NEWS

Hoda Kotb gives rare update on former ‘Today’ cohost Kathie Lee Gifford

Although it’s been five years since Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb graced our televisions as cohosts of the fourth hour of Today, the two have remained in touch.

On Wednesday, Kotb, 59, updated fans on Gifford’s whereabouts and what she’s been up to recently.

During the “Faves and Finds” segment, Kotb debuted a new song Gifford wrote, “3 Little Words.” She then shared an update on her former cohost.

“By the way, Kat’s living her best life, she’s in Nashville, she’s writing music, she is living her best life,” Kotb said. “She’s playing with the cutest grandkids, putting out good music, so Kat, love you.”

Gifford and Kotb began hosting the fourth hour of Today in 2008. Gifford stayed on until April 2019 at which point Jenna Bush Hager, who often filled in, replaced her.

She explained her husband’s death in 2015 pushed her to leave the Today show.

“After my husband passed, you really realize that you’re gonna run out of time. He didn’t know that morning he was running out of time,” Gifford told Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on The Tonight Show at the time. “And then my mom passed, as well.”

“I realized just recently that I’m in a state where I never dreamed I’d be. I’m a widow, I’m an orphan and I’m an empty nester and that just hit me like a ton of bricks. For the first time in my life, I have the time and the means to go and do anything I want to do.”

Since leaving the NBC morning show, Gifford has moved to Nashville where she’s been able to work on several projects including a book, a “dream project“, and of course watching her three grandchildren grow up.

Related Posts

For Two Years, I Hid from My Parents That I Have a Son – Yesterday, They Accidentally Found Out

My parents weren’t a part of my life for several years, and when they came back into it, they left me shaken! They unraveled a truth I didn’t…

Gordon Ramsay shares update on fatherhood – addition to family comes seven years after couple lost baby

Gordon Ramsay is best known as he fiery English chef who has made a name for himself in the world of culinary delights. The chef has been in…

Planet Fitness stock price plummets over transgender controversy

Things seem to be heating up in a debate, and the topic of conversation this time around is Planet Fitness. It seems that the chain of fitness studios…

Woman walks around street with giant sign that reads ‘looking for a husband’ – then the unexpected happens

The world of dating has changed immensely in the last few years. Now, people download dating apps and meet one another virtually before deciding to meet in person….

Woman tattooed against her will receives life-changing makeover

When Taylor White was just 21, her face was tattooed without her consent, leaving her with no choice but to cover up those unwanted markings with dark, black…

Plus-sized model claps back at trolls who attack bikini photos – ‘look away’

A plus-sized influencer is hitting back at trolls who ask her to cover up her size 22 body. The woman, who says she “will always be unapologetically fat,”…