SAVANNAH Guthrie appeared to make subtle digs about Hoda Kotb’s absence just hours after her co-star’s birthday.
The Today host has continued to share posts about her time presenting this week, calling it a “highlight” and “the greatest”.
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Her posts come on the week Hoda has been missing from the show as she spends time celebrating her birthday with her family.
Savannah first gushed over interviewing The Wire actor Idris Elba after calling him a “seriously kind human”.
She then followed up by saying their chat had been the “highlight of my day week year right there”.
Savannah did wish Hoda a happy birthday, calling her co-anchor “our sunshine” and sharing a series of sweet images of the two at work.
She also shared pictures to her Instagram Story calling Hoda her “love and light”.
Hoda replied: “Love u my girl xoxox.”
And she delivered a birthday tribute to Hoda on the show.
But Savannah later posted a clip hosting alongside Hoda’s replacement Sheinelle Jones, writing: “THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF OUR LIVES!!!”
That came after the two women beat their two male colleagues Craig Melvin and Al Roker in a game.
She followed up by tweeting a trophy emoji at Jones after resharing their win.
Rumors of a feud have surrounded Hoda and Savannah for weeks after The Sun first revealed signs of tension between the pair.
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In June, a source close to production revealed to The Sun that the co-hosts secretly “can’t stand each other.”
The insider claimed: “Savannah is the boss. After Matt Lauer was ousted, Savannah grabbed power, and she really wanted Willy Geist in Hoda’s role, but his ratings were just not up to par for the network.”
“Hoda out maneuvered Savannah and got the spot.”
Kotb recently told Good Housekeeping that she is in constant fear of being fired because of her co-star.
She admitted that sometimes she struggles to keep her composure when the show returns from a commercial break.
She claimed that Guthrie has her in hysterics.
Kotb said: “I live in fear of being fired in a moment because she’s like ‘Hoda, zip it’ and they [the producers] are like ‘Three, two one’, and she’s calm!”
And, she feels that Guthrie is “secretly, nasty funny”.
On Monday Guthrie snubbed her interns, and hair and makeup crew during a cold off-camera moment while filming the live show, a source told The Sun.
Behind the scenes at the New York studios of the national morning show is always bustling – but according to an insider at the taping, Savannah’s assistants didn’t even get as much as a thank you.
Fans have even gone as far as to threaten to boycott watching the morning show and jump ship to its competitor, Good Morning America after noticing tension between the two women.
That came after Kotb and Guthrie teamed up for a cooking segment that appeared uncomfortable.
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