{"id":260994,"date":"2024-09-26T21:01:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/how-the-today-host-is-doing-post-cancer-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:07","slug":"how-the-today-host-is-doing-post-cancer-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/how-the-today-host-is-doing-post-cancer-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How the \u2018Today\u2019 Host Is Doing Post-Cancer \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2163981998_207d5b-e1727384343398.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Hoda Kotb wearing Ralph Lauren, attends the Ralph Lauren Team USA celebration on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Darren Gerrish\/WireImage for Ralph Lauren)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2163981998_207d5b-e1727384343398.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2163981998_207d5b-e1727384343398.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2163981998_207d5b-e1727384343398.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: WireImage for Ralph Lauren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/hoda-kotb\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong><\/a> had several in tears as she announced her departure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/todayshow\/status\/1839280777323806812?s=46&amp;t=QkJuD9nuMZ7qrAyaxcPLAA\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show on Thursday, September 26. The 60-year-old reflected on her recent milestone birthday, sharing how it made her think about her life. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/todayshow\/status\/1839280777323806812?s=46&amp;t=QkJuD9nuMZ7qrAyaxcPLAA\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">episode<\/a>, she said, \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Throughout her time on the show, the journalist experienced some special and impactful moments, including when she revealed that in 2007 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wasn\u2019t going to say anything about it and I wanted to forget about it, but someone encouraged me to say something,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>she admitted, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/breast-cancer\/hoda-kotbs-cancer-diagnosis-led-job-today-co-host-rcna123360\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Moments like these have left a significant mark on her life, as Hoda has been candid and open about her health in the past. <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> has compiled more details about Hoda\u2019s past cancer battle.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Hoda reflects on her experience revealing cancer diagnosis in 2007\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hrOzcbQWGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Hoda Kotb\u2019s Cancer Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Hoda previously battled breast cancer, and during the episode, she shared that dealing with the disease led to the loss of a personal dream\u2014becoming a mother. She revealed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/breast-cancer\/hoda-kotb-birthday-cancer-parenthood-reflection-rcna165796\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today<\/span><\/i><\/a> show, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cT<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his thing not only put limits on my life, but killed a dream. [It] didn\u2019t kill me right then, but it killed a dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">She further reflected, saying, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel like anyone who\u2019s ever gone through that cancer trip or journey, I feel like your life does snap into focus. It\u2019s sort of like,\u00a0 \u2018Boom!\u2019 And you\u2019re like, \u2018Ok, what am I doing right now?\u2019\u201d<\/span> she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/breast-cancer\/hoda-kotbs-cancer-diagnosis-led-job-today-co-host-rcna123360\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How Is Hoda Kotb Doing Now?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">As previously said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/breast-cancer\/hoda-kotb-birthday-cancer-parenthood-reflection-rcna165796\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show<\/span><\/a>, the mother-of-two is now cancer-free ever since undergoing a mastectomy.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Hoda Kotb Leaving <em>Today<\/em>?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Hoda announced her decision to leave the show, explaining that turning 60 in August made her reflect on her career. She <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/todayshow\/status\/1839280777323806812?s=46&amp;t=QkJuD9nuMZ7qrAyaxcPLAA\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA new decade of my life lies ahead, and now, my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/hoda-kotbs-health-how-the-today-host-is-doing-after-cancer-revelation-5323992\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: WireImage for Ralph Lauren Hoda Kotb had several in tears as she announced her departure from the Today show on Thursday, September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}