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Hoda Kotb celebrates final Halloween on ‘Today’ with breathtaking costume ahead of show exit
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Hoda Kotb celebrates final Halloween on ‘Today’ with breathtaking costume ahead of show exit

For her last Halloween as a member of the Today crew, Hoda Kotb surprised fans with her epic costume. The broadcaster got into character Jenna Bush Hager during the Halloween celebration on the square on Thursday, October 31.

Hoda, 60, dressed as Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Jack Dawson, while Jenna, 42, dressed as Kate Winslet‘s Rose DeWitt Bukater from Titanic.

“I trust you Jack, I trust you with all my heart,” Jenna told Hoda as they did the iconic pose from the movie on the edge of a fake boat. “I’ll never let you go.”

“You promise?” Hoda asked. “Rose, I love you, come here.”

“I’m flying!” Jenna said, to which Hoda replied, “I’m the king of the world!”

This year the Today The presenters chose the theme ‘VHS Rewind’, with them all dressing up as characters from iconic films from the ’90s and ’00s. Al Roker dressed as Beetlejuice, with Dylan Dreyer dressed as Lydia Deetz from the movie. Carson Daly And Sheinelle Jones dressed as Austin Powers and Foxxy Cleopatra Austin Powers in Goldmember.

Savannah Guthrie a tribute to Elle Woods Legally blonde with her costume and Luke Wilson even appeared as a special surprise guest. Craig Melvin dressed up as Eddie Murphy‘s Axel Foley from Beverly Hills cop. Peter Alexander dressed as Robin Williams Mrs. Doubtfire character. Laura Jarrett dressed as Isis Apply it.

Hoda Kotb is celebrating the last Halloween today with a shocking costumeHoda Kotb is celebrating the last Halloween today with a shocking costume

Hoda Kotb is celebrating the last Halloween today with a shocking costume

This year is Hoda’s last Halloween with her Today colleagues, when she announced she will be leaving the show in early 2025. The broadcaster recently moved to a new neighborhood with her children, Haley and Hope, and said she was looking forward to Halloween in the suburbs.

“Halloween is so much fun in the suburbs,” the mother of two said Today with Hoda and Jenna on October 18. “We used to go trick-or-treating at CVS and the dry cleaners and (a nail salon). … My kids thought trick-or-treating was like walking into a store and having the lady behind the counter put some (candy) in your bag.”

“Everywhere I look in our city there are big spider webs, all kinds of things,” Hoda added. “They have parades. They said, “Your child needs three Halloween costumes or the first one will be completely ruined.”

So after she’s done at the Today If you show this Halloween, Hoda is probably going back home to have some fun with her girls.

“Some people block their streets for block parties, then go trick-or-treating and then come back,” she revealed. “It’s a matter of days.”

Last year before Today‘S Halloween extravaganza, Hoda and Jenna dressed up as Sonny and Cher. Finally, they took the stage to lip-synch “I Got You Babe.” Hoda’s dedication to the show is just one of the things her colleagues and fans will miss most about her when she leaves.

“Hoda, in her own way, has a relationship with everyone on this bench, so I think we’re all struggling with that a little bit in there,” Sheinelle, 46, said after Hoda made her big departure announcement on September 26. But we also know what a dynamic mother you are, and what a presence you are. And your whole wellness movement is going to change the world.”