Hoda Kotb Marks Her 'Last' Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadcast with Flowers from Cynthia Erivo: 'We Love You'

Photo:NBC NBC Cynthia Erivois givingHoda Kotbher flowers. When Erivo made her appearance during the broadcast to discuss her new hit movie, she arrived with a special gift for Kotb. Cynthia Erivo holding flowers on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28.NBC Erivo told Kotb, “Before you even begin, yes, these flowers are for you because I know that this is the last Thanksgiving parade you’re doing.” The actress continued to say to an emotional Kotb: “I wanted to celebrate that and I wanted to say we love you.

Hoda Kotb Says She Has Worn Makeup ‘Probably 3 Times’ Since LeavingToday: ‘I Don’t Look at Myself Anymore’ (Exclusive)

Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Hoda Kotbis embracing retirement with open arms — and a lot less makeup. “I have worn makeup probably three times since I’veleft theTodayshowand I’ve been gone for almost two months,” the former co-anchor tells PEOPLE at the inauguralRunway for Recoveryfashion show in NYC on Feb. 27, which raised over $456K to support families who have lost a parent to metastatic breast cancer.

Hoda Kotb Says She's Excited to Experience a New Routine with Her Daughters After LeavingToday: 'Normal Rhythm of Life'

Hoda Kotb and her two daughters.Photo:Hoda Kotb/Instagram Hoda Kotb/Instagram Hoda Kotbis ready for her family to embark on their new normal.The journalist, 60, chatted withToday.comabout what her life is going to look like following her exit fromTodayon Friday, Jan. 10. Kotb, who is mom to daughters Hope, 5, and Haley, 7, shared that she’s most excited to settle into a new routine with her family of three.“I’m going to let them find the voice inside them,” she said of her two girls.

Hoda Kotb Shares Sweet Photos from Her 'Regular, Ordinary' Day with Daughters AfterTodayExit: 'Spectacular'

Hoda Kotb attends Citymeals On Wheels Hosts 35th Annual Power Lunch at The Plaza Hotel on Nov. 17, 2022 in New York City; Hoda and her daughters.Photo:Gary Gershoff/Getty; Hoda Kotb/Instagram Gary Gershoff/Getty; Hoda Kotb/Instagram Hoda Kotbis relishing the extra downtime she gets with her girls.On Thursday, Jan. 16, the former talk show host, 60, shared a set of photos of herself and her kids on a “regular” day following heremotional exit from theTodayshowafter 17 years.

Hoda Kotb Talks Possible Future Wedding Almost 3 Years After Joel Schiffman Split: ‘When That Day Comes’

Hoda Kotb.Photo:John Nacion/Getty John Nacion/Getty Hoda Kotbis looking ahead towards a possible wedding in her future.On the Dec. 11 episode ofToday with Hoda and Jenna,Kotb and co-hostJenna Bush Hagerdiscussed the “micro-wedding” trend. Nearly three years after her split from her ex fiancé Joel Schiffman, Kotb imagined the day she might walk down the aisle again.Kotb was married to Burzis Kanga for three years, from 2005 to 2008. She was then in a relationship with financierJoel Schiffmanfor eight years, during three of which they were engaged.