Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb were back together again at the start of the week, co-hosting Monday, April 13th’s Today.
The former co-stars sat next to each other on the famous news desk at Studio 1A, co-ordinating in blue outfits.
It had been announced that Hoda would return to fill in for Craig Melvin last week, while he enjoyed some “well-deserved time off”.
© NBCSavannah warmly welcomed Hoda at the beginning of the program. “Nice to have you with us on a Monday morning,” she told viewers, before turning to Hoda. “So glad to have you here Hoda,” she said.
“So glad to to sit next to you in this chair again,” Hoda replied. “Yes it’s good, it’s like the old times,” Savannah continued, before addressing Craig’s whereabouts. “Craig’s on a very well-deserved vacation with his family this week, probably watching The Masters.”
© NBCHoda has been a rock to Savannah over the past few months. Following the disappearance of the star’s beloved mother, Nancy Guthrie, on January 31, Hoda stepped in to fill in for Savannah without hesitation.
The pair are good friends away from work, and co-hosted the main show for seven years before Hoda’s departure in January 2025.
© TODAYWhen she released her latest book, Mostly What God Does, in 2025, Savannah paid tribute to Hoda in the acknowledgments, writing: “And if you ever find yourself attempting something hard and scary, I hope you have someone as irresistibly enthusiastic as Hoda Kotb – and her two giant pom poms – cheering you to the finish line.”
In March, Savannah gave her first interview following her mother’s disappearance, and Hoda was chosen to conduct it.
During the conversation, they covered Savannah’s difficult decision to leave Arizona to return home to New York City, where her husband and two young children had remained since the search began on February 1.
During the chat, Savannah also opened up about her family’s belief that Nancy was taken for ransom and her fear that her fame was the reason. “To think that I brought this to her bedside. That it’s because of me, and I just say, ‘I’m so sorry mommy. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry to my sister and my brother and my kids and my nephew and Tommy, my brother-in-law. I’m just so sorry. I’m so sorry if it is me, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry,'” she said, as she broke down in tears. Showing her strength and resilience, Savannah later told Hoda that she was determined to return to the show.
© Getty ImagesWhile Hoda wasn’t there on Savannah’s first day back at work, she shared a supportive message on social media. Taking to social media, Hoda shared a picture of Savannah with her two children, Vale and Charles, and wrote: “With you xoxo.” She also responded to a clip of Savannah returning to the show which the Today Instagram account had posted, simply writing: “Gold standard.”
