Hoda Kotb Reunites With Ex Joel Schiffman in Rare Family Photos With Daughters

Hoda Kotb is starting her day off with family.

The Today alum reunited with her ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman to send their daughters Haley, 9, and Hope, 7, off to their first day of school Sept. 8.

“It’s here,” Kotb captioned Instagram photos of the family drop-off, which showed her in a blue Denver Broncos sweatshirt and white jeans, while Schiffman donned a gray suit. “4th and 2nd grade! Whaaaatttt?”

And for their return to class, the kids both opted to wear pink. Haley rocked a striped T-shirt dress with all-white sneakers, while Hope sported a tiered floral frock with a denim jacket and running shoes with pink laces.

Kotb, 62, and Schiffman, 68, were together for eight years before breaking up in 2022. Since ending their engagement, the two have remained friendly as co-parents to Haley and Hope, who Kotb adopted 2017 and 2019, respectively.

“Joel is one of the best people I know, and he really is a great human being,” Kotb raved on a 2024 episode of The Jamie Kern Lima Show. “And I feel like I’m a pretty great human being, but sometimes two great human beings together isn’t quite enough to make it work.”