Hoda KotbandSandra Bullock, who bonded onTodayover adopting children in a segment that aired in early June, remain friends thanks to their motherhood journeys.
“We do keep in touch,” Kotb, 54, said Tuesday onWatch What Happens Live. “She’s somebody who sort of guided me through the process when I was wondering like, ‘Can I do it?’ She said to me, ‘Oh yes you can.’ ”
She explained, “I remember thinking, ‘I wonder if it’s too late. I wonder if I missed my lane or my window.’ And she said, ‘There is no box anymore. You go for it.’ And she’sbeen kind of a guiding light.”
Kotb’s 19-month-old daughterHaley Joywas born in February 2017. Bullock, 54, adopted Laila at 3½ years old in 2015 and brought homeLouisat 3 months old in 2010.
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Savannah Guthriechimed in onWWHL, “These two have the loveliest friendship. I have seen it behind the scenes. It’s so wonderful.”
Just as Bullock inspired Kotb, Guthrie added, “Hoda, I think, has inspired other women who are like, ‘You know what, why not me? Iknow I’m a mother, and I’m gonnado something.’ I think that’s incredible.”
OnToday, Bullock got emotional as she said, “Hundreds of thousands of children that are ready to be your child, you’re a forever parent the minuteyou accept the love of that child.”
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OnWWHL, Kotb got candid about the weighty moment she found out she was going to be a mother.
“I still remember my phone going off, and it wassomeone from the adoption agencysaying, ‘Call me now.’ And I remember, I paused for one second because I thought to myself, ‘This is a line of demarcation in my life.’ and I wrote down, ’11:54. This is the moment.’ ”
She continued, “And I felt it, and I dialed this number and she said, ‘She’s here.’ It’s the closest thing to a live birththat I would ever experience. It was such a beautiful moment.”
source: people.com
