HODA Kotb has broken down in tears on the Today Show after her co-host, Carson Daly, delivered a heartwarming surprise.

Carson brought on a choir and an up-and-coming singer to serenade Hoda.

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Carson Daly surprised Hoda Kotb and their co-hosts with a performance from an up-and-coming singer and a choirCredit: NBC

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Hoda wiped tears away as she listened to them serenade herCredit: NBC
Hoda and Carson stood outside on the plaza with their co-hosts-Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Sheinelle Jones- on Wednesday.

“By the way, there are a lot of people who traveled from far away to come here today,” Hoda said, as the show came back from commercial.

“But, we think we’ve found the person who traveled the farthest.”

Hoda read her paper and asked: “Where is Cian?”

Cian raised his hand and she walked over to him.

“Cian, you traveled the farthest. Where did you come in from?” The Today host asked.

“I came all the way from Ireland,” Cian said.

“But, I actually brought something special for you if you don’t mind.”

Cian turned around and grabbed a guitar from someone behind him.

He began to sing and then the people behind him chimed in.

“Oh!” Hoda said, looking back at her co-hosts.

She stood with her mouth open as the choir began to clap and sing.

Part way through the performance, Hoda was so moved that she wiped tears away.

‘WHAT JUST HAPPENED?’

As she tried to compose herself and wipe away the tears, Hoda asked: “What just happened?”

Carson came to her side to let her know what was going on.

“This is not your average Today Show fan here. This is one of our aspiring great new voices coming out. This is Cian DuCrot,” he said.

Carson let his co-hosts know that Cian opened up for Ed Sheeran and performed with the Jonas Brothers.

“This choir has me in tears. Oh my God! that was so beautiful,” Hoda said, after Carson finished.

“That was epic. Beautiful. Beautiful!” she said.

HEARTBROKEN HODA

This is not the first time Hoda has cried on live TV.

Last week, she tried not to cry when she revealed that troll once shamed her in a letter about being a mom at an older age.

On last Wednesday’s episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the ladies discussed moments when people’s comments about them really hurt.

At the beginning of the segment, Jenna Bush Hager took some time to talk about how a previous boyfriend decided to break up with her after seeing her in a bathing suit.

While she used to struggle with body image, Jenna said she believes she’s gotten better with it, though when she sees people writing about her body now, it takes her back.

“We need to stop commenting on women’s bodies,” Jenna asserted.

It was Hoda’s turn afterward, who said she doesn’t typically pay attention to “online stuff” about her body or what she does as a woman.

At the beginning of the segment, Jenna took some time to talk about how a previous boyfriend decided to break up with her after seeing her in a bathing suit.

While she used to struggle with body image, Jenna said she believes she’s gotten better with it, though when she sees people writing about her body now, it takes her back.

“We need to stop commenting on women’s bodies,” Jenna asserted.

It was Hoda’s turn afterward, who said she doesn’t typically pay attention to “online stuff” about her body or what she does as a woman.

“It went on and on, and it took my breath away, because that was my ouch. I was scared. Is it something that is smart for me to do, and am I helping or am I ultimately harming — I really thought about that.”

The host went on: “This took care and time and research. So when I was feeling terrible because I was, my dad passed when I was in college. We have our parents for a period of time. But it can hit you in a place where you’re the most vulnerable.”

Hoda and Jenna continued their discussion on how people can be cruel and how it can hurt more when people take the care and time to say hurtful things to others.

She has two daughters named Haley and Hope.

The Today Show co-host and her then-fiancé Joel Schiffman adopted daughter Haley in 2017 and adopted their second daughter Hope in 2019.

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Carson told Hoda that the performance was for herCredit: NBC

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Hoda called the performance ‘beautiful’ and ‘epic’Credit: NBC

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Last, week Hoda almost broke down in tears as she recounted a time she was mom-shamed