Hoda Kotb revealed that her decision to leave the Today Show came after reflecting on how she wanted to spend her 60s.
The mother of two children, who is the cover of the report People magazine – explained that his two daughters were the main reason he decided to leave his position, specifically, wanting to spend more time with them.
The presenter, 60, said she struggled with wanting to be with her children and wanting to be great at her job, but found it difficult to juggle both.
Hoda is the mother of two daughters, Haley Joy, seven, and Hope Catherine, four, whom she adopted.
Hoda Kotb revealed that her decision to leave the Today Show came after reflecting on how she wanted to spend her 60s.
The mother of two, who is on the cover of People magazine, explained that her two daughters were the main reason she decided to leave her position, specifically, wanting to spend more time with them; photographed on October 8 in New York
‘There is that guilt that you carry because you can’t be 100% at work and 100% at home. Something has to give if you want excellence. “If you want to be excellent at work, something has to give at home.”
Hoda continued: ‘And if you want to be great at home, I mean great, and do all the things, something has to give at work. It can’t be the same.’
‘I knew I wanted this decade to be different. I looked at my time like a cake. I thought: this is the time I have and now, what am I going to do with it and how am I going to divide it? Hoda said.
Adding: “And I wanted it to be filled with more of them.”
Hoda announced she was leaving the Today show in an announcement on September 26, after 17 years as co-host of the 10 a.m. Today show and 25 years at NBC.
He will leave his position at the beginning of 2025.
Hoda is the mother of two daughters, Haley Joy, seven, and Hope Catherine, four, whom she adopted.
The star said he started thinking about what he wanted to do next in life after turning 60, wondering what it would be like.
‘I like adventure, I like new beginnings. I’m a sunrise and not a sunset person, and I was wondering: what’s it like for me?’
One of the things Hoda looks forward to is taking her daughters to school.
The hostess said she had to get up at 3:30 a.m. every day, including weekends, to work, which means she got tired by 9 p.m.
“I’m not going to continue playing against the clock all the time,” he said.
Hoda and her daughters moved from the Upper West Side in Manhattan and now live in a house in Westchester, where the star says she has a swing set and a garden.
Hoda’s youngest daughter, Hope, had a medical crisis in February 2023, which she chose not to reveal, which also led to her decision to take them out of town.
One of the things Hoda looks forward to is taking her daughters to school; seen on May 13
‘We are in a place where hope is thriving. “She is improving, we are watching her and I think that as time goes by we will handle it better, but we are already seeing big differences,” he told the outlet.
‘We have really excellent care, I have people who are helping us. “I feel like he’s finding a firm footing,” he added.