Hasta La Creative!

Wakeup-show mainstay Kathie Lee Gifford will be stepping down from her “Today” gig in April, bringing an end to an 11-year run on NBC’s flagship morning news program.

Gifford, who alongside Hoda Kotb has hosted the fourth hour of “Today” since 2008, made the announcement during this morning’s show. Fortified with her trademark glass of white wine, the host broke the news to viewers in an emotionally charged six-minute segment.

Explaining that she had originally intended to stay with “Today” for just one year before she “fell in love” with Kotb and the rest of the cast and crew, Gifford said her departure would be bittersweet.

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