Blake Shelton revealed a possible missed reference to Right now‘s Hoda Kotb when he made a shock look on the long-running morning present on Wednesday (January 8).
Kotb, who is about to retire from NBC on Friday (January 10), was shocked when Shelton video-called into the present and revealed how he as soon as met Kotb at a celebration in Nashville, and she or he “ran away” from him.
The second was introduced up after Kotb’s long-time good friend and co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, informed the nation star, “Hoda was in love with you for a few years. I feel she’s let that go, however she nonetheless adores you, and I do know you love her.”
Hager’s feedback recalled a reminiscence for Shelton, who mentioned, “It’s humorous, too, that you simply talked about Hoda saying I used to be her past love or no matter. I did run into her in Nashville one time, off digicam. It had nothing to do with tv or something. And I assumed it was going to be our second.”
“However she utterly ran away from me,” he continued. “I imply, she ran away from me like completely afraid of me.”
A shocked Kotb replied, “Wait, wait. What?!”
“Oh wait, she’s not leaving events early anymore [now she’s retiring],” Hager quipped.
“I’m completely not that woman anymore,” Kotb added.
Hager wished to know extra in regards to the encounter, asking Shelton, “Would you’ve got shot your shot? Would you’ve got leaned in and given her somewhat— I imply, this was earlier than Gwen [Stefani], let’s simply put that on the market.”
“Okay, Jenna, let’s simply sluggish your position somewhat bit,” “Ol’ Purple” singer responded. “I’m simply saying I noticed Hoda in Nashville, and she or he ran away from me at a celebration… That’s all I’m saying.”
Kotb just lately sparked hypothesis that she’d gotten again collectively together with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman, after viewers noticed her carrying a hoop on THAT finger throughout an episode of the Right now present. Kotb and Schiffman dated for six years earlier than getting engaged in 2019 and adopted two women collectively, Haley (7) and Hope (5). Kotb introduced she and Schiffman had separated on an episode of Right now in 2022.
After nearly 18 years on Right now and 26 years general at NBC, Kotb will step away from broadcasting on Friday in what is bound to be an emotional farewell.
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