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Hoda Kotb hints at why she split from ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman as she opens herself up to romance again
By BreAnna Bell,
4 hours ago
Hoda Kotb may be ready to move on, but she’s still looking back on her previous romance with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman.
The “Today” co-host explained that her and Schiffman’s relationship was simply not working out during Tuesday’s episode of the “The Jamie Kern Lima Show,” adding that it was a situation “a lot of people are probably in.”
“One person’s growing … or one person wants it this way, and one person wants it that way,” Kotb described.
Hoda Kotb, pictured above on Tuesday’s episode of “The Jamie Kern Lima Show,” hinted at the reason behind her breakup with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, saying “sometimes two great human beings together isn’t quite enough.” YouTube/@jamiekernlimaofficial “I think a lot of people are probably in this situation,” Kotb, pictured above with Schiffman in April 2018, said on Tuesday. “One person wants it this way, and one person wants it that way.” Getty Images for Time
Kotb added that her ex — whom she broke up with in 2022 after eight years together — is “one of the best people I know.”
“He really is a great human being,” she said. “And I feel like I’m a pretty great human being, but sometimes two great human beings together isn’t quite enough to make it work. I’m a pretty great human being, but sometimes two great human beings together isn’t quite enough to make it work.”
Kotb shares two adopted children with the financier, daughters Hayley Joy, 7, and Hope Catherine, 4. She and Schiffman began dating in 2013 and became engaged in 2019.
Kotb and Schiffman, pictured above in a selfie, officially called it quits in 2022. hodakotb/Instagram
Kotb said that Schiffman, pictured above with their adopted daughters, Haley and Hope, is “a great human being.” hodakotb/Instagram
At the time of their split, the “I Really Needed This Today” author said they decided they were “better as friends and parents.”
“Joel and I have had a lot of prayerful and really meaningful conversations over the holidays, and we decided that we’re better as friends and parents than we are as an engaged couple,” she said at the time.
Kotb’s remarks on the podcast come shortly after she revealed her future romantic plans to Page Six following her 60th birthday earlier this month.
At the time of their split, Kotb, seen above on August 12, said the couple realized they were “better as friends and parents.” GC Images After recently celebrating her 60th birthday, Kotb, pictured above on June 12, told Page Six that she’s not giving up on romance. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
“I can see romance clearly, I just can. It’s how you know something is meant to be,” she told us, adding that she feels 60 is her year.
“I feel like this is the season of repotting and growth. There’s this feeling that the roots are up in the air, but then you land in this rich soil and you’re like, ‘Oh, more room to grow.'”
Kotb echoed a similar sentiment in her conversation with Lima, revealing that while she may not “have room” for a consuming relationship due to her “crowded” life just yet, she does have time for “a Friday night.”
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