Sandra Bullock Inspired Today’s Hoda Kotb to Be a Mother, Adopt Children

Hoda KotbThe 60th birthday bash is open Today he was full of many unforgettable surprises, including his friend’s Sandra Bullock.

“Hoda, Hoda Hoda, Hoda. I had a lot of cute and funny things ready for you for this message that just got killed, but you know, girl, I’m so tired,” Bullock, 60, began Kotb’s surprise video message on Monday, August. 12, episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna.

Referring to their shared adoption journey as adults, Bullock continued: “[I’m] I’m tired because I had to go up that mountain before you got there to check out the landscape and see how things look and, you know, just feel to fill you in. And it’s weird because people seem to want us to be afraid of what it might look like when we get there. Turns out, it’s great. It’s great.”

At the age of 45, the actress welcomed her son Louis, now 14, when he was 3 and a half months old in January 2010. She then adopted her daughter Laila, now 11, five years later when she was 2- and -and a half old. Kotb, meanwhile, was in his 50s when he welcomed daughters Haley, now 7, and Hope, now 5, in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

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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 […]

Bullock went on to thank Kotb for being “so amazing to so many people,” adding, “What you do for a living and how you have to change from day to day, the way you walk around with your grace, even if it’s not something that comes to you. , how you are to those you care about and how you keep them safe, and just who you are as a person. We are all lucky to have you, especially your children.”

He ended his message by saying: “So, happy birthday my dear friend. Thank you for allowing me to be in your circle. I feel very grateful. And I set up your bar, up here, so we can see the view. It’s great, but I need it up here. Happy Birthday!”

Hoda Kotb gets an amazing birthday message from Sandra Bullock! 🥹 pic.twitter.com/vM7PsM99F6

– TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) August 12, 2024

Overwhelmed with emotion, Kotb noted that Bullock’s video was “too long” before thanking her for playing a huge role in her motherhood journey.

“The reason I had Haley and Hope is because when I was looking for inspiration from someone who was a mother my age, Sanda Bullock came up and I called her and said, ‘Tell me about being a mother.’ And he said, ‘It’s the best decision I’ve ever made,’” explained Kotb. “And from then on, he led the way to these two girls.”

Haley and Hope attended their mother’s birthday episode of the NBC morning show, which featured Kotb’s favorite bands, Little Big Town and Sugarland, as well as appearances from former guests and Kotb’s close friends.

Opened Hoda & Jenna, Jenna Bush Hager brought Kotb to tears by giving her a picture of herself and her daughters drawn by her father, the former President. George W. Bush. “It’s so hard,” Bush Hager, 42, said after Kotb was left stunned by the heartbreaking gift.