Hoda Kotb Celebrates Final Halloween on ‘Today’ With Jaw-Dropping Costume Ahead of Show Exit

For her final Halloween as a member of the Today crew, Hoda Kotb surprised fans with her epic costume. The broadcaster got into character with Jenna Bush Hager during the Halloween celebration on the plaza on Thursday, October 31.

Hoda, 60, dressed as Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack Dawson, while Jenna, 42, dressed as Kate Winslet’s Rose DeWitt Bukater from Titanic.

“I trust you Jack, I trust you with my whole heart,” Jenna told Hoda as they did the iconic pose from the movie on the edge of a fake boat. “I’ll never let you go.”

“Do you promise?” Hoda asked. “Rose, I love you, step up here.”

“I’m flying!” Jenna said, to which Hoda replied, “I’m king of the world!”

This year, the Today hosts went with a “VHS Rewind” theme, where they all dressed as characters from iconic films from the ‘90s and 2000s. Al Roker dressed as Beetlejuice, with Dylan Dreyer dressed as Lydia Deetz from the film. Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones dressed as Austin Powers and Foxxy Cleopatra from Austin Powers in Goldmember.

Savannah Guthrie paid homage to Elle Woods from Legally Blonde with her costume and Luke Wilson even appeared as a special surprise guest. Craig Melvin dressed as Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley from Beverly Hills Cop. Peter Alexander dressed as Robin Williams’ Mrs. Doubtfire character. Laura Jarrett dressed as Isis from Bring it On.

This year marks Hoda’s last Halloween with her Today colleagues, as she announced that she will be leaving the show in early 2025. The broadcaster recently moved to a new neighborhood with her kids, Haley and Hope, and said she was excited for Halloween in the suburbs.

“Halloween is so fun in the suburbs,” the mom of two said on Today With Hoda & Jenna on October 18. “We used to go trick-or-treating at CVS and the dry cleaners and [a nail salon]. … My kids thought trick-or-treating was walking into a store and having the lady behind the counter put some [candy] in your bag.”

“Everywhere I look in our town, [there’s] those big spiderwebs, all the things,” Hoda added. “They have parades. They said, ‘Your kid needs three Halloween costumes or else the first one’s gonna get all ruined.’”

So after she finishes up at the Today show this Halloween, Hoda will likely head back home to have some fun with her girls.

“Some people block off their streets for block parties and then go trick-or-treating and then come back,” she revealed. “It’s a days-long thing.”

Last year for Today’s Halloween extravaganza, Hoda and Jenna dressed as Sonny and Cher. They ended up taking the stage to lip-synch “I Got You Babe.” Hoda’s commitment to the show is just one of the things her colleagues and fans will miss most about her when she leaves.

“Hoda has a relationship with every single person on this couch in her own way, so I think we’re all just kind of wrestling with it inside,” Sheinelle, 46, said after Hoda made her big departure announcement on September 26. “But we also know what a dynamic mom you are, and presence you are. And your whole movement with wellness, you are going to change the world. And we know it.”