Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', Savannah Guthrie shared about clearing away Hoda Kotb's items after she left the 'Today' show

Savannah Guthrie explained that she threw away several odd items Hoda Kotb left on the 'Today' show set after her exit

Out with the old! Savannah Guthrie wanted her new cohost Craig Melvin to make himself at home as he took on Hoda Kotb’s position on Today after she retired, but first that meant getting rid of some stuff the mom of two left behind.

“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he recalled. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.”

Hoda Kotb spoke with PEOPLE about her Jan. 10 exit from the 'Today' show, saying she has been given gifts from cast and crew, including co-host Savannah Guthrie. Kotb gushed over how thoughtful Guthrie was,

Guthrie and the rest of the Today family shared an emotional tribute to Kotb as she marked her final day on the NBC news program. "When we thought how best to

The presents from Savannah Guthrie didn't stop at pom poms. Guthrie, who has gotten to know Hoda Kotb quite well to the point she wasn't surprised by her retirement announcement. The Today Show host gifted her colleague some other personal items, one of which was symbolic of her future days of sleeping in. As she put it:

Savannah Guthrie has confessed to throwing away her co-star Hoda Kotb's "s--t" after she departed the Today show last week.

ROGER WONG/INSTARimages.com Today meteorologist Dylan Dreyer was surprised to find out that colleague Hoda Kotb planned to leave the acclaimed morning show. "I was in Nashville 'cause I had just covered the People's Choice Country Music Awards [in September 2024].

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