Hoda Kotb has found the love of her life: A baby girl!
by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities
Welcome to parenthood, Hoda Kotb! Big baby news was shared on Today Tuesday morning, when the 52-year-old anchor announced she's now mom to a baby girl named Haley Joy Kotb.
Emotions were running high when Hoda called in to tell her co-workers about her adoption news. Take a look...
That moment when Hoda's voice cracks while saying the words "my daughter" got me all choked up too! I can only imagine how strange and wonderful it feels to her to be saying that phrase for the first time.
Hoda was previously married to tennis coach Burzis Kanga, but the two did not have any children before divorcing in 2005. A few months ago Hoda moved in with her boyfriend of three years, Joel Schiffman.
It's no coincidence Hoda and her daughter Haley have names that sound a bit similar. In a separate call to the show the Today host explained her daughter is named after Halley's comet, which can be seen from Earth once every seven decades.
"It was one of those things. I just picture her sailing through the sky," Hoda shared. Beyond that, the name Haley fits right in with Hoda, her sister, Hala, and a niece, Hannah.
Baby girl's middle name is endearingly self-explanatory. The new mom shared: "She brings us joy. She?s got a beautiful way about her."
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