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Hoda Kotb Wishes Ex Joel Schiffman Happy Birthday, Calls Him 'the Best Dad'

The warm tribute signals the pair’s steady co-parenting since they ended their engagement in 2022.

Overview

  • Kotb, who shared Instagram photos Sunday, praised Schiffman as "the best DAD" in a birthday message featuring their daughters, Haley and Hope.
  • Images showed the family gathered around a birthday cake with unicorn decorations, reinforcing that they still mark milestones together.
  • Kotb and Schiffman announced their split on Today in January 2022, with Kotb saying they were better as friends and parents than as an engaged couple.
  • The pair’s history includes meeting in 2013, going public in 2015, adopting Haley in 2017 and Hope in 2019, and a November 2019 engagement delayed by the pandemic.
  • Outlets noted supportive reactions from friends like Deborah Roberts and pointed to past shared holidays, framing the post as another sign of consistent, cordial co-parenting.