From Our Editor in Chief: Inside Our (Sixth!) Cover Shoot with Hoda Kotb

I’ve been covering Hoda Kotb for nan past 14 years, ever since nan 4th hr of nan Today show was first taking off. She and Kathie Lee Gifford were hitting their stride, drinking vino successful nan greeting and sharing an unthinkable chemistry on-air. Since then, I’ve done six screen stories pinch her and countless much interviews.

When we photographed her pinch her caller babe Haley successful 2017, I was expecting my twins — we some sat connected nan impermanent furniture of her Upper West Side flat for that interview, because a elephantine stuffed gorilla talented by Andy Cohen was taking up a ample information of nan seating area.

When Hoda replaced Matt Lauer arsenic Today coanchor successful 2018, she was connected nan screen alongside Savannah Guthrie. She was connected location again erstwhile she adopted babe Hope successful 2019 and graced nan screen of our Family rumor pinch some girls successful 2022.

Then past autumn she appeared connected nan screen to stock immoderate shocking news: She was leaving Today. 

Our readers emotion Hoda — who doesn’t? — and truthful erstwhile we sewage nan opportunity to sprout her pinch her daughters again, we took it. Driving to her house, I hadn’t prepared questions: I figured aft 14 years of interviews, we’d conscionable talk. What person you been up to lately? How are your kids? But this turned retired to beryllium our astir friendly question and reply yet.

Hoda shared that she does successful truth miss Today, that (just for illustration me, and plentifulness of different moms) she tin suffer her cool sometimes — and that location was much to nan communicative erstwhile she decided to time off Today: Hope, 6, has been dealing pinch nan rigorous ongoing care required aft being diagnosed pinch type 1 diabetes. I’m truthful grateful to Hoda for nan spot she placed successful PEOPLE by sharing this, and I deliberation readers will beryllium inspired by her affirmative outlook and doting attraction to her girls.

You tin return an wrong look astatine nan making of nan screen communicative (including behind-the-scenes footage of nan sprout and interview) connected People’s caller short-form reality show The Fourth Wall, which airs exclusively connected nan People app. 

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