Haley Joy is bringing a lot of joy to her new mom, Hoda Kotb, 52. The fourth hour of “Today” show host called in Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, 2017, to share news that she’s a mother. A single mom, Kotb is dating a live-in boyfriend, Joel Schiffman.
Haley Joy is Kotb’s first and only child. She said, “I adopted her. She is a Valentine’s baby. She is a little nugget. She is the love of my life.” Before Haley Joy, Kotb often gushed over her nieces, Hannah and Ella.
During the show, the camera crew pulled up a photo of Kotb and Haley Joy. As she explained the photo, she offered tearfully, “That little girl Haley Joy is my daughter.”
Kotb’s mother, Sameha Kotb, is just as overjoyed. “My mom goes, ‘Hello Miss Haley. We have waited so long for you,”‘ Hoda said.
Matt Lauer and Kathie Lee Gifford were the only two who knew that Kotb had become a mom. “Do you now how hard it has been to keep this secret?” Gifford asked. “I got the biggest mouth in the world.”
“This little girl Haley is the luckiest girl on the planet,” Lauer comments. “You are going to be one of the most fantastic moms I can ever imagine.”
