Hoda Kotb has opened up about the circumstances that led to her and Joel Schiffman ending their engagement in 2022, disclosing that they were “evolving at different rates.”
Hoda Kotb is offering a transparent account of her separation.
The “Today” show host delved deeper into the factors that caused her and Joel Schiffman to end their engagement last year, following an eight-year courtship.
“Joel is one of the finest individuals I know, and he’s truly an exceptional person,” Hoda clarified during an exclusive preview of the Aug.
13 episode of “The Jamie Kern Lima Show”. “I consider myself a pretty wonderful person as well, but it’s not always enough for two great people to be together.”
Acknowledging that the couple—engaged for nearly two years before separating—were “evolving at different rates,” the 60-year-old broadcaster conceded that it became challenging to maintain harmony.“I think many people find themselves in similar situations,” Hoda elaborated. “One person is advancing… or one person has one vision for the relationship, and the other has a different one.
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Although Hoda and Joel have ceased their romantic relationship, they remain bonded through their daughters, Haley, 7, adopted in 2017, and Hope, 4, adopted two years afterward. Hoda attributes her journey to motherhood to Joel’s support.“I have two amazing children with him,” Hoda told People in an interview from July 29. “It’s undoubtedly because of Joel that I have Haley and Hope. I might have been too hesitant to do it on my own.
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