{"id":136085,"date":"2024-12-02T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/hoda-kotb-reveals-she-was-body-shamed-by-former-boss\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T22:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T22:24:10","slug":"hoda-kotb-reveals-she-was-body-shamed-by-former-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/hoda-kotb-reveals-she-was-body-shamed-by-former-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoda Kotb Reveals She Was Body-Shamed By Former Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hoda Kotb once faced workplace body-shaming. Now, she\u2019s opening up about it.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-qutting-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hoda is leaving<\/a> <em>The Today Show<\/em>, she still has time to drop some hard facts.<\/p>\n<p>On the Monday, December 2 episode of the talk show, the TV news legend opened up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/who-will-replace-hoda-kotb-on-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to her co-host<\/a> about a former boss.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed individual body-shamed Hoda, suggesting that she use a \u201ctreadmill.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514190 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header.png 1607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_header.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the December 2 episode of The Today Show, Hoda Kotb spoke about the holidays but also about a troubling encounter at work.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-did-someone-body-shame-hoda-kotb\">Why did someone body-shame Hoda Kotb?<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday\u2019s episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, titular hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager discussed how actor Timothee Chalamet\u2019s career saw numerous delays over his body type.<\/p>\n<p>Timmy, as his fans and admirers sometimes affectionately call him, has a slender body. Over the past dozen years, film and television have focused upon hypermuscular builds. <\/p>\n<p>Some blame this on superhero films, but it extends to seemingly every genre. Too many networks and studios acting as if other body types, even traditionally attractive ones, are not worth showcasing. And yes, actors like Timothee have lost out on roles, while beefier actors transformed their bodies forever even for simple recurring TV roles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Timothee Chalamet on November 28, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-514198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-2048x1339.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-960x627.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1080x706.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1200x784.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Timothee Chalamet on November 28, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-514198 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-2048x1339.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-960x627.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1080x706.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-1200x784.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_timotheechalamet_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timothee Chalamet attends the Warner Bros. Pictures  world premiere of \u201cWonka\u201d at The Royal Festival Hall on November 28, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This topic is how Hoda Kotb brought up that she, too, once had someone telling her that she was \u201cnot right for\u201d her own job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still remember I had just started working at a small market,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd I played basketball in high school, so I always assumed I was in shape even though literally after college and stuff, I wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoda shared: \u201cI still remember my boss going to me, \u2018Hey, Hoda,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Yeah?\u2019 He goes, \u2018Hey, I got an idea \u2014 maybe you might wanna try to get on the treadmill.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hoda and Jenna on how TV tried to change them, but they refused\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3qTUWizmn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-like-the-rest-of-us-jenna-expressed-shock-at-the-body-shaming-of-hoda\">Like the rest of us, Jenna expressed shock at the body-shaming of Hoda<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNo!\u201d Jenna Bush Hager exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah,\u201d Hoda acknowledged. \u201cHe said it like that, and I go, \u2018What?\u2019 Like, you know when you have a perception of yourself that is not the perception in the real world?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jenna chimed in that the guy must have had \u201creverse body dysmorphia.\u201d Body dysmorphia is when someone has a distorted image of their own body. Jenna\u2019s suggestion was that this boss was experiencing a sort of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/gypsy-rose-blanchard-misses-mom-pregnancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by-proxy<\/a> <\/em>version, where he had a warped view of <em>other<\/em> bodies. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on December 2, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on December 2, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-514191 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_hodakotb_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Today Show with Hoda &amp; Jenna\u2019s titular hosts, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush- Hager, talk on the December 2, 2024 episode.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYeah, so I was like, \u2018What are you talking about?\u2019\u201d Hoda narrated. \u201cBut, if you don\u2019t fit, they want you to wear something a certain way, cut your hair a certain way, speak a certain way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though dialect is not the same as body-shaming, Jenna admitted that she had also been asked to avoid saying \u201cy\u2019all,\u201d a folksy contraction of \u201cyou\u201d and \u201call\u201d most prevalent in the southern United States, when she began on <em>Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, she dropped the affect, admitting that she could not \u201cpretend\u201d to be a \u201cserious news person.\u201d Even if many of her colleagues are, in fact, very serious news people. Journalists, one might even call them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch TODAY with Hoda &amp; Jenna Full Episode - Dec. 2\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Av-z2AUrOko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-you-start-losing-who-you-are\">\u2018You start losing who you are\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Hoda clearly understood Jenna\u2019s decision to speak in a manner that feels natural to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you know when you\u2019re pretending deep down and no matter what it is, you start losing who you are,\u201d she wisely opined.<\/p>\n<p>Though Hoda did allow that there are  \u201csometimes\u201d areas where people have to change to \u201cfit into a work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb smiles on the Today Show in mid-February 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-493669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-735x413.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-335x188.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-347x195.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header.png 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb smiles on the Today Show in mid-February 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-493669 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-735x413.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-335x188.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-347x195.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header.png 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0220_hodakotb_header.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoda Kotb hosts the Today Show in mid-February 2024. She had to smooth things over, as she had a cohost \u2014 but not the one that she had expected.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, there\u2019s no indication that Hoda was describing anyone at NBC. In fact, she has only worked for NBC for the past 26 years. <\/p>\n<p>After her Virginia Tech graduation in 1986, Hoda Kotb worked at a local CBS affiliate in Mississippi. The \u201980s were, believe it or not, an even crueler time to be a woman in many ways than the 2020s are. Even if American women arguably had more rights when Hoda graduated college than they do now.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the workplace body-shaming that she describes took place there or elsewhere is anyone\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/hoda-kotb-body-shamed-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoda Kotb once faced workplace body-shaming. Now, she\u2019s opening up about it. Though Hoda is leaving The Today Show, she still has time to drop some hard facts. On the Monday, December 2 episode of the talk show, the TV news legend opened up to her co-host about a former boss. The unnamed individual body-shamed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-136085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}