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Hoda Kotb painfully opens up about dealing with the sudden death of her father: 'The dam just exploded'
During Thursday's episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the 60-year-old and her cohost Jenna Bush Hager were discussing being 'strong women' when the host opened up about her dad's passing.
Hoda Kotb has opened up about the grief she felt in the weeks after losing her father, who died suddenly from a heart attack when the TV host was still in college. Hoda was a junior at Virginia Tech when her dad, Abdel Kader Kotb, sadly died of a heart attack at the age of 51. Hoda's good friend Peggy Fox once walked out of college class with her in order to console her following the death of her dad
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