Hoda Kotb Shares Joyful Christmas Reunion With Ex-Fiance at Her $2.9 Million Bronxville Home

Former "Today" show host Hoda Kotb has reunited with her ex-fiance, Joel Schiffman, for a fun-filled Christmas at her sprawling $2.9 million Bronxville, NY, home.

The NBC alum, 61, who announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down from the hit morning show to spend more time with her kids, took to Instagram to showcase her holiday celebrations, which included spending time with her former partner.

Kotb, Schiffman, their daughters (Hayley, 8, and Hope, 6), and her mother, Sameha, all got together for Christmas and donned matching pajamas and Santa hats.

The group smiled from ear to ear in the photo, which was captioned, "Merry Christmas."

In a follow-up post, Kotb revealed that her daughters gifted their grandmother a picture of them, which brought a glowing smile to Sameha's face.

Kotb previously unveiled the impressive Christmas tree that she and her two daughters set up in their suburban New York home.

"It's all happening!" Kotb captioned the carousel of images.

The festive Christmas tree was placed in a corner of the living room, situated in front of a window, allowing her neighbors to enjoy some of the festivity from outside.

The post came weeks after she shared a glimpse at her second Thanksgiving celebration at her dwelling—after making a brief appearance at the iconic Macy's parade, where she lent a hosting hand to her former co-stars Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker.

The NBC alum took to Instagram to give fans a look into how she spent the holiday after making a quick dash to New York with Haley and Hope.

Kotb, who bought her home for $2.89 million in April 2024, shared a series of images from the festive holiday—including several snaps taken inside her dwelling, where she enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal alongside her children, her mother, and several of their close friends.

In the first photo shared on her social media account, the group could be seen eating at a large dining table, which sat in front of a large bay window.

The next flick captured her perfectly cooked turkey, which was surrounded by napkins that read, "Happy Thanksgiving."

In another snap, Sameha and Hope grinned from ear to ear as they posed for the camera.

The next three slides showed Kotb and her daughters heading to the Thanksgiving Day parade, where the 61-year-old met up with Roker and Guthrie.

Although she is no longer an official host of the parade, Kotb did step in for a few moments to present a couple of the performers, sitting alongside the two "Today" hosts as they welcomed a host of famous faces to the event.

Kotb captioned the adorable snaps, "Happy Thanksgiving xoxoxo."

Although her Thanksgiving dinner welcomed many of her loved ones, one person was seemingly missing: her ex-fiance.

Although Schiffman and Kotb once lived together in New York City with their kids, the mother of two decided in 2024 to move her children to the suburbs to give them more "normality," while it's thought that her former partner remained in Manhattan.

However, he made sure to take a break from the honking taxis and towering skyscrapers to make a trip to Bronxville, which is a mere 30-minute drive from Manhattan.

Schiffman's journey upstate comes just weeks after Kotb revealed that her move had been motivated, at least in part, by Hope's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

During a May 28 appearance on "Today," Kotb explained there was another reason behind her decision, conceding that she wanted to spend more time with her daughter, rather than worrying about her health constantly because she was away from her.

Kotb first revealed that her younger daughter was struggling with a health issue in March 2023, when she explained that Hope had been hospitalized for an undisclosed condition.

Less than two years later, Kotb decided to move her family to Bronxville, where she purchased a stunning property just a short walk from her kids' school.

Speaking to Today.com ahead of her last day on the show, Kotb opened up about her desire to embrace a new routine with her kids at the four-bedroom, five-bathroom, center-hall Colonial.

She was excited to have a more "normal" day-to-day regimen after years of early mornings, she explained.

"I'm just going to let us be a family with a normal rhythm of life. See what we become," Kotb, who was replaced by Craig Melvin, said.

"I'm going to let [my daughters] take more trips and stay up a little later because part of the reason I put them to bed at that hour is because I've got to go to bed. I'm like, 'Goodnight! Everyone's going to bed.' They're like, 'It's 6:30!' I'm like, 'Yeah, lights out!'"

Kotb said in August that she had a vision when it came to finding the perfect family home, revealing in an episode of “Today” that she wanted to create a “warm and cozy” environment where her children could relax and find sanctuary.

“It’s all new,” she said of her move. “New kids, new school, new things, new everything. And it’s funny because all I could think of was that I wanted my house for the kids to feel warm and cozy and a place where they want to hang. And that’s it.”

She previously gave fans a rare glimpse at the cozy workout center inside her upstate New York home during a sweet video with her daughter.