Hoda Kotb Details Co-Parenting Change With Ex Joel Schiffman

“As the girls are getting older, having their dad there is much more important than ever,” Kotb explained. “When I was watching them say that, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, come all the time, be here as often as you can, because it matters.'”

All in all, Kotb said she and Schiffman—who dressed up in matching deviled eggs costumes to go trick-or-treating with their kids later that night—had a “lovely” time on Halloween.

“It was beautiful,” she added. “He was on cloud nine. We all hung out. We barbecued.”

But while Kotb and Schiffman, 68, work together on co-parenting, she believes their chapter as a couple has ended.

“Joel is one of the best people I know, and he really is a great human being,” the Emmy winner raved on a 2024 episode of The Jamie Kern Lima Show. “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.”

Besides, Kotb recently struck up a connection with a man she met on a flight, who her former co-host Jenna Bush Hager jokingly called a “cute boy.”

“Here’s what I think of my future relationship life,” Kotb shared after Bush Hager asked for updates on the Nov. 9 broadcast. “As I am going through life, there is going to be a person who shares more than just the things that matter to me when I was younger. I want someone with a deep spiritual connection, a deep emotional connection.”

Though Kotb has admittedly been “scared” to date, she understands that she has to “take risks” in order to find love again.

“I‘m just keeping it as a thing,” she added, “but truly, if I were to swallow a truth pill right now…I believe that the love part of my life is a piece that’s coming.”

For now, read on to see Kotb’s sweetest moments with her kids.