(NewsNation) — Hoda Kotb recently told one fan that she is a “never-say-never person” when it comes to hosting a daytime talk show.
During an episode of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” the 60-year-old former anchor of “The Today Show” was asked about Kelly Clarkson’s talk show. “I heard the rumors that you might be starting a daytime talk show. Is that something you would ever consider doing?”
Kotb responded with, “Are you talking about the Kelly Clarkson rumor?” She then said Clarkson is a “class all by herself,” but she would never say never when it comes to a talk show.
“You don’t know what life’s gonna bring you. But at this moment, I’m having such fun with the ride that I’m on,” she continued.
Hoda Kotb asked about rumors during appearance on the Today Show
On May 28, Kotb went on the Today Show to talk about her wellness venture called Joy 101. While there, her replacement, Craig Melvin, asked about the Clarkson rumors.
She responded to the question, saying, “Do y’all think — I want to ask y’all a real question — do you think if I ever came back to TV, do you know where the only place I would ever come back to is? Right here. This is the spot… Delete, not true.”
Kotb left her position at “The Today Show” in January after being on the show for 17 years. She told PEOPLE that it was because her six-year-old daughter Hope was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2023.
Kelly Clarkson absent from talk show in March
Clarkson had missed 10 tapings in a row of her show in March, and fans were baffled at the time. There were even reports circulating that she wanted to quit her daytime talk show. Fans were even more confused when she cited “personal reasons” for being absent.
A source at the time told NewsNation’s Paula Froelich that Clarkson was out because her ex-husband was sick. ”Her ex-husband is sick and she took the kids to see him,” the source said. Brandon Blackstock was a music manager until recently, when he stopped working for the company his father founded, Starstruck Entertainment.
The former couple has a 10-year-old daughter, River Rose, and a 9-year-old son, Remington Alexander, together. Clarkson filed for divorce on June 4, 2020, with the two-year custody and spousal support battle ending in 2022.
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