Hoda Kotb Details Her Adoption Journey And Believing She Was ‘Too Late’ For Motherhood

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Hoda Kotb is opening up about the moment she found out she was going to be a mom! The “Today” host appeared on the latest episode of the “Just B with Bethenny Frankel” podcast and opened up about her adoption journey, which gave her daughters, Haley, 6, and Hope, 3.

Kotb said ahead of welcoming her daughter Haley, she was afraid and ashamed to admit that she was hesitant to express her want to be a mother, because she felt it was too late. “I remember never saying out loud that I wanted kids, never, because it was too late,” she shared. “For girls that it’s too late for, you don’t say it because if you say it, you’re expressing something that you’re never going to get.” Hoda explained that shortly after realizing that it would never be too late for her, she kept seeing signs that reassured her that motherhood was still in the stars.

So, she decided to go to the adoption agency and take the steps. “I filled out all the paperwork and did all the stuff that you do, and they’re like, ‘Okay, maybe a year, maybe six months, maybe five years, bye,'” she said.

The “Making Space” host became emotional as she spoke about the moment when she found out that she would become a mother. “I was sitting there, and I was doing some phone call with some nutritionist about something and babbling on and on.