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In an Monday, August 12 interview, Hoda Kotb opened up to cosmetics mogul and podcast host Jamie Kern Lima about her split from her ex-fiance Joel Schiffman in 2022. The Today host, who also turned 60 on August 12, explained that Joel "really is a great human being," but that "sometimes two great human beings together isn't quite enough to make it work."

Kern Lima, 47, asked if Kotb's journey of "profound inner work" in 2021 was related to the breakup, and Kotb thought it was. "When people are growing at different paces, it's hard to be in sync," she elaborated. "One person wants it this way and one person wants it that way." Kotb seemed to imply that her rate of growth and change was not aligned with that of her ex.

Despite the heartbreak of saying goodbye to Schiffman, with whom she co-parents their adopted daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 4, Kotb feels confident about herself and her romantic future. "For the first time in my life," the TV personality explained, "I am me. Not the version that you might w

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Hoda Kotb's turbulent love life revealed as she leaves the Today show to focus on her kids

For 17 years, millions of Americans have woken up in the morning with Hoda Kotb on their screens - but today she bids farewell to her loyal viewers.

After 26 years at NBC, the TV legend is stepping away to spend more time with her young daughters, Haley Joy, eight, and Hope Catherine, five.

Having celebrated her 60th birthday last year, the journalist realized she wanted to spend more time with her kids as she explained: 'Obviously I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have. I feel like we only have a finite amount of time.'

From her headline-making antics with Kathie Lee Gifford at the 'news and booze desk,' to her heartfelt moments with Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda has been staple in many people's morning routine for almost two decades.

During her time on Today, the broadcast TV legend won the hearts of fans as she shared her many personal high and lows with the world, including her breast cancer battle - which saw her under

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Hoda Kotb shares surprising wedding plans after ending mystery romance

Hoda Kotb has revealed that she is open to a "small wedding" if she were to ever walk down the aisle again.

The Today Showhost was married for three years to Burzis Kanga and engaged for three years to Joel Schiffman, but they never tied the knot.

But during a conversation on micro-weddings with Jenna Bush Hager on the morning show, Hoda admitted she is still open to getting married again, sharing that "when that day comes" she would probably want "a small [wedding], yeah".

The comment comes months after Hoda revealed she had ended a blossoming romance after being set up on a blind date by her co-host Jenna Bush Hager.

“This person, who’s a lovely human being, has a lot of things that are being worked out. … I think what I’m looking for [is] more kind of just simplicity," Hoda explained on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.

Hoda was previously married to Burzis, a former University of New Orleans tennis coach, in 2005 after