Hoda Kotb Changing Kelly Clarkson? The Rumor & The Reality

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Hoda Kotb is a fan-favorite choose to interchange Kelly Clarkson.

Amidst hints that Clarkson is so over her daytime speak present, thrilling experiences have mentioned that Kotb is on the shortlist to take her place.

Kotb made a The At present Present comeback to advertise her wellness enterprise.

Is she confirming an curiosity within the coveted time slot?

Showing on a Could 2025 episode of ‘The Today Show,’ Hoda Kotb returned to her previous stomping floor — as a visitor. (Picture Credit score: NBC)

Will Hoda Kotb exchange Kelly Clarkson in her coveted speak present time slot?

On Wednesday, Could 28, Hoda Kotb delighted her former coworkers and thousands and thousands of viewers along with her At present return.

This isn’t a everlasting return following her departure late final yr.

This time, she appeared as a visitor, chatting with Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin about Pleasure 101, her new wellness app.

Because it seems, Hoda Kotb hung out growing Pleasure 101, a wellness app. (Picture Credit score: NBC)

As you may see within the The At present Present video under, Hoda Kotb had no alternative however to deal with the rumor that she’s going to fill Kelly Clarkson’s footwear as a daytime speak present host.

“Delete. Delete,” Kotb insisted. “That’s not true.”

She then reasoned:

“I want to ask you all a real question. Do you think that if I ever came back to TV … do you know the only place I would ever come back is? Right here, this is the spot. There’s no place like home.”

That mentioned, she WILL be on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

Subsequent week, Hoda Kotb will seem on The Kelly Clarkson Present.

Nonetheless, throughout her At present interview, she defined that the visitor spot might be simply “for fun.”

And, one assumes, to advertise Pleasure 101, as she did on her previous stomping floor.

On the December 2 episode of The At present Present, Hoda Kotb spoke in regards to the holidays but in addition a couple of troubling encounter at work. (Picture Credit score: NBC)

To be clear, Kelly Clarkson’s present contract runs out in 2026. This could be a time, if the singer needs, for her to step down from being a daytime speak present host.

If and when that occurs, NBC might want to choose a brand new speak present host.

(It’s potential, however unlikely, that NBC may put one thing else in that point slot)

However Hoda Kotb is making it clear that she doesn’t have her eye on that gig.

Hoda Kotb begins to blush as TODAY, and viewers, speculate about her celeb crush. (Picture Credit score: NBC)

There’s a silver lining right here!

For followers of Kotb, that’s an actual disappointment.

She is a tv staple, and has a captivating and endearing demeanor that has received over thousands and thousands of viewers over her a few years on At present.

However, the thought of her someday returning to The At present Present is a welcome thought.

Guthrie and Melvin are incredible, however you may by no means have too many beloved co-hosts, are you able to?

Within the meantime, Kotb has her new app. That’s thrilling for anybody keen to put in one more app on their telephone.