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Hoda Kotbis giving us all the feels.
Appearing onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenalongside herTodayshow coanchorSavannah Guthrieon Tuesday, Kotb was asked about her relationship with her boyfriendJoel Schiffman— and whether there might be wedding bells in their future.
“I love Joel,” responded Kotb, 54. “I mean, I’m going to be with Joel until my last breath — I know that.”
“So you might Goldie and Kurt it?” askedAndy Cohen, referring toGoldie HawnandKurt Russell, who have beenhappily unmarriedfor 35 years.
“Yeah, I think we might,” Kotb said with a smile. “I kind of like their vibe, don’t you think?”
Kotb and Schiffman celebrated their five-year anniversary in June. The journalist and financier met at a Wall Street event and dated quietly for a couple of years beforegoing public in 2015.
In October 2016, the couple moved in together, and now, they co-parent her1-year-old daughterHaley Joy, whomshe adoptedin February 2017.
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Appearing onTheEllen DeGeneresShowin January, Kotb — who was previously married to Burzis Kanga from 2005-2007 —opened up about the possibility of marrying Schiffman.
“Maybe, we might,” she said at the time. “I feel like everything’s great. He’s Haley’s dad. I’m Haley’s mom. We’re together. I feel like there’s not a rush other than we’re old, and we probably, if we’re going to do it, we might as well do it. But I think it’s fun like this. I don’t mind it. … We’re enjoying our lives. Yeah, I think we’re good this way.”
As for how she knew Schiffman was the one?
“I had thought about having kids for a long, long time,” she told DeGeneres. “But one day I was sitting with my boyfriend and I said to him, ‘I’m going to have to talk to you about something because I can’t push it down anymore.’ I said, ‘Don’t answer now. Take a day, take a week, take some time. But I want to talk to you about this.’ And he said, ‘Okay, what is it?’ And I said, ‘I would like to explore adoption with you.’ “
Kotb said Schiffman, who has his own adult daughter currently studying law, didn’t hesitate: “He looked at me and said, ‘I don’t need a day.’ And I knew I’d chosen the right man.”
Speaking to PEOPLEahead of Mother’s Dayin May, Kotb said she could hardly believe how perfectly aligned her life feels.
“Imagine living your whole life one way, and then suddenly everything changes and you can’t believe that you get to do that,” she added. “I’ve dreamed of it, but I didn’t think it would happen, so on Mother’s Day, it’s underscored.”
source: people.com
