Joanna Gaines typically sticks to design clients in and around her home of Waco, Texas, but she switched that up for an upcoming episode of her new show “Mini Reni.” And she did it for none other than former “Today Show” host Hoda Kotb.
Hoda reached out to Joanna to revamp her new office space for her just-launched wellness business “Joy 101.”
In an Instagram post, Hoda shared a video with followers that shows her and Joanna walking into a large, white-walled empty space. Joanna exclaims, “Ok, it feels bigger than what you showed me!” “This is it!” Hoda replies. “Like, I’m so to be in this space!” says Joanna. “It’s got something.. I could imagine myself like, walking through the door here and seeing something happening,” Hoda tells the designer.
In the caption to the post, Hoda writes, “I have some big news to share! @JoannaGaines is giving my @joy101 office space a #MiniReni. Tune in to see this transformation on the season finale Wednesday, July 9 at 8p/7c on @MagnoliaNetwork and @StreamOnMax.”
Hoda Kotb Asks Joanna Gaines to Make Office “Airy and Free”
60-year-old Kotb stepped down as host of the “Today Show” alongside Jenna Bush Hager in January to spend more time with her daughters, Haley (8) and Hope (6). She has since revealed that younger daughter Hope was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and requires constant monitoring.
Kotb moved her family to Bronxville, New York where she launched her wellness brand, Joy 101.
In her Instagram video, Hoda told Joanna she wants the office that houses operations for her new wellness app to be an “airy, and free” environment.
Hoda says, “I was like, ‘I don’t know anything about spaces.’ And I was thinking, ‘Who would I call who could help me? Who would know?’ And only one name popped in, and it was, like, clear as day, and it was Joanna.”
The video shows Hoda explaining her vision for her company to Joanna, saying “it’lll be an app, it’s going to be retreats, it’s going to be all the things, so this is going to be…” “Like the epicenter of all the ideas, the inspirations, so this needs to feel special,” Joanna chimed in. “Yes!” enthused Hoda.
In the same video, Joanna says, “As I stepped into that space for the first time, I thought, it’s like the perfect template for a ‘mini reni’ in that it’s white walls. It’s very simple, and all I need to do now is build on those layers, that story, and all the pretty stuff.”
Hoda Kotb First Teased the Joanna Gaines Collab in February
Hoda Kotb first teased the collab with Joanna Gaines in February, just one month after she stepped away from “Today.”
In an Instagram post that shows her hugging Joanna, Hoda wrote, “Remember i was talking about repotting—- gotta take first steps….We have something fun cooking! Come along on the great adventure…..Stay tunedI love @joannagaines“
The “Mini Reni” feature Hoda Kotb’s office transformation will be the season one finale for the show.
It airs Wednesday, July 9 at 8:00p.m. on the Magnolia Network and streaming on Max.
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Why Is Joanna Gaines Teaming Up With Hoda Kotb?