Hoda Kotb's final week on the Today show will culminate in a special 'Hoda-bration' episode filmed live in Studio 8G with a studio audience. Jenna Bush Hager revealed the surprise, teasing big surprises for Kotb during the final show celebration.
Hoda Kotb ’s final week on the Today show will end with a special celebration. “You all know that Hoda’s last day is January 10, right? We’re celebrating you the whole week before. And today, we have a big announcement,” Jenna Bush Hager shared on the Wednesday, December 18, episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna. “We are having a ‘Hoda-bration’ for Hoda’s final show.” In honor of the occasion, the special episode will be filmed in Rockefeller Plaza’s Studio 8G and feature a live studio audience.
“There will be big surprises, lots of surprises that Hoda won’t even know about,” Bush Hager, 43, teased. The news was brand-new to Kotb, 60, who remarked: “You guys, that’s awesome.” Bush Hager, for her part, was relieved she didn’t spill the secrets early. “I was scared I told you,” she noted. “I can’t remember what I’ve told or who I’ve told.” Today fans can get the chance to join the “Hoda-bration” live audience by requesting tickets via the show’s website. “We just really cannot wait to celebrate and send you ,” Bush Hager stated. “I don’t know what’s gonna be happening with me because just talking about the 'Hoda-bration' brings tears to my eyes. So, we’re hoping we can do it and I can get out alive. But it’s gonna be a beautiful day. … We’re gonna start 2025 with an absolute bang.” In addition to the “Hoda-bration” news, Bush Hager revealed that information about her upcoming Today With Jenna & Friends cohosts will be shared after the holidays. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on 'Today.' Kotb announced her plans to step down from the NBC morning show back in September, citing turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her kids as the main motivations behind her exit. (Kotb shares her daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, with her ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman
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