Today's Hoda Kotb Has Adopted a Baby Girl
Haley Joy Kotb was born Feb. 14
Hoda Kotb just became a mom.
The co-anchor of the fourth hour of the Today show anchor has adopted a daughter named Haley Joy Kotb, she announced during Today on Tuesday.
Haley was born Feb. 14 -- "a Valentine's baby," Kotb said.
Kotb called in to the show to make the announcement. She told her co-anchors, including Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Kathie Lee Gifford, that "I'm going to show you something."
Cut to a photo of Kotb holding the baby. "That little girl, Haley Joy," Kotb said, struggling to get the words out through her tears, "is my daughter."
Haley is the 52-year-old Kotb's first child with boyfriend Joel Schiffman.
Kotb's Today co-stars showed her love on Twitter.
And Kotb herself posted a very sweet inspirational quote.
Kotb will be back to work later this week.