TODAY star Hoda Kotb has informed fans of her whereabouts while she skips out on Tuesday’s morning show episode.
Hoda chose a day of fun with her adopted daughters, Hope and
Haley, over her on-air duties on the Today show.
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Hoda, 59, recently shared a selfie of her and her youngsters on her Instagram account.
The trio were pictured smiling on a beach dressed in long-sleeve holiday shirts.
Although there wasn’t any sunlight, their grins brightened the photo tremendously.
For a little razzle-dazzle, Hope and Haley threw up the peace sign,
Hoda had the camera lifted so the vast rippling ocean water and the line of sea rocks could be captured in the pic.
The beach’s exotic beauty dominated the image.
“Merry merry,” Hoda captioned.
While Hoda was enjoying time away from Today with family, TV host Peter Alexander, 47, sat in for Hoda.
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Jacob Soboroff, 40, and Dylan Dreyer, 42, joined Peter at the news desk on December 26.
TAKING IT ON
Jacob will be in all week, so fans know they can tune in with a familiar face waiting for them as December and the holiday season is soon on their way out.
Hoda revealed last week that she and Savannah would be taking an extended break from Today.
Savannah Guthrie, 51, will be celebrating her birthday on Wednesday.
Hoda said the pair won’t be back on TV until the new year.
The show did not reveal when the entire cast will return to their posts.
STRANGE DAY
Today underwent a strange change for its Christmas Day broadcast.
As Christmas-themed graphics played at the start of Monday’s episode, the narrating voice revealed it was a “special edition” of the program.
Among the changes to the show was that the program didn’t open with Savannah and Hoda sitting at their desk.
Instead, the two sat on the show’s white couch with co-stars Al Roker, 69, Craig Melvin, 44, and Carson Daly, 50.
“Good morning, everybody! Welcome to Today, and Merry Christmas!” Savannah said to open the show.
“We’re all here, and we’re so happy when you join us on this special day. Christmas morning, here we go.”
Hoda added to fans: “We’re happy to be sharing it with you.”
Though the team of hosts were all there together on set, they weren’t there live on Christmas.
In the corner of the screen, NBC revealed another one of the changes to the broadcast – portions had been “previously recorded,” including this segment with the hosts.
It’s unclear when the hosts filmed their pre-taped portions of Monday’s episode as Hoda and Savannah began their breaks before the start of Friday’s broadcast.
To ensure Today was still sharing up-to-date news stories with viewers, Savannah threw it over to correspondent Garrett Haake to help anchor the program live.
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