Kathie Lee Gifford’s recent surprise on a “Today with Jenna & Friends” episode was more of a shock to fans. On Jan. 10, Gifford appeared […] ‘I Didn’t Recognize Her’: Kathie Lee Gifford Looks Unrecogn

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

My problem is I fall in love, and I fell in love with Hoda,” Kathie Lee said about their time working together.

Gifford said she was hesitant to return to daytime television after hosting Live With Regis & Kathie Lee for 15 years – until she met Kotb.

Gifford and Kotb co-hosted the morning talk show "Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda" for 11 years before Jenna Bush Hager replaced the former in 2018.

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former Today fourth hour co-host Hoda Kotb in honor of her last day. One last toast for Hoda Kotb. And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it. In honor of the long-time Today anchor’s final day Jan.10, the former Kathie Lee & Hoda host made a surprise appearance.

Kotb and Gifford hosted “Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda” from 2008 until Gifford’s departure in 2019. Gifford was replaced by Jenna Bush Hager, who has remained Kotb’s co-host since. Gifford recalled how she and Kotb bonded before they teamed up for the fourth hour show.

Today would not have had a proper send-off for Hoda Kotb without an appearance from the lovely Kathie Lee Gifford. The singer-songwriter made a surprise appearance during Hoda’s final episode of the show to celebrate her wonderful career on Friday.

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

Kathie Lee Gifford left jaws on the floor when she made a sensational return to Today on Friday. The 71-year-old was part of the send-off for Hoda Kotb, who after 17 years left the show on January 10, and appeared in a video message during Hoda's last episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.

Hoda Kotb got a starry sendoff from fans and famous friends alike on her final “Today” show broadcast after 17 years on the NBC morning staple.

Today, Kathie Lee Gifford is sending off her old pal. During Hoda Kotb’s last episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” on Friday, the journalist got a surprise visit from her former co-host.