Rumors have been swirling round Kelly Clarkson and her eponymous discuss present for months now. Insiders have particularly dropped claims that the singer and media persona want to step away from this system when her contract expires in 2026. These claims haven’t been substantiated, as of this writing. All of the whereas, there have additionally been experiences involving Clarkson probably being changed by none aside from Hoda Kotb. Now, the previous As we speak Present host is addressing the rumors, resulting from being requested by her former colleagues.
It’s been just a few months since Hoda Kotb exited As we speak, a program she was with for 17 years. So it was fairly fantastic to see her reunite with former co-hosts Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie on the present. Throughout the broadcast, a part of which is on YouTube, Kotb mentioned her new well being and wellness initiative, Pleasure 101. Melvin then requested his former colleague concerning the gossip involving her taking up Kelly Clarkson’s daytime TV submit. Kotb then posed a query of her personal earlier than answering her colleague:
I wish to ask you all an actual query. Do you suppose, if I ever got here again to TV, have you learnt the place the one place I’d ever come again to is, proper right here! That is the spot! There’s no place like house…. Delete, delete, not true.
Truthfully, it is smart that Hoda Kotb wouldn’t be concerned about stepping again into the TV enterprise, no less than not so quickly. She beforehand revealed that her greatest purpose for stepping away was in order that she may spend extra time along with her two younger daughters. Headlining a daytime discuss present would preserve her out of the home much more. Kotb additionally appeared enthusiastic about life after her TV profession, although she’s continued to help Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and co. in candy methods.
In fact, whereas the 60-year-old media persona has now denied having been employed to take over for Kelly Clarkson, that doesn’t essentially extinguish the overall rumors about Clarkson stepping away. Months in the past, it was reported that there have been behind-the-scenes points at Clarkson’s present and that she was having a tough time balancing her in depth schedule. Clarkson even spoke about her skilled obligations whereas she carried out on stage at Onerous Rock Dwell earlier this month.
The host and singer additionally drew consideration as a result of she missed quite a lot of tapings all through March and April of this yr. Whereas the precise causes for her absences weren’t confirmed, it was alleged that she needed to step away with the intention to take her kids to see her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. Per experiences, Blackstock was sick on the time.
As uncertainty stays, a producer for The Kelly Clarkson Present spoke out and didn’t mince phrases about their emotions. At present, they’re not feeling good about their job safety and, for them, it looks like the present “may collapse any minute.” The unnamed particular person additionally offered optimistic ideas on the notion of Hoda Kotb taking up the present, however it appears these factors are actually moot, given her newest feedback.
Nonetheless, Hoda Kotb will quickly seem on The Kelly Clarkson Present. Her episode has reportedly already been taped and, as Kotb advised Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie on As we speak, that visitor spot was only for “enjoyable.” Though plainly we will now strike Kotb from these Clarkson rumors, solely time will inform if there’s any reality to the declare that the latter is actively searching for to give up her present.