Gifford initially stated she was too "busy" to stop by the studio, but sent her former cohost off with a tear-filled prayer ...

Gifford and Kotb co-hosted the morning talk show "Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda" for 11 years before Jenna Bush Hager ...

Before there was Hoda & Jenna, there was Kathie Lee & Hoda… and several glasses (bottles?) of wine. So it only makes sense ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host and close friend Hoda Kotb, whose last day on "Today" was Friday.

After claiming she was too "busy" to send off Kotb in person, Gifford surprised her former co-host on 'Today with Hoda & ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former Today fourth hour co-host Hoda Kotb in honor of her last day. One last toast for Hoda ...

One last toast for Hoda Kotb. And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it. In honor of the ...