NO MORE EARLY MORNINGS

The longtime TV host has grown weary of the difficult hours that come with the morning show grind.

“She has said that she really doesn’t want to get up at three in the morning anymore,” the source explained

“It’s okay in the summer, but in the winter, it’s brutal.”

The savvy single mom will seek to capitalize on her fame after ending her run on morning TV.

The insider also claimed that Hoda recently told a friend: “I’ve been on the show for so long, what does another two years do for me? I don’t need the show anymore to be Hoda.”

“She enjoys being Hoda, but as she said to a friend, she is going to be Hoda till the day she dies.

“After 10 years on morning TV, her fame might decrease – but for example, Katie Couric is still Katie Couric.”

BITTERSWEET END

On Thursday, Hoda announced her departure from Today.

“I just turned 60, and it was such a monumental moment for me when I turned 60 years old…What does that decade mean? And I realize it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new,” she said as she fought back tears.

Hoda said that celebrating her 60th birthday with her children made her realize “this is what the top of the wave feels like for me.”

She said at that moment, she thought ” it can’t get any better,” and it’s time to move on.

The mother of two also noted she adopted her daughters Hope and Haley later in life, and said they “deserve a bigger piece of my time pie.”

The host said the decision was “the hardest thing in the world” and promised she would “stay in the NBC family,” but reveled she would be departing Today in early 2025.

After the announcement, Hoda’s co-host Savannah Guthrie said: “We love you so much.”

“When you look around and see these tears, they’re love. You are so loved.

Savannah went on to say that no one can imagine the Today Show without Hoda and went on to applaud her friend’s courage to leave.

“I am so proud of my friend. You have guts. For someone to leave at the top of their game, to leave something that’s wonderful, that you love, where it’s easy and comfortable and beautiful and fun and say, but I dream even bigger for myself.”

Al Roker also grew emotional as he touched on his dear friend’s departure.

“You are the best. I’ve never known anyone like you, and I’ve known you forever,” he said.