Hoda Kotb, an American news anchor and TV broadcaster, is best known as the co-host of Today’s fourth hour alongside Kathie Lee Gifford. In 2010, she was a member of the Today Show staff that won a Daytime Emmy.
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Is Hoda Kotb a lesbian?
The Broadcaster is not a lesbian, Kotb married former University of New Orleans tennis coach, Burzis Kanga. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008. Kotb began a relationship with New York financier Joel Schiffman in 2013. On November 25, 2019, Kotb announced live on Today that she was engaged to Schiffman.
On January 31, 2022, Kotb announced during the fourth hour of Today (Hoda & Jenna) that she and Schiffman had ended their engagement and would focus on co-parenting as friends. Kotb underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer and has since become an advocate for breast cancer awareness.
Kotb allowed Today cameras to follow her throughout her cancer battle. After she was declared cancer-free, she continued to document and use the story on the show to raise awareness for breast cancer.
