Hoda Kotb and ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman reunite for Halloween with daughters
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The gist
Former Today anchor Hoda Kotb and ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman wore matching deviled egg costumes with their daughters on Halloween.
The pair split in 2022 but keep co-parenting publicly, and Kotb still fills in on Today.
Background
Hoda Kotb is a longtime NBC News journalist and former anchor of the Today show, who left her full-time role in January 2025 and founded the wellness app Joy 101. Joel Schiffman is a financier and Kotb's ex-fiancé; the two were together nearly a decade, got engaged in 2019 but never married, and split in 2022. They share two daughters, Haley and Hope, and have since reunited for family occasions including school drop-off and Christmas morning. The Halloween post drew coverage of how the former couple now co-parent.
How it unfolded
- 2017Kotb and Schiffman announced the adoption of their eldest daughter, Haley Joy.
- 2019The couple announced the adoption of their younger daughter, Hope, and got engaged.
- 2022Kotb and Schiffman separated after nearly a decade together.
- 2025Kotb left her full-time Today role and launched the wellness app Joy 101.
- Sep 2026Kotb and Schiffman reunited to send their daughters off to their first day of school.
- Oct 31, 2026Kotb posted an Instagram video of the family's Halloween, with her and Schiffman in matching deviled egg costumes and the daughters dressed as Poppy and Viva from the Trolls movies.
- Nov 2, 2026E! reported on the Halloween reunion.
- Nov 3, 2026E! published a feature on Kotb and Schiffman's co-parenting relationship.
- Nov 9, 2026Kotb filled in for Sheinelle Jones alongside Jenna Bush Hager on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle.
Who’s saying what
- Kotb
- Kotb has said she loved Schiffman then and loves him now, describing their current bond as "the right relationship for us to have" and saying they will co-parent in a beautiful way as dear friends.
- Kotb
- On Today, Kotb said that as the girls get older, having their dad there is more important than ever.
- Co-host
- Jenna Bush Hager said being back on set with Kotb felt like no time had passed.