Hoda Kotb celebrated another trip around the sun with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman , and their daughters, Hope and Haley, by her side. “Thx for all of the wonderful bday wishes!!!!” Kotb, 60, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 10. “My party was perfect!” Hoda noted that the only downside was her sister, Hala Kotb, “being home sick.
” She added, “We missed you Hala — ❤️❤️❤️.” Alongside the message, Hoda shared a sweet snap with her friends and family with festive balloons and decor visible in the background. A post shared by Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) After Hoda’s loved ones sang to her, the Today cohost and Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, leaned in to blow out the candles.
Schiffman was spotted recording the interaction and smiling. (Hoda and Schiffman adopted Haley and Hope in 2017 and 2019, respectively.) Hoda previously shared a glimpse of her festive morning , kicking off the day at home with her family.
“Great bday morning!! Lucky me xoxoxo,” she wrote via Instagram, alongside several pics including one of her opening presents with her daughters. The birthday celebration comes over two years after Hoda revealed that she and Schiffman called off their engagement . “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 during a January 2022 episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna .
“So we decided that we.