They’ll always be together.
Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years with NBC, and her co-hosts are marking the occasion with some special gifts.
In a video posted on Instagram, Kotb showed off the sentimental jewelry Savannah Guthrie gave her earlier in the week, which she chose to wear on Friday for her last day.
“I am feeling full, overflowing and protected,” Kotb said before showing off her gold bracelet from Guthrie, which reads, “with you.”
She also flashed a matching ring that says “love.”
“That’s it. That’s how I feel today. Loved and held,” Kotb said.
When Guthrie was asked to sum up her feelings, she pointed out that she chose to wear black in mourning for the moment.
Kotb is known for piling on layers of bracelets and necklaces, many of which hold special meanings.
When she announced her departure in September, the host paid tribute to her daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, with three diamond necklaces that represent her role as mom. She wore the same trio on Friday, as well as a large stack of colorful friendship bracelets.
In addition to the gold jewelry, Kotb told Page Six that Guthrie gave her two gifts more in the spirit of laughter: pompoms and a broken alarm clock.
“She said, ‘You’ve been cheering everyone on, so now I want you to take these pompoms for you,’” Kotb revealed of the note Guthrie included with the present to People, before joking of the clock, “I don’t need an alarm clock anymore!”
Despite the laughs, it was quite an emotional day, with Kotb breaking down in tears multiple times with her co-anchors Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker and Craig Melvin during the “Hoda-bration” — which included surprise visits from Simone Biles and Jimmy Fallon, a gift from Jamie Lee Curtis and more.
Her two daughters also joined her on set.
Kotb, 60, has previously said that part of her reason for leaving the morning news show was to spend more time with her children as she moves to the suburbs.
She’ll also be flexing her entrepreneurial muscles, having announced a forthcoming wellness app with accompanying retreats and more.
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