Hoda Kotb Her loved ones have often raved about how they defined her life - especially her daughters, Haley and Hope.

D today Anchor became a mother when she adopted her little ones 2017 And 2019respectively, with his then partner, Joel Shiffman. The former couple got engaged in 2019 after dating for six years Calling it quits In 2022.

When it comes to raising her children, Hoda has often credited her mother, Sameha KotbTo inspire his approach to parenthood. "She was a great mother. She was strict," he said today In 2016. “This is how we lived. You understand what I mean. There was no 'but everyone is doing it.' He couldn't care less what anyone else is doing."

After her split from Schiffman, Hoda discussed the lessons she was trying to instill in Haley and Hope.

"I think one thing I really want to work on with my girls is to have a voice," she said exclusively our weekly in November 2022. “(Teaching them about) being brave enough to tell them what they need, what they want, and not being greedy or overbearing or too bossy. … I think I want my girls to be more vocal and say what they want and not be afraid and not try to conform to what other people want."

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