Rita Ora Had '2 Minutes to Prepare' to Replace Kelly Rowland on 'Today'
Hoda Kotb and Rita Ora Nathan Congleton/NBCRita Ora replaced Kelly Rowland as the guest host of Today With Hoda and Jenna on Friday, February 16, with only a moment’s notice. “Well, this happened! We had two minutes to prepare ahhh, thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show,” Ora, 33, wrote via Instagram later on Friday. “Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had SO much fun doing it!! Love to everyone that tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!” Ora was originally booked as a guest on the Friday broadcast, scheduled to discuss her upcoming stint as a judge on The Masked Singer and her next album. She would have been interviewed by Hoda Kotb andRowland, filling in for anchor Jenna Bush Hager. Multiple outlets reported earlier on Friday that Rowland, 43, had an issue in the dressing room and abruptly left the New York City set. She was interviewed in an earlier hour of the NBC morning program and advertised as hosting the third hour with Kotb. The Destiny’s Child alum has
Rita Ora replaced Kelly Rowland as the guest host of Today With Hoda and Jenna on Friday, February 16, with only a moment’s notice.
“Well, this happened! We had two minutes to prepare ahhh, thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show,” Ora, 33, wrote via Instagram later on Friday. “Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had SO much fun doing it!!
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