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Kathie Lee Gifford Praises Former Co-Star Hoda Kotb for How She Handled Joel Schiffman Split
Kathie Lee Gifford is proud of her former show co-host, Hoda Kotb. On Monday's show, Kotb, 57, announced in the third hour that she and Joel Schiffman had ended their engagement and eight-year romance, choosing to move forward as friends and co-parents to their two daughters, 4-year-old Haley and 2-year-old Hope.Commenting on a Instagram post about the announcement, Gifford, 68, expressed her support for her former co-star. «My darling Hoda, I am truly so proud of the way you have handled a very difficult and painful decision,» Gifford wrote.