Kotb left 'Today' on Friday, Jan. 10, after 17 years on the air Hoda Kotb may have bid farewell to the Today show, but that doesn't mean she isn't still friends with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie.
Hoda Kotb is spending time with former Today colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager. Kotb, 60, posted a selfie of the trio on Instagram that shows them laughing in a restaurant booth while enjoying a meal.
Hoda Kotb spoke with PEOPLE about her Jan. 10 exit from the 'Today' show, saying she has been given gifts from cast and crew, including co-host Savannah Guthrie. Kotb gushed over how thoughtful Guthrie was,
We go in and we sit on the set and there are these trays,” Guthrie joked, explaining that in the trays for their personal items, Kotb had left, “like, one contact and, like, expired
It sounds like Guthrie is very proud of her now former co-anchor for choosing to “go into the great unknown” and try something new in her life. At the same time, when Kotb did tell Guthrie, not long before she shocked fans on TV, she also had to voice her own sadness regarding the loss of getting to work with her everyday.
Savannah Guthrie says she threw away Hoda Kotb’s “s–t” after she departed the “Today” show last week. Guthrie recalled finding the various beauty products and items left behind by her former co-anchor while appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with Craig Melvin Wednesday.
Hoda Kotb might be spending more time with her kids after exiting 'Today,' but she's also got several professional projects in the works.
Savannah Guthrie explained that she threw away several odd items Hoda Kotb left on the 'Today' show set after her exit
The presents from Savannah Guthrie didn't stop at pom poms. Guthrie, who has gotten to know Hoda Kotb quite well to the point she wasn't surprised by her retirement announcement. The Today Show host gifted her colleague some other personal items, one of which was symbolic of her future days of sleeping in. As she put it:
The three TV personalities grabbed a bite to eat before seeing fellow “Today” anchor Willie Geist host his first “Sunday Sitdown Live” show Wednesday.
Hoda Kotb shared a selfie with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie, revealing the trio had a night out after her exit from the ‘Today’ show
Hoda Kotb is no longer a part of Today, but her friendships made on the show will last a lifetime. The TV host reunited with cohosts and friends Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager for a sweet outing together following her Today departure.