The Sheinelle Jones thriller has been solved.
Jones, 46, the third-hour co-host of “As we speak”, was noticeably absent from the beloved morning present late final week — lacking Hoda Kotb’s monumental last present after practically 18 years on Friday, Jan. 10.
When she failed to seem on Monday, Jan. 13, viewers grew more and more involved following rumblings of attainable shakeups on the community.
However Jones lastly confirmed the rationale for her absence on Tuesday morning in a press release on Instagram.
“Hello everyone….I sincerely recognize all of you who’ve reached out whereas I’ve been absent from the present,” she wrote. “I need to share with you that I’m taking time to take care of a household well being matter.”
She continued, “It’s not misplaced on me how fortunate I’m to haven’t solely the help of my As we speak Present household, however to even have all of you. Your kindness means a lot to me. I’ll see you quickly. Love, Sheinelle.”
Earlier than Jones’ announcement, many viewers have been up in arms that she wasn’t current to bid farewell to Kotb, 60.
“Not even a recorded piece from @SheinelleJones on the @TODAYshow for @hodakotb’s final day?! Appears odd. Hope she’s okay,” one fearful viewer wrote on X, previously Twitter.
“I liked the HODA bration however actually puzzled why Sheinelle Jones wasn’t among the many solid?” added a second watcher.
“@TODAYshow can u inform us the place Sheinelle Jones is? So odd she is lacking the #Hoda Ok’s farewell!” begged a 3rd.
“As we speak” weatherman Al Roker ackowledged Jones’ absence from her regular phase Friday, telling viewers at house that “Sheinelle is off,” based on USA As we speak.
Jill Martin has been filling in for Jones.
This isn’t the primary time Jones has been absent on the present since becoming a member of the “Weekend As we speak” workforce in 2014. Jones turned co-host on the third-hour of “As we speak” in Jan. 2019.
She was nowhere to be discovered on the Nov. 15 episode, however returned the next Monday, revealing she had traveled to talk at an occasion for the Society of Skilled Ladies.
In 2020, Jones took a break from “As we speak” for a number of weeks whereas she recovered from vocal wire surgical procedure.
“It’s been a very long time coming,” she instructed her co-hosts on the air on the time, per Web page Six.
She was additionally pressured to show down a number of public talking occasions as her physician ordered her to not converse for 2 weeks following the surgical procedure, which got here with an anticipated six weeks of restoration.
Regardless of Jones’ absence, Kotb went out with a bang on Friday.
A number of individuals made shock visits for her goodbye episode, together with her former “As we speak” co-host Kathie Lee Gifford.
Kotb’s last “As we speak” episode got here with a ton of tears, as she broke down crying with shut pal and “As we speak” co-host Jenna Bush Hager.
Forward of her large farewell to the “As we speak” present, Kotb teased her subsequent mission, which might be launched in spring.