Her ideal gig was to work at a local television station, but she didn’t have much luck.
“I was in that car driving around for 10 days.
I got rejected everywhere.
Anywhere you could think of in the Southeast, I got rejected.
Birmingham, Alabama, three times, Dothan, all the way down.
All the way down to the bottom of the Panhandle.
She did eventually land small on-air roles, though she was hardly fulfilling her dream.
“Nothing was right about me.
In 2017, at the age of 52, Kotb adopted her daughter, Hayley Joy.
Two years later, Kotb welcomed another daughter into her life when she adopted Hope Catherine.
I always imagined family as my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister.
I envisioned it that way until I was 50.
Imagine someone saying, ‘Hey, guess what?
You’re actually going to have a whole other family.’
It still surprises me!
It delights me to know that I have Haley and Hope,” she toldPeoplemagazine in 2022.
They split in January 2022 after eight years together.
“He’ll have a Saturday, and I’ll do the Sunday.
We switch each week.
He’ll take the girls and do some fun things, and I’ll take some quiet time.
It’s a healthy mix, and the kids love it.
He’s a great dad,” she said.
On Father’s Day, Kotb shared a sweet snap of her ex with their two girls onInstagram.
“Happy Father’s Day to a great dad!!”
she captioned the post.
