Hoda Kotb appeared on the Today show, surprising viewers and maybe even a few of her co-stars. She departed as an anchor from NBC’s morning program earlier this year, after seven years as a main anchor and 18 years hosting Today’s fourth-hour program.

Katie Couric has been keeping in touch with Hoda Kotb following her exit from the Today show. "I've texted her a couple of times and told her I hope she was sleeping in," Couric, 68, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday,