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Today, GMA & CBS Mornings Hosts Party Together on a Fun Night
2024-12-11
On December 10th, a delightful gathering took place as several hosts from Today, Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings shared photos from Al Roker and wife Deborah Roberts' holiday party in New York City. Hoda Kotb, in particular, treated her Instagram followers to a series of snaps from the event, beaming as she took selfies with everyone. She captioned it with the words, "We love you @alroker and @debrobertsabc fun night," and tagged her Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host Jenna Bush Hager, GMA‘s Robin Roberts, CBS Mornings’ Gayle King, as well as Willie Geist and Dylan Dreyer from Sunday Today. Former CBS anchor Harry Smith was also among those pictured.
Roberts' Gratitude
Roberts herself shared one of Kotb's photos on her Instagram, expressing her deep gratitude for bringing everyone together. She wrote, "Oh what a night! Power couple @debrobertsabc and @alroker host such a wonderful holiday party in their beautiful home. Chance to reunite with dear friends. I’ve known @gayleking from our days way back when we both worked and lived in CT. And I’ve known @hodakotb since she worked at the same tv station with my big sis @sallyann_roberts back in the day in #NOLA! Truly blessed to share this precious time together. Happy Holidays to all! "Recapping the Night on Today with Hoda & Jenna
On the Wednesday, December 11 episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, hosted by Kotb and Bush Hager, the women took the time to recap the memorable night. Kotb began by saying, "We all went out on a school night to a party. Al Roker and Deborah had a holiday party." She then playfully teased Bush Hager, stating, "You were really hanging on Harry." Bush Hager responded with a laugh, "I kissed Harry in one picture. Why didn’t you post it?" But she quickly added, "Anyway, one of the things that Hoda said was that she stayed for the Giants game and it changed her. Now, I thought, ‘Is she really changed?’ Let’s go to a party and see how it happens."Bush Hager continued to poke fun at Kotb for her usual habit of leaving early to go to sleep, but revealed that on this occasion, Kotb stayed the entire holiday party. Kotb explained, "Usually I have my little plan in my head, like your dad, my exit strategy, and I decided that on that day I wasn’t going to do that. I was just going to enjoy the party and talk to people and have a drink and have fun and stop worrying about traffic and rain and all that junk." Bush Hager replied with pride, "I am very proud. I’m here to say I didn’t believe it and she’s 100 percent changed. She was walking around. She was talking to people. Real conversations. She kissed somebody under the mistletoe. I’m just kidding — no she didn’t. That would have been funny. I kissed Harry. That was me that did that."Joking About Friendship with King
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager also had some fun joking about who was better friends with Gayle King. Bush Hager laughed as she said, "We both ran at Gayle and scared her together in a way that I’m sure she didn’t appreciate." Kotb chimed in, "She sort of looked a little freaked out. We were like, ‘You’re my friend. You’re my friend.’" Bush Hager added, "‘Gayle, we’ve been fighting about you!’" before Kotb continued, "And she was like this, ‘Ooook.’" Bush Hager then teased, "She was like, ‘My friend is Oprah and there’s not room for you.’"Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.