Why Hoda Kotb Is Missing From ‘Today’ 2 Weeks After Returning From Daughter’s Hospital Scare

Hoda Kotb is taking different little hiatus from the Today Show during the week of March 20. However, this time, her lack was pre-planned, arsenic she is spending clip with her two daughters, Haley, 6, and Hope, 3, connected a outpouring interruption vacation. Both Hoda and Jenna Bush Hager are vacationing this week, with pre-recorded episodes of Hoda & Jenna airing during the 3rd hr of the Today Show.

This clip disconnected for Hoda comes pursuing an unexpected lack earlier this period aft Hope spent clip successful the hospital. Hoda was missing from the greeting amusement during the past week of February with nary explanation, and viewers began wondering wherever she was. Her crushed for being M.I.A. wasn’t explained until March 1, a week and a fractional aft she past appeared successful a unrecorded conception of the amusement connected Feb. 17.  At the time, Hoda’s co-hosts simply shared that she was dealing with a “family wellness matter“.

Hoda Kotb hosting ‘Today’ Show. (MediaPunch/Shutterstock)

Hoda returned to the show connected March 6 and gave much circumstantial details astir wherefore she was absent. “My youngest [daughter] Hope was successful the ICU for a fewer days and successful the infirmary for a small much than a week,” Hoda explained. “I’m grateful she’s home. She is backmost home. I was waiting for that time to come. We are watching her closely. I’m conscionable truthful happy.”

During the Hoda & Jenna conception connected March 6, she added that it was “really scary” going done the wellness scare with Hope, though she did not specify what happened. “She’s vibrant and brilliant,” Hoda gushed astir her daughter. “I’m implicit the satellite that she’s location and I can’t judge however astonishing radical are.”

Following Hope’s hospitalization, Hoda has been dealing with having to besides supply comfortableness to her oldest daughter, Haley, arsenic well. “All the attention’s connected Hope and Haley wonders, too. Like, ‘I’m here, spot me. I request something, too. Do what you’re doing for Hope.'” Hoda shared during a caller Today Show episode. “How bash you bash it? How bash you marque everyone consciousness seen? It’s weird but I consciousness similar I got astir of my resilience successful beingness due to the fact that of that. You didn’t expect to ever beryllium seen and heard.”

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