Hoda Kotb Reveals Why Leaving Today Was the Right Call

Hoda Kotb co-anchored NBC’s Today for a long time. Back in September 2024, the beloved anchor decided to leave after decades of being associated with the show. This decision left her followers heartbroken, who were used to seeing her every morning. But Kotb believes that the decision to leave was the right call.

Here’s what Kotb said about her decisions during an interview.

Hoda Kotb shares interaction with daughter explaining her decision to leave Today

In a recent interview with Kristen Welker, Kotb revealed why the decision to leave the Today show was the right call. Right at the beginning of the interview, Welker talks about Kotb’s monumental decision, to which the co-host responds by talking about an interaction with her daughter, Haley.

“For 26 years, I did similar things every single day. And one day, Kristen, in January, I woke up and my alarm didn’t go off at 3:30,” she recalled. “I went downstairs to my office, and Haley ran down and she looked at me and said at 5 a.m., she said, ‘You really are here.’ And I think in that tiny moment I was like this decision was right on so many levels,” Kotb revealed.

The anchor continues to talk about how the decision has also enabled her to live her life more relaxed and has allowed her to learn new things. “I’m learning how to sleep again. I haven’t done that in decades,” Kotb admitted. “I’m learning new skills. I’m learning how to be a mom who’s there almost all of the time, and I’m learning all these things in my 60s,” she further stated.

Kotb shares how becoming a mother later in life has helped her live her best life. “The best decade, the best part of my life started at 50. Everyone’s gonna talk about their 30s and their 20s, weren’t they magical in their 40s? Forget it. 50s and beyond, to me, is where it’s all happening, and it’s amazing,” she shared.

Hoda Kotb left Today on January 10, 2025, ending her long association with the channel. Currently, Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie are serving as the hosts of the Today show.

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