Hoda Kotb is spilling the tea on her dating life, and trust me, it’s way more relatable than you’d expect.
During a guest appearance on The Jamie Kern Lima Show on Tuesday (August 20), our beloved Hoda, who somehow looks 40 despite being 60, dropped a bombshell about her recent love life. Spoiler alert: she’s been out there dating an “extremely handsome” mystery man—because of course she has. But don’t get too excited just yet. Hoda’s decided to hit the pause button on this love story after just three dates. Why? Because even when you’re Hoda, sometimes a hot guy just isn’t enough to keep things spicy.
“This guy? Total dreamboat. A lovely human being with, you know, a whole lot going on,” Hoda shared, in what might be the most polite way of saying, “He’s got baggage for days, and I am not about to unpack it.”
Apparently, this handsome fellow came with enough “things being worked out” to fill an episode of Dr. Phil. And, plot twist—Hoda isn’t in the mood to play therapist. Been there, done that.
She confessed that she used to be all about fixing people’s problems, walking around with a metaphorical toolkit like the Bob the Builder of relationships. But now? Hoda’s ready to retire her hardhat and kick back with a margarita instead. “I used to be like, ‘Let me fix it, what do you need? How can I help?’” she said, probably while Googling “How to fix a grown man’s life in three easy steps.” Now she’s realized, “Uh, yeah, no thanks. Pass.”
And before you start picturing some awkward breakup scenario with sad violins playing in the background—nope! Hoda insists nothing weird went down. In fact, she described the breakup as “beautiful,” which honestly sounds like a breakup only Hoda could pull off. The rest of us? We’re lucky if we can get a clean “I think we should see other people” text without emotional casualties.
“He’s very cute,” she reminded us, probably for the 27th time. “I’ll show you a picture later.” (Hoda, please don’t tease us like this.)
But wait—there’s more! When asked if she’s met anyone new since, Hoda casually responded with a breezy, “Not yet.” Translation: The dating pool has yet to produce a man who can handle the energy that is Hoda Kotb.
She’s currently running her love life like a top-tier math class, only accepting “addition” and absolutely no “subtraction.” “I’m in the addition process,” she explained, like someone who just figured out that dating should actually be fun and not a second job. “I want someone who’s adding to my life, not, you know, draining the life out of me.”
Hoda’s love life is on pause, but not for long. And when the right person comes along, we’re sure she’ll let us know—probably with another beautiful, well-mannered breakup if things don’t work out.
