My problem is I fall in love, and I fell in love with Hoda,” Kathie Lee said about their time working together.

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

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.

Gifford said she was hesitant to return to daytime television after hosting Live With Regis & Kathie Lee for 15 years – until she met Kotb.

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.

Kathie Lee Gifford celebrated Hoda Kotb's last day on NBC's "Today" with a surprise appearance and wine toast after initially sharing that she was too "busy" to stop by. "Hello, my darling. Hoda woman,

Today, Kathie Lee Gifford is sending off her old pal. During Hoda Kotb’s last episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” on Friday, the journalist got a surprise visit from her former co-host.

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

The gift that keeps on giving! 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 ...

Kotb and Gifford hosted “Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda” from 2008 until Gifford’s departure in 2019. Gifford was replaced by Jenna Bush Hager, who has remained Kotb’s co-host since. Gifford recalled how she and Kotb bonded before they teamed up for the fourth hour show.

Today would not have had a proper send-off for Hoda Kotb without an appearance from the lovely Kathie Lee Gifford. The singer-songwriter made a surprise appearance during Hoda’s final episode of the show to celebrate her wonderful career on Friday.

Hoda Kotb had a reunion with her former coworkers Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie, less than two weeks after her departure from 'Today.'