One last toast for Hoda Kotb.
And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it. In honor of the long-time Today anchor’s final day Jan.10, the former Kathie Lee & Hoda host made a surprise appearance.
After a morning filled with special messages and surprises from Jimmy Fallon, Kermit the Frog, and Simone Biles in honor of Hoda’s final day at the Today Show, there was one person who couldn’t be forgotten.
At first, Kathie Lee appeared via a video message from Nashville with words of support for her longtime friend. However, just seconds later, the 71-year-old appeared in the studio, greeting her former cohost with a hug.
Sharing her surprise, Hoda gushed, “I wondered, because I love you so much, I was thinking to myself, ‘I sure hope that Kath comes.’ I’m so glad that you’re here.”
Kathie dazzled Hoda with a quick serenade of “The Best is Yet to Come,” before reflecting on the moment they became a team in 2008, after Kathie Lee spent most of her daytime career alongside Regis Philbin.
