In her first visit to Today since stepping down as co-host, Hoda Kotb denied that she was looking for a return to daily television via a new daytime talk show that would replace Kelly Clarkson.
“Delete. Not true,” Kotb told her successor, Craig Melvin.
She asked Melvin and Savannah Guthrie, “Do you think, if I ever came back to TV, do you know where the only place where I would ever come back to is? Right here!”
Instead, Kotb’s appearance on Today was to announce a new wellness venture, Joy 101, that will include an app where users can access personalized meditation sessions, courses and conversations. She also has plans for live events and “happiness hours.”
Kotb did say that she will be a guest on Clarkson’s talk show next week.
Kotb departed Today in January with a big sendoff, having served as co-host of the show since 2018. She also had co-hosted the fourth hour of Today along with Jenna Bush Hager, and plans to guest on the show later this morning.
