Hoda Kotb exits ‘Today’: Here’s what she’ll be doing on Monday — and beyond, after her final show

Hoda Kotb has big plans for life after Today.

A co-anchor of the popular morning show since 2018 (and co-host of Today With Hoda & Jenna), Kotb is walking away from the prestigious gig on Jan. 10. She is not, however, retiring.

This is what she’ll be up to instead.

Kotb is launching her own wellness business

When she announced she was leaving in September, Kotb said she was exploring a business in the area of wellness — and she shared more details this week on the Kelly Clarkson Show.

“I am starting a wellness app and company that will involve retreats and a podcast and all kinds of things that we can get together, do things that I love,” she said. “It’s not like going to Mexico with your girls, which is fun, but this is something that when you leave, you’ll go like, ‘Oh my gosh. I feel transformed. I feel different.’”

She added, “I started doing stuff that I thought seemed woo-woo and weird. Then all of a sudden, as I was doing it, I was like, ‘Wait, I feel calmer. I feel better.’ Woo-woo makes you feel good.”

Kotb said the company is still being developed and is expected to launch in the spring.

Kotb is staying on with NBC in an unspecified role

When Kotb announced her departure, she said, “I plan to remain a part of the NBC family.” Her co-anchor Savannah Guthrie reiterated this on air, saying, “I have to let people know, she’s not leaving the NBC family. You will see her, and we will see her.”

Kotb hasn’t yet elaborated on what her new role will be, but the New York Times reported in November she “will remain as a contributor to [Today],” so expect to hear more about that.

Kotb will have much more time with her two daughters

The journalist became a mom later in life through adoption and is raising daughters, Hope, 5, and Haley, 7. They recently moved out of New York City to the suburbs of Westchester, where they’re loving their new home and neighborhood.

Hoda said turning 60 last year made her reprioritize because she was missing time with her girls and they “need and deserve a bigger piece of my time pie.” For Today, she was awake by 3 a.m. and on the set by 5:30 a.m., so wasn’t able to take her kids to school or see them in the morning.

In her new life after Today, Kotb will be waking up at 5:15 a.m. starting on Monday for a 5:30 a.m. SoulCycle class in her new town. She’ll be home around 6:30 a.m. and will feed her kids breakfast, she told Women’s Health. Then, “I’m going to walk them to school with a Yeti mug full of coffee with heavy cream in it. I’m going to walk home slowly.”

There won’t be much lounging though. After school drop off, she’ll work on her business, she told Today.com. She’ll also plan lunch dates with people who inspire her to get her creativity flowing. She’ll also prioritize a daily walk. After that, she’ll pick up her girls from school.

Kotb said she’ll also set aside time for “journaling, meditation [and] prayers.”

What’s ahead for Today?

After this epic send-off for the well-regarded anchor — which has seen her reunite with her sorority sisters and blush over celebrity crush Blake Shelton, Craig Melvin will be stepping into his role as her replacement.

“He’s a serious journalist, but he’s also good company,” Kotb said of Melvin. “Being good company matters at this hour. Being good company when you’re at home having a bowl of cereal and coffee matters.”

As for the Hoda & Jenna hour, Jenna Bush Hager will fly solo after Kotb says goodbye with a rotating group of special guests until a permanent successor is announced. The show will temporarily be renamed Today With Jenna & Friends.

Starting on Jan. 13, the “friends” will include Taraji P. Henson, Keke Palmer, Eva Longoria and Michelle Buteau. Scarlett Johansson — who is no stranger to 30 Rock, where Today is based and where her husband, Colin Jost, appears on Saturday Night Live — will guest host the entire week of Jan. 20.

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