'Today' Co-Host Sheinelle Jones Breaks Her Silence After Husband Uche Ojeh Dies at 45 of Aggressive Brain Cancer
Sheinelle Jones is speaking out following the tragic death of her husband Uche Ojeh.
On Friday morning (May 23), the 47-year-old journalist’s Today co-hosts announced that Uche had died at the age of 45 after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer called Glioblastoma.
Sheinelle and Uche, whose full name was Uchechukwuka Adenola Ojeh, were married for 18 years and share three children: son Kayin, 15, and fraternal twins Clara and Uche, 12.
Keep reading to find out more… “There are no words for the pain that we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children,” Savannah Guthrie shared during the broadcast. “Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him. … We just want to say Sheinelle, Kayin, Uche and Clara and the Ojeh family: we are with you, we love you. You are our family and we’re just sending all of our love to you right now.”
Sheinelle then took to Instagram to share a video of her coworkers honoring her late husband, and wrote in the caption, “Thank you, for all of your love and support. ❤️”
Sheinelle has not appeared on Today since mid-December 2024 and in January, she addressed her absence, but did not specify the reason why, nor did she share when she’ll be back on air.
“Hi everybody … I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I’ve been absent from the show,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I want to share with you that I’m taking time to deal with a family health matter.”
Our thoughts are with Sheinelle and her children during this difficult time. RIP.