Are Hoda Kotb and her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman, getting again collectively? Some followers speculate that the previous couple rekindled their romance after the Right this moment co-host was seen with a hoop on THAT finger of her left hand.
The rumors circulated after Thursday’s (January 2) episode of the Right this moment present, which Kotb hosted alongside Laura Jarrett and Dylan Dreyer. Eagle-eyed viewers observed that Kotb was twiddling with a hoop on her left hand, on the finger often reserved for a marriage or engagement ring.
Taking to Kotb’s Instagram feedback after the episode, one fan wrote, “Did anybody else discover the ring on Hoda’s left hand this morning? I used to be ready for an announcement. At one level she was twiddling with it, sliding it up and down. I used to be actually hoping her and Joel had been again collectively.”
One other replied, “Sure she undoubtedly is carrying a hoop! Perhaps she is going to make the announcement when everyone seems to be again collectively on air!”
“I observed on her yesterday whereas she was broadcasting the Rose Parade with @alroker,” added one other.
“Sure, I observed that too and I used to be ready for her to make an announcement additionally,” stated one consumer. “She appeared exceptionally giddy this morning and I assumed possibly it was as a result of she’s wanting ahead to her break day after subsequent week. However then I observed the ring and I questioned if one thing else was happening.”
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“Perhaps she is going to make an announcement quickly,” the commenter added. “She appeared to indicate the ring at one level after which swiftly notice that possibly she shouldn’t but and it appeared as if she was hiding her hand from that time on.”
Kotb and Schiffman met in 2013 and dated for six years earlier than getting engaged in 2019. The pair adopted two ladies collectively, Haley (7) and Hope (5). Kotb introduced she and Schiffman had separated on an episode of the Right this moment present in 2022.
“Joel and I’ve had a number of prayerful and significant conversations over the vacations, and we determined that we’re higher as associates and oldsters than we’re as an engaged couple,” Kotb stated on the time, per Right this moment.com.
The 2 have remained associates for the reason that breakup, and Schiffman even spent the vacations with Kotb and the household. Kotb shared a number of images over the Christmas holidays, exhibiting Schiffman having fun with time with the youngsters at her house.
Final September, Kotb introduced she could be retiring as co-host of Right this moment and leaving NBC after 26 years on the community. Her remaining episode will air this coming Friday, January 10.
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