REAL TALK Today’s Hoda Kotb admits ‘you hit a nerve!’ to guest on live TV as show segment gets personal

TODAY star Hoda Kotb has called out a guest on the morning show for her hard-hitting opinion.

During Monday’s broadcast of Today, actress Justine Bateman opined about the aging process and her comfort with the inevitable occurrence as she sat with hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie.

Today star Hoda Kotb called out a guest about her feisty remarks about aging on the showCredit: NBC

Justine Bateman explained her views about aging gracefully on the morning showCredit: NBC
The Today Twitter account shared a clip from the Monday talk show on their social media profile on April 3.

In the clip, Justine, 57, who starred in Family Ties, got candid about being a woman who isn’t afraid to age gracefully.

Before Hoda, 58, hopped into the interview, producers rolled a clip from Justine’s recent viral interview with Today, where she explained that she just didn’t “give a f**k” about getting older.

During the clip excerpt played on Today, she said: “When you say ‘is there beauty in aging?,’ aren’t you really saying, ‘don’t you think its possible for people to find aging beautiful?’

“And I like, just don’t give a f**k. I think I look rad [and] I think my face represents who I am. I like it, and so basically, that’s the end of the road.”

As soon as producers cut back to the morning show couch, Hoda admitted: “Okay, you hit a nerve, girl, you hit a nerve!”

She continued to praise Justine’s transparency, adding. “You have a lot of women saying ‘amen.’ I mean to me it seems like confidence.

“Like when you said ‘I look rad’ you’re like ‘I love me, I love every part of me, I love the way I’m aging and changing.”

Hoda appeared to be really invested in this particular interview, much like she was when supermodel Iman was on the show last month.

NO HODA, NO CRY

For International Women’s Day, the Today show welcomed supermodel Iman into the studio.

Iman, 67, spoke to Hoda about her work with the humanitarian group CARE, and the duo bonded in a wholesome moment.

She spoke about how she became a refugee in 1972 when she was just 16 and experienced homelessness.

Iman stated that she “wouldn’t be here” if not for the NGOs that helped and protected her when she found herself alone in a different country.

Hoda listened keenly and looked visibly emotional as she heard the powerful life story.

Iman then continued: “So for International Women’s Day, what we really want is to be empowered – young girls and women – to give them the opportunity, the education that they can take care of themselves.

Because most of the time, what happens with women is that if you really empower them they don’t only take care of their families, but they take care of their whole community.”

At this point, Hoda couldn’t hide her admiration for Iman’s message.

The NBC host stated: “I love you. Have I told you that yet today?”

BACK ON AIR

Hoda’s affected moment on the Today show came after a difficult few weeks for the anchor.

She returned to the morning show on Monday after a mysterious hiatus from the broadcast to deal with ‘family issues’.

On Hoda’s return, she explained the reason for her recent absence while choking back tears on Monday morning.

Hoda told viewers: “My youngest daughter Hope was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week and I’m so grateful she’s home.”

“She is back home and I’ve been waiting for that day to come and we are watching her closely.”

“I realize when your child is ill, the amount of gratitude you can have for people for who helped you out,” Hoda continued.

“I’m grateful for the doctors at Weill Cornell who are amazing and the nurses and I’m grateful to my family and friends like you who were there every single day.”