It sounds like Guthrie is very proud of her now former co-anchor for choosing to “go into the great unknown” and try something new in her life. At the same time, when Kotb did tell Guthrie, not long before she shocked fans on TV, she also had to voice her own sadness regarding the loss of getting to work with her everyday.
We go in and we sit on the set and there are these trays,” Guthrie joked, explaining that in the trays for their personal items, Kotb had left, “like, one contact and, like, expired
Savannah Guthrie says she threw away Hoda Kotb’s “s–t” after she departed the “Today” show last week. Guthrie recalled finding the various beauty products and items left behind by her former co-anchor while appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with Craig Melvin Wednesday.
Hoda Kotb spoke with PEOPLE about her Jan. 10 exit from the 'Today' show, saying she has been given gifts from cast and crew, including co-host Savannah Guthrie. Kotb gushed over how thoughtful Guthrie was,
It’s the end of an era at Today after beloved host Hoda Kotb bid adieu to the morning show last week. But, as her former co-host Savannah Guthrie revealed in a recent interview, that doesn’t mean she left everything behind.
Savannah Guthrie explained that she threw away several odd items Hoda Kotb left on the 'Today' show set after her exit
“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he recalled. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.”
Out with the old! Savannah Guthrie wanted her new cohost Craig Melvin to make himself at home as he took on Hoda Kotb’s position on Today after she retired, but first that meant getting rid of some stuff the mom of two left behind.
The presents from Savannah Guthrie didn't stop at pom poms. Guthrie, who has gotten to know Hoda Kotb quite well to the point she wasn't surprised by her retirement announcement. The Today Show host gifted her colleague some other personal items, one of which was symbolic of her future days of sleeping in. As she put it:
Guthrie is now entering her 14th year with the Today show, and she worked alongside Kotb during that entire period. When it came time for her longtime colleague — and close friend — to finally sign off the air for the final time on Jan. 10, it was an emotional moment.
Savannah Guthrie has confessed to throwing away her co-star Hoda Kotb's "s--t" after she departed the Today show last week.
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