Gifford and Kotb co-hosted the morning talk show "Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda" for 11 years before Jenna Bush Hager replaced the former in 2018.

After claiming she was too "busy" to send off Kotb in person, Gifford surprised her former co-host on 'Today with Hoda & Jenna' and sent her off with a toast

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host and close friend Hoda Kotb, whose last day on "Today" was Friday.

Kotb left 'Today' on Friday, Jan. 10, after 17 years on the air Hoda Kotb may have bid farewell to the Today show, but that doesn't mean she isn't still friends with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie.

Before there was Hoda & Jenna, there was Kathie ... on the show. Gifford co-hosted the fourth hour of Today with Kotb between 2008 and 2019 until she was succeeded by Jenna Bush Hager.

Today, Kathie Lee Gifford is sending off her ... and that wasn’t going to work with me.” As Gifford, Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager toasted their beloved friend, Gifford stated, “I think I ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former Today fourth hour co-host Hoda Kotb in honor of her last day. One last toast for Hoda Kotb. And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it. In honor of the long-time Today anchor’s final day Jan.10, the former Kathie Lee & Hoda host made a surprise appearance.

Kathie Lee Gifford left jaws on the floor when she made a sensational return to Today on Friday. The 71-year-old was part of the send-off for Hoda Kotb, who after 17 years left the show on January 10, and appeared in a video message during Hoda's last episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.

Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager formed a strong bond both on and off the small screen. Kotb and Bush Hager joined NBC’s Today in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and went on to cohost the show’s fourth hour together following Kathie Lee Gifford’s 2019 exit.

It’s the end of an era at Today. The Jan. 10 broadcast marked the last for co-anchor Hoda Kotb, who Is departing NBC’s flagship morning news program after more than 17 years. The celebration — or rather,

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager both got emotional while celebrating ... of guests –– including her former co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford, along with Gayle King and Jimmy Fallon –– while ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host, Hoda Kotb, during the latter’s last day on “Today.” During the show’s fourth hour, Jenna Bush Hager aired a video message from “a very ...