Losing a spouse is never easy. But life goes on. Many widows and widowers go on to find love again. A Today Show host opened up about dating again after their husband’s death. Keep reading for all the details.
Today Host Opens Up About Dating After Husband’s Death
The hosts of the Today Show share more than just the daily news. Most of them open up and share parts of their off-camera lives, good or bad. Savannah Guthrie is currently dealing with the very public abduction of her beloved mother. Several hosts of the morning show have gone through divorces or losing their spouses.
Sheinelle Jones and Kathie Lee Gifford are both widows. Sheinelle lost her husband to cancer in 2025. Kathie Lee was married to Frank Gifford for nearly 30 years before his death in 2015. They weathered a huge cheating scandal together.
The sports broadcaster was caught having an affair in 1997. Images of the infidelity were published in magazines and made headlines for weeks. The couple insisted that he was entrapped by The Globe for tabloid news. Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford were able to move past the betrayal with the help of their faith. They remained together until he passed away.
She graced the cover of PEOPLE magazine this week. The former Today Show host opened up about finding love again after her husband’s death.
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“I am not dating anybody right now, and I don’t want to date. I’m not looking, and I don’t think I’ll ever get married again,” she told the outlet. She revealed that she did date someone after her husband died but it didn’t work out. But never say never.
Hoda Kotb Pitched Kathie Lee Gifford As Golden Bachelorette
Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb had a close bond when co-hosting the Today Show‘s fourth hour. Jenna Bush Hager took over when Kathie Lee left in 2019. Despite leaving the show, she’s returned as a guest several times. During one visit, Jenna and Hoda pitched their former co-host as the next Golden Bachelorette.
Kathie Lee Gifford shut down speculation that she would join the ABC reality show. However, she told PEOPLE magazine that she’s not completely opposed to finding love again. “Frank will always be the love of my life. If God wants to do something miraculous, like give me another great love [then I’m open to it]. And so I leave room for the miraculous to happen.”
PEOPLE magazine revealed that the former Today Show host recently filmed a documentary about her life. Since leaving the show, Kathie Lee Gifford has published several religious non-fiction books as part of the Ancient Evil, Living Hope series. Stay tuned for more details on her upcoming documentary.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
