Hoda Kotb Shares Birthday Tribute to Kathie Lee Gifford with Sweet Shout-Out to Her Late Husband Frank

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Hoda Kotb is wishing Kathie Lee Gifford a happy 67th birthday!

On Sunday, Gifford celebrated her birthday, and close friend Kotb made sure to mark the special occassion with a heartwarming birthday tribute on Instagram.

"[Kathie Lee Gifford] its your bday... and I know you are laughing (in fact I am sure cuz I just hung up with you) .. I miss you..," the Today show host wrote alongside a series of photos of the pair over the years.

Kotb also shared a touching note to Gifford's late husband, Frank Gifford, who shared the same birthday as his spouse. "I am sure frank is in heaven blowing out his candles too xo. ❤️❤️," she added.

Kotb also shared the sweet post on Twitter, to which Gifford replied, "Adore you, HODA MAMA!!"

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Earlier in the day, Gifford also shared a Bible verse with her followers, writing, "I will sing unto the LORD, for He has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:6 LORD, I am so grateful for Your faithfulness in all things."

Just last week, Gifford honored Kotb on her 56th birthday with a sweet social media post featuring a photo of the best friends laughing with one another. "Love and blessings to my 'sunshine in a bottle,' @hodakotb!!" she wrote.

Kotb and Gifford hosted the Today show together for 11 years before Gifford chose to step down from the show in April 2019.

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While saying goodbye to the show and her colleagues, Gifford gave a special shout-out to Kotb, speaking lovingly about the bond they formed from working together.

"God brought Hoda into my life for all kinds of different reasons," she said on-air at the time. "I was supposed to learn from her. She was supposed to learn from me. We were supposed to share life together."

"I never dreamed that I could get another best type of friend at my age — with already so many people taking up the pie," she added. "And I realized that the heart is not a pie that can be divvied up into just so many slices. The heart expands. It just gets bigger and makes more room for people in it. She just fills such a huge part of my heart now. And always will."

Kotb shared her own sentiments on the pair's friendship and on-air partnership.

"[Kathie Lee Gifford] totally jumped into my life in a way that I had never experienced before," she said at the time. "She stepped into it, and I was transfixed by her when we met. I don't know if you've ever had that chemistry where you connect with someone like that. I had it, and it was a feeling I'd never had before — that kind of intensity."