"You get one life, that's all," Hoda said while discussing her latest book, "Jump and Find Joy." "That's it. It's ready for the taking, but it takes a jump."

It’s been two months since Hoda Kotb said goodbye to Today, and the exit inspired an exciting new project. During the “Pop Start” segment on the Monday, March 10, episode of the morning show, Carson Daly announced that Kotb,

She just can’t stay away! Two months after she retired from daytime television, Hoda Kotb paid a surprise visit to the Today studios, where she crashed the crew’s morning meeting. The official Today With Jenna & Friends Instagram shared a video of Kotb surprising Jenna Bush Hager,

Kotb previously hosted Today's fourth hour with Bush Hager for five years before departing the show in January 2025