Hoda Kotb AND Joel Schiffman remained on good terms after their separation.
The couple met and started dating in 2013. As their relationship progressed, the TV personality was often asked if she wanted to walk down the aisle again. Kotb was previously married to Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008. After Kotb adopted daughter Haley in 2017, questions about her future with Schiffman continued. In January 2018, she said Ellen DeGeneres that they “can” tie the knot.
“I feel like everything is fine. He is Haley’s father. I’m Haley’s mom. We’re in this together,” Kotb, who left today show after nearly 30 years on NBC in January 2025, it was said at the time. “I feel like there’s no rush other than we’re seniors, and we probably — 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 are enjoying our life. Yeah, I think we’re good that way.”
Their family grew again in April 2019 when she adopted daughter Hope. That November, he proposed. However, less than three years later, she announced their separation.
“Joel and I have had a lot of prayerful and really meaningful conversations over the holidays and decided that we’re better off as friends and parents than as an engaged couple,” she said. today viewers in January 2022. “So we decided that we’re going to start this new year and start it on our new path as loving parents to our adorable, cute children and as friends.”
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