had secretly adopted her second child.
InstagramOn Valentine’s Day, the TV host celebrated Haley’s second birthday and shared on Instagram how she felt saying, “So much love today.”
InstagramThe beaming TV personality spent Christmas with her mother, sister and daughter.
InstagramHaley celebrated her second Halloween by twinning with her mom in matching bee costumes.
InstagramIn August of 2018, the mother-daughter duo spent an autumn day together picking apples.
Instagram“I can’t believe I get to do this .. #grateful” she wrote on her 54th birthday.
InstagramOn Mother’s Day, Today co-anchor Hoda posed with her one-year-old cutie, Haley, as she sported a cute tee with the word “mama.”
Instagram“Pre dawn photo shoots in bed are a blast,” gushed the happy mom in a cute Insta selfie early on Mother’s Day.
InstagramOn March 2018, the Oklahoma-native celebrated partner Joel Schiffman‘s 60th birthday with their baby girl and a homemade cake.
Instagram“Home!!!!!” announced the TV host on Instagram after spending two weeks covering the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
InstagramThe day before arriving in Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the TV personality had some fun with her little sweetheart and her USA beanie.
InstagramGooo Saints! Hoda and her little sport’s fan cheered on the New Orleans Saints in their game against the Minnesota Vikings on January 14.
Instagram“Santa we are ready!!!” the journalist wrote on this Christmas selfie with her mom, her partner and her little angel.
InstagramOn November 23, Hoda posed with her partner and her baby girl for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
InstagramFor her first Halloween, Haley wore an adorable bunny costume as she enjoyed trick-or-treating in a stroller driven by her mom and her mom’s long-term boyfriend.
InstagramOn October 26, Hoda dressed Haley in a jack-o-lantern costume writing on Instagram, “I couldn’t wait !!”
InstagramDuring a Labor Day weekend beach trip, Hoda snapped a selfie with six-month-old Haley and the rest of the family, including her mom (left), sister (top right) and brother (right).
