Joel Schiffman, Hoda Kotb Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock
Two months after Hoda Koch announced her split from ex-fiancé Joel SchiffmanThe former couple are coparenting their two daughters in an amicable arrangement.
“He sees the kids,” the TodayShow cohost, 57. Exclusively told Us Weekly of the 64-year-old financier at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 30th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, April 14. “He takes them to school some, and he sees them on weekends. We’ve got a really nice, easy situation.”
The journalist added that she and the Colorado native are trying to do their “best” while raising daughters Haley, 5, and Hope, 3, explaining, “We make sure that the kids get plenty of him and plenty of me.”
Hoda Kotb at the 30th annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards gala Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
When asked whether they’re “close friends,” the You Are My Happy author replied, “Yeah, we are.”
In February 2017, the exes became parents when they adopted Haley and Hope. Hope was adopted two years later. When it comes time to adopt baby No. 3, Kotb’s mindset is “never say never.”
The Oklahoma native, who is “not really dating” at the moment, explained to Us, “I think love is a funny thing. You have a lot of heart and who knows what fills it. But I think whatever it is, you’ve got to be open and ready.”
The following is the current version: Where they belong author is focusing on her girls’ milestones. “Haley’s calling me ‘poopie mom,’ so that’s a big [one],” Kotb joked on Thursday. “That’s happening right now, and I can’t get it to stop! Hope is 3, and she’s talking up a storm.”
As a working mom, the Daytime Emmy winner has “inevitably” experienced guilt but wants Haley and Hope to see her working, Kotb exclusively told UseAugust 2018.
“My mom was a working mom and she never said, ‘Mommy wishes she could be home,’” the Virginia Tech grad explained at the time. “I want Haley to know you can be a loving mom and also be a multifaceted person. Would I love to spend every moment with her? Yes. But I also know that you must have other things that you enjoy to be happy. I want her to know work is a good thing if that’s what she wants to do.”
Diana Cooper reports
