Hoda Kotb, Joel Schiffman Relationship Update

Hoda Kotb still finds joy in her relationship with Joel Schiffman.

During a guest appearance on Today Sept. 23, the former co-anchor revealed where she stands with her former fiancé, who shares daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 6.

“I went to this retreat and had kind of an epiphany about my life and I was realizing that you can love someone—like I loved him very much, and still do to this day—but that person isn’t right for you in that moment,” Hoda told Today‘s Savannah Guthrie. “And you can say to yourself, ‘Wow, I’m ready to try to get other buckets of mine filled.'”

Hoda announced her breakup with Joel in January 2022 after eight years together. And as the author of the new book Jump and Find Joy noted, “I was too busy sprinting. Now I can feel my life slowing down a little, like I feel more of a rhythm. I have barbecues in the backyard, and Joel comes. We invite neighbors over. We have kids running around. There’s a dog.”