Hoda Kotb has typically gushed about how her family members have outlined her life — particularly her daughters, Haley and Hope.
The At this time anchor grew to become a mom when she adopted her little ones in 2017 and 2019, respectively, together with her then-partner, Joel Schiffman. The previous couple bought engaged after six years of relationship in 2019 earlier than calling it quits in 2022.
With regards to elevating her youngsters, Hoda has typically credited her mom, Sameha Kotb, for uplifting her method to parenting. “She was an amazing mother. She was strict,” she instructed At this time in 2016. “That was how we lived. You understood what no meant. There was no ‘However everybody else is doing it.’ She couldn’t have cared much less what anybody else was doing.”
Following her cut up from Schiffman, Hoda mentioned the teachings she was making an attempt to instill in Haley and Hope.
“I believe one factor I actually wanna work on with my women, too, is them having their voice,” she solely instructed Us Weekly in November 2022. “[Teaching them about] being courageous sufficient to say what they want, what they need and to not really feel grasping or an excessive amount of or too bossy. … I believe I need my women to be extra vocal and to say what they need and to not be afraid and to not attempt to conform to be what different individuals need.”
Scroll all the way down to see Hoda’s household album through the years: