Hoda Kotb has started dating again, and she was recently seen spending time with a man in New York City. On Tuesday, March 12, Hoda was photographed walking through Midtown Manhattan with a mystery man who was wearing a blue suit. Hoda wore a gray puffer jacket, a sweater, and jeans. Though it's unclear who the man is, many have wondered if he's the man her Today With Hoda & Jenna cohost Jenna Bush Hager set her up with.
On March 5, on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Hoda revealed that "something did happen the other day that hasn't happened in two years."
"I had a date," she said.
Hoda and her ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman split up in January 2022. After she revealed that she went on her first date in two years, she also shared that Jenna Bush Hager was the one who made it happen.
Jenna is apparently a good matchmaker, as Hoda revealed that she and the man Jenna introduced her to had planned a third date.
Hoda added that Jenna is "a great picker," reported Entertainment Tonight.
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Clearly, Hoda's first date with the man went pretty well considering she went on a second date with him and planned a third — and Hoda confirmed that she "loved it" when speaking to Entertainment Tonight.
"I had a great time on our date," Hoda told the outlet, adding that "it's really fun."
The 59-year-old host hinted at some of the benefits of dating at an older age on the March 7 episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna.
"I think as you get older, you know more and more what fills your cup and if it doesn't, you don't want to put a circle in a square and say, 'Well, if we'd just tried harder,'" she explained.
"Optimists need to realize that trying harder isn't always the solution," she continued. "Sometimes it doesn't fit so stop trying so hard."
Hoda also clarified when speaking to Entertainment Tonight that Jenna doesn't actually know her date well, but it seems like it's going well so far regardless.
“She goes, ‘Look, I just want you to know: I don’t really know him. A friend of mine knows a friend,'” Hoda explained to the outlet.
Even though Jenna didn't know the man well, she still wanted to make sure Hoda was happy with her matchmaking efforts.
"Jenna is like, 'How did I do?' because she wants to go to Heaven. Apparently, if you match three people up [you get to go]," Hoda told Entertainment Tonight.
