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‘Today Show’ Host Hoda Kotb Adopts Baby Girl

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The Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb has adopted a baby girl.

The 52-year-old revealed on Tuesday (21Feb17) that she has adopted a daughter named Haley Joy, and that the infant was born on 14 February (17).

“She’s a Valentine’s baby,” gushed Hoda during a phone call to her breakfast show colleagues to announce her happy news. “She is the love of my life.”

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The arrival thrilled Hoda’s co-workers, including her friend and co-anchor, Kathie Lee Gifford, who managed to keep the news a secret in the studio.

“I’ve got the biggest mouth in the world and I’ve said zilch,” she said. “Hoda, we are thrilled for you, sweetheart. You were made to be a mom.”

Meanwhile, host Matt Lauer described Haley as the “luckiest girl in the world”.

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Hoda also shared a picture on social media of her holding Haley to her shoulder and patting her on the back alongside the message, “my girl” followed by love heart emojis.

Hoda, who won a Daytime Emmy Award as part of the Today team in 2010, lives in New York with her financier partner Joel Schiffman, who she has been in a relationship with since 2013.

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The presenter was previously married to former University of New Orleans tennis coach Burzis Kanga. The couple divorced in 2007 after two years of marriage, and had no children.

 

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