TODAY’s Hoda Kotb has shared rare new photos of daughters Haley and Hope eating cake and cuddling up with Hoda’s longtime friend.

Hoda took to her personal Instagram to share a photo set celebrating her friend of 15 years, jeweler Jen Miller.

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Today’s Hoda Kotb took to Instagram to share a birthday tribute to her friend, jeweler Jen MillerCredit: Instagram/hodakotb

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She showed off some rare photos with two daughters Haley and Hope while celebrating JenCredit: Instagram/hodakotb
In the set of multiple photos Hoda, 59, shared, her two daughters Haley, 6, and Hope, 4, were seen cuddling up with Jen, and their mom.

“How did I get so lucky? There is a poem that says— there are some hands you shake…and some hands you hold— I have been holding onto jen miller’s hand for more than 15 years. Happy birthday my friend. Lucky me,” Hoda captioned the photo set while tagging Jen’s jewelry business on the platform.

In one snap, Jen was seen with her husband Mark Ehret as they posed ner Haley and Hope with a colorful birthday cake outdoors.

Another photo saw the girls snuggling up with both Jen and Mark.

In another image, Haley and Hope were photographed snuggling in bed together in matching white pajamas with red hearts as Jen laid near them.

Hoda does not often share photos of her girls, so these had not been shown on Instagram or social media before.

Just like Hoda and Jen are close, it appeared in the photos that Jen and Mark were close to the anchor’s daughters as well.

SPILL THE TEA

Today viewers were baffled by a strange detail they noticed on Wednesday’s episode.

Hoda was seen with two different beverage cups.

Usually, everyone has a drink next to them, presumably filled with water, coffee, tea, or another beverage.

However, Hoda had two with her, and both cups were different.

One was a typical Today mug, and the other was a plain white coffee cup.

Curiously, Jenna Hager Bush also showed off two Today mugs.

Neither Hoda nor Jenna mentioned what was behind the change.

However, Craig Melvin only had one cup compared to the other hosts’ two.

Fans were baffled by this change.

“Confused about the cups,” one wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Why do Hoda and Jenna have two cups??” another commented.

SPIRITED ATTEMPT

Hoda attempted to spread some Christmas joy with co-host Jenna Bush Hager at the end of November.

They first announced that they’d recorded a Christmas song and planned to release it later in the week.

They shared the title, as well as the cover art, which featured the pair in matching white sweaters, red scarves, and Santa hats.

The Today hosts celebrated the release of A Carefree Christmas on Wednesday with the premiere of its music video during their broadcast.

Vocal coach Cheryl Porter worked with Hoda and Jenna to help prepare them for the song and joined them on the track, too.

Hoda shared: “She sat with us, and we matched her tone, and we learned, literally, to go from non-singers to below-average singers.

“We’re always in harmony on the show, so we thought why don’t we put that harmony to the test?”

Just before the music video began playing, Jenna said: “We love Christmas. So, here we go, let’s drop it, baby!”

The clip saw Hoda, Jenna, and Cheryl in the recording studio, dancing with Christmas decorations, and eating festive cookies.

Fans expressed their joy over the fun and festive song on social media but insisted that singing wasn’t necessarily the hosts’ strong suits.

One viewer wrote on Instagram: “It’s a special song not because it’s a vocally talented performance but because it’s meant to bring joy and smiles and done with love!”

A second said: “I’m y’all’s biggest fan lol it’s so terrible but so so cute.”

A third commented: “OMG Hoda you sound pretty much on key!!! I was afraid but very much surprised and totally enjoyed this song!!”

Another wrote: “THEE BEST! I love you both! Great way to usher in the Christmas season!”

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In the photos, Jen could be seen snuggling up with Hoda’s girls in bedCredit: Instagram/hodakotb

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The pair also ate some cake together at an outdoor tableCredit: Instagram/hodakotb

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In one photo, Haley was piggybacking on Jen’s husband Mark while Jen snuggled behind the pair