Today’s Hoda Kotb shares family update following split from fiancé Joel – but fans all say the same thing about her ex
HODA Kotb has shared a family photo after her breakup with her fiance Joel, and fans have responded with similar comments about him.
The Today show anchor posted a photo of her family via Instagram on Sunday.
Hoda, 57, was pictured with her family, including her two daughters, Haley Joy, 5, and Hope Catherine, 3, which she adopted with ex-fiance Joel Schiffman, 64.
They seemed to be enjoying a beautiful boating day, but fans were saddened to not see Joel there.
One commenter said: “I miss seeing Joel,” with a crying face emoji.
“Too bad Joel is not there,” another fan added.
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Another Instagram user said: “I miss seeing Joel also.”
This family update without Joel has been a bittersweet moment.
Although fans miss the ex-fiance, they are excited to see Hoda happy with her two adorable kids.
A fan wrote: “Enjoy Hoda. You deserve it!!!”
Instagram users couldn’t get over the tiny sailor hats that Hoda’s daughters were wearing.
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“Hope and Haley are the cutest, especially with their little sailor hats,” a commenter said.
Another fan said, “The sailor hats are everything.”
Hoda’s Instagram is filled with smiles of her and her family, after the devastating split with Joel.
The former couple had been together for eight years since 2013 and became engaged in November of 2019.
The TV star revealed the broken engagement on the Today show back in January.
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She told viewers: “Joel and I have had a lot of prayerful and meaningful conversations over the holidays and we decided that we are better as friends and parents than we are as an engaged couple.”
“So we decided we are going to start this new year on our new path as loving parents to our adorably delightful children and as friends.”