The former co-anchor left the show after 17 years on Friday, Jan. 10
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Hoda Kotb is no longer an early riser!
On Sunday, Jan. 12, Kotb, 60, posted a screenshot on Instagram of her morning alarms turned off following her departure from Today after 17 years.
“No alarm … whaaaaaaaattttt???” the former co-anchor wrote in the caption after exiting the show on Friday, Jan. 10.
The screenshot showed “No alarm” written at the top for the next morning and three alarms previously set from 3:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. every day with the button off on each — revealing Kotb’s old wake-up call times for the NBC morning show.
Kotb offered words of support to her former colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, who is replacing her on the show, ahead of the Jan. 13 episode in an earlier joint post shared by the trio on Instagram.
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“Wake up in the morning … and knock ‘em dead @savannahguthrie @craigmelvinnbc xxx,” Kotb wrote in the caption, adding, “I am rooting for you ❤️❤️.”
Alongside Kotb’s message was a photo of Guthrie, 53, and Melvin, 45, posing together inside a room at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., while on location filming for Today.
Guthrie responded to Kotb in the comment section, “We love you so — in our hearts forever.”
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Kotb shared some more words of praise and encouragement to her former cohost Jenna Bush Hager in another post on Instagram.
“Jenna Bush Hager … I’m doing the arms right now,” Kotb wrote alongside a photo of Bush Hager, 43, smiling. “Sleep tight — then … tomorrow morning … Begin again … you are magic! @jennabhager.”
Kotb made her emotional exit on Today on Friday, Jan. 10 with a massive “Hoda-Bration.” The former cohost announced she planned to leave her role on the show after nearly two decades on Sept. 26.
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During her final show, Kotb was surrounded by her colleagues in a heartwarming sendoff along with a slew of guests including Kermit the Frog, Maria Shriver and Simone Biles.
Kotb said for her final goodbye on Today, “I just say thank you to every person who came out here. I read your cards. I got your bracelets. I got the scarves you crocheted. I read the texts. I got everything. So I just want to say from the bottom of my heart … for being here and for everything you did.”
