Hoda Kotb Reveals Which Popular Celebrity Fans Always Say She Looks Like: ‘People See It’

Hoda Kotb is one of a kind, but she admitted there is one celebrity that she often gets confused for.

Hoda, 60, was joined by guest cohost Laura Jarrett during the Monday, October 28, episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna. Jenna Bush Hager was feeling under the weather, causing her to miss the show that day.

Hoda and Laura, 40, talked about their celebrity look-alikes after a contest was held in Lower Manhattan to find the best Timothée Chalamet look-alike. Timothée, 28, ended up surprising fans by showing up to the contest on Sunday, October 27.

"People say you look like one person in particular," Laura told Hoda while on the subject of celebrity look-alikes. "I don't see it. But you get it a fair amount."

"I always get Gayle King … we kind of have it," Hoda said as side by side photos of her and Gayle, 69, popped up on the screen.

But even after looking at the pictures on the screen, Laura maintained that she still did not see the resemblance between the two broadcasters. "It depends … People see it," Hoda assured her guest cohost.

She then asked Laura which celebrities people have told her she looks like. "In the past, Paula Patton, Meghan Markle, Alicia Keys," Laura revealed. Hoda replied, "You have all of that," while gesturing to Laura's face.

"I mean I will take all of that," Laura said as Hoda agreed with all of the comparisons.

"You kind of have the smile," Hoda told Laura after seeing side by side photos of her and Alicia, 43.

Hoda Kotb reveals celebrity look-alike

Last year, Hoda talked about how people kept confusing her for Gayle during an episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna featuring guest Issa Rae. Issa, 39, said that she is often mistaken for Orange Is the New Black actress Danielle Brooks.

"Every single day, every single airport, who do you think I get mistaken for?" Hoda proceeded to say after Issa's reveal. Issa guessed that Hoda gets mistaken for Vanessa Williams.

"I get mistaken for someone else who's very lovely and works on a competing network," Hoda added, before revealing it was Gayle that fans constantly compare her to.

"It's racist, but I love that though, I see it," Issa said in response.

During the conversation, Jenna, 42, had a witty remark about the celebrity she gets mistaken for.

"I've gotten Brooke Hogan … Or somebody will be like, 'Aren't you some politician's daughter?'" the former first daughter revealed. "And I'm like, 'Yeah, sure.'"

Jenna is the daughter of former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush. Her remarks drew laughs from those in the studio.

Fans are going to miss Hoda and Jenna's funny segments when Hoda officially leaves Today in early 2025. So far, NBC has not announced who will be replacing her on the show. Hoda gave advice to whoever ends up replacing her on the show.

"Whoever's interested in that seat, and it's maybe the best seat in television, I think the best advice I have is to be 1,000 percent who you are, because that's really the key," she told People on October 9.

"And the other thing, too, is sometimes to me, part of the magic is to be able to delight in the person sitting next to you," she continued. "It's such a small thing, but sometimes when you're with someone, if you just let them shine. Give everyone a second, because who wants to be the person at the cocktail party who's talking all the time?"

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