Hoda Kotb Celebrates Birthday With Old Friend Joel Schiffman, Daughters

Hoda Kotb celebrated another trip around the sun with his ex-husband, Joel Schiffmanwith their daughters, Hope and Haley, by his side.

“Thx for all the good bday wishes!!!!” Kotb, 60, wrote on Instagram on Saturday, August 10. “My party was perfect!”

Hoda noted that the only sorrow was her sister, Hi Kotb, “sick at home.” He added, “We miss you Hala — ❤️❤️❤️.”

Alongside the message, Hoda shared sweet photos with her friends and family with festive balloons and decorations visible in the background.

After Hoda’s loved ones sang to her, i Today cohost Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, lean in to blow out the candles. Schiffman was seen recording the interaction and smiling. (Hoda and Schiffman adopted Haley and Hope in 2017 and 2019, respectively.)

Earlier, Hoda shared a glimpse of her day off, starting the day at home with her family. “Good morning!! Lucky me xoxoxo,” she wrote on Instagram, along with several photos including one of her opening presents with her daughters.

The anniversary comes two years after Hoda revealed that she and Schiffman had called off their engagement.

“Joel and I had a lot of really interesting and meaningful conversations over the holidays, and we decided that we’re better as friends and parents than as an engaged couple,” she said in the January 2022 episode. Today With Hoda & Jenna. “So we have decided that we will start this new year and start it in our new way as loving parents to our dear, beloved children, and our friends.”

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Hoda Kotb has often spoken about how her loved ones define her life – especially her daughters, Haley and Hope. The Today anchor became a mother when she welcomed her young children in 2017 and 2019, respectively, with her then partner, Joel Schiffman. The former couple got engaged after six years of dating in 2019 […]

Hoda noted at the time that “it’s not like anything happened” between him and Schiffman.
“They say that sometimes relationships are meant to exist for a reason or a season or a lifetime. And I feel like ours should have been there for a season,” he said.

Since their split, the two have continued to celebrate each other, with Hoda giving a shout-out to her ex-husband on Father’s Day. “Happy Father’s Day to the best dad!” she wrote on Instagram in June, alongside a photo of Schiffman and their daughters on the couch.

In regards to her love life post split, Hoda announced in March that she has started dipping her toe in the dating pool. “I have to say something, something happened one day that didn’t happen two years ago,” Kotb said in an episode of the show. The Kelly Clarkson Show at that time. “I had a date! I had a date.”

Months later, Hoda blurted out that she was going on her third date with a mystery man. “I think it was just fun to talk about something that isn’t for kids and doesn’t work,” he said while talking about his show. The Drew Barrymore Show in May. “It was just life, and I missed that. And he’s really good.”