Who Is Hoda Kotb's Fiance, Joel Schiffman?

While they're finally tying the knot, the couple has been serious for quite some time. "I'm going to be with Joel until my last breath," Kotb, who was previously married to Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008, said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in September 2018 (via Us Weekly). "I know that."

Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman have been together since 2013 after being set up by Today With Hoda & Jenna executive producer Joanne LaMarca Mathisen.

Kotb and Schiffman have two adopted daughters — Haley Joy joined the family in 2017, and Hope Catherine did the same in 2019 (via CNN). Kotb revealed on the show that she and Schiffman are "still trying to figure out" how to tell their daughters about the engagement.