Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ colleagues tearfully react to her exit news after 26 years: ‘It’s complicated’
nypost.comstepping away from “Today” after nearly two decades, the 60-year-old’s co-workers shared their sentiments for the longtime anchor.“Hoda, we love you so much,” Savannah Guthrie said on “Today” as she and Jenna Bush Hager took Kotb’s hands in theirs. “And when you look around and you see these tears, they’re love.
You are so loved,” she continued. “And honestly, I don’t think any of us can imagine — we don’t want to imagine this place without you.”Holding back tears, the 52-year-old went on, “So, it’s complicated because we love you so much, and we don’t want you to ever go.”Despite Guthrie’s –– who co-anchors the first two hours of the news show with Kotb –– immense sadness, she is also in awe of her close friend for making such a hard decision.“But also, I just wanna say I am so proud of my friend.
You have guts,” she said. “For someone to leave at the top of their game, to leave something that’s wonderful, that you love where it’s easy and comfortable and beautiful and fun and say, ‘But I dream even bigger for myself in the great unknown.’ You have so much guts.
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