Hoda Kotb again Joel Schiffman they live well after their separation.
The couple met and started dating in 2013. As their relationship continued, the TV personality was often asked if she wanted to walk down the aisle again. Kotb was previously married to her Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008. After Kotb welcomed daughter Haley in 2017, questions about her future with Schiffman continued. In January 2018, he told Ellen DeGeneres to “tie” the knot.
“I feel like everything is going well. He is Haley’s father. I’m Haley’s mom. We are together,” Kotb, who left the group Today show after nearly 30 years on NBC in January 2025, it said at the time. “I feel like there’s no rush unless we’re seniors, and maybe – if we’re going to do it, we might as well do it. But I think it’s fun like this. I don’t mind. … We enjoy our lives. Yes, I think we are right this way. “
Their family grew again in April 2019 when they welcomed a daughter, Hope. That November, he proposed. However, less than three years later, he announced their separation.
“Joel and I have had many prayerful and meaningful conversations over the holidays, and we decided that we are better as friends and parents than as an engaged couple,” she shared. Today viewers in January 2022. “So we have decided that we will start this new year and begin it in our new way as loving parents to our adorable, fun children, and friends.”
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