WE’VE UNCOVERED Hoda Kotb’s SECRET PLAN To STAY CLOSE To NBC After TODAY Exit And It’s NOT What Anyone Expected

Though Hoda Kotb is hanging up her hat as co-anchor of TODAY and co-host of TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, NBC viewers will still see her familiar face on the network in the future.

Hoda is remaining part of the NBC family, she confirmed to TODAY. She will be contributing regular stories to TODAY, continue with her podcast, “Making Space with Hoda Kotb,” and will also join TODAY throughout Olympics coverage.

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Hoda has been with NBC for nearly three decades and announced in September that she was leaving TODAY. Her final show on Jan. 10 featured a farewell celebration dedicated to her, featuring special guests like fellow morning-show host Gayle King, country musician Walker Hayes and Hoda’s former fourth-hour co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford.

In October, when reflecting on her future after TODAY, Hoda spoke about reframing her next steps as a “repotting,” a term she borrowed from her friend Maria Shriver.

“I love the term ‘repotting.’ It’s like you’re pulled up by your very roots, your foundation, everything that grounds you, and your roots are in the air and you’re scared. ‘Where am I going to land?’” she told Jenna Bush Hager on the show Oct. 25.

Hoda used the term in her final message during her farewell celebration. As the show wrapped, Hoda was seen driving off in a minivan alongside her daughters, Haley and Hope, with a “Just Married” style note on the back of the car: “Just repotted.”

Hoda Kotb through the years on the 'Today' show

Hoda has also said that her next chapter may also involve work in the wellness space. She told Jenna on the Oct. 25 show that she was inspired by her own journey to prioritize her mind, body and spirit.

“I tried different things, and I noticed my body was calmer,” she said. “I was getting sick less. I was feeling better. I was a better parent, a better friend, a better sister, a better daughter, and I thought, ‘All these tiny things I was doing, day after day, were helping to change me inside.’”

“I want to work in that space,” she added. “I want to start things. I’ve got things that are percolating inside that I’m going to hopefully have fully formed soon.”