What Went Wrong

Hoda Kotb shocked fans when she announced she’d split from fiancé Joel Schiffman, 63, her partner of nearly nine years and the father to their girls, Haley, 4, and Hope, 2. According to an insider, the breakup boiled down to different visions for their family unit. “Hoda wanted to adopt a third child, and Joel wasn’t on board,” the insider spills to Us. “It caused a lot of tension because Hoda loves being a mom.” Now that the duo’s gone their separate ways, the insider says Kotb, 57, will likely welcome another child on her own. “Expanding the family is something she’s committed to doing, even without Joel.”