Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager ‘very sorry’ for kicking Hoda Kotb off ‘Today’

Hoda Kotb was practically expelled from Today To Savannah Guthrie And Jenna Bush Hagerbut now the source exclusively tells Closer her co-authors are afraid that their favorite TV personality will become very powerful in the next chapter and will attack them.

“Savannah and Jenna kicked Hoda out, as many people think, and were very rude about it,” says the insider. “They now realize it looks bad for them and are desperate to repair the damage they caused.”

The 60-year-old journalist made a loud announcement about her resignation Today during the show’s September 26 episode. It was later reported that Hoda, who will leave the show in early 2025 but will still be part of the NBC family, was asked to take a cut from her multimillion-dollar salary and had to deal with difficult personalities behind the scenes.

“They’ve been very irritable with Hoda in recent years—not inviting her to weekends with the kids or dinners out—and they’re really sorry,” the source says of Savannah, 52, and Jenna, 42.

As Hoda’s departure approaches in early 2025, Savannah and Jenna are “trying to heal the wounds with flattery and small tokens of their affection as they fear Hoda could cause a world of harm now that she’s out the door,” the insider says. .

“Hoda has a lot of friends in the broadcasting industry,” the source notes. “She has an impeccable reputation and now they understand that. It doesn’t help Savannah and Jenna to look selfish right now.”

Earlier this month, a separate source said Closer that Hoda had doesn’t freeze very well with Savannah and Jenna, so she’s very excited to move on.

After years on NBC, Hoda “has done it on her own terms,” ​​the source said, “and she has a lot to look forward to — even through the torture of working with months’ notice.”

The best part about leaving TodayAccording to the insider, Hoda “won’t be up at the crack of dawn, tiptoeing around Savannah, Jenna or other hot-tempered characters that were too much for her to handle.”

It also turns out that Hoda has a lot to look forward to. “She has a lot of potential,” the insider said. “NBC management is desperate to keep her on board and make it easier for her to take on a larger role as host of primetime specials.”

In an interview with People published October 11, Hoda also teased what’s next for her after her last day Today.

“I have something that I’m really excited about and it’s in its infancy,” she said. “It’s a whole health situation and I was inspired by it just from what I’ve been working on and doing on myself.”

Hoda then explained that she “learned to do a lot of different things through breathing exercises, not just through friends,” including Maria Shriver and much more. “And I loved it.”

The journalist said the project is still in the early stages of creating “a really good wellness app, doing wellness retreats and things like that.”

Although her latest business venture is still “in the future,” Hoda said that “I really enjoy exploring and seeing what’s out there.”