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>>> WE RARELY HAVE GUESTS ON THE
SHOW.
THIS GUEST MEANS A LOT.
>> OH, BOBBIE.
>> BOBBIE THOMAS.
>> BOBBIE.
>> WELCOME HOME, BEAUTY.
>> I HAVE BEEN WAITING.
>> OH, BOBBIE IS SHAKING.
HEY, GUYS -- COME HERE.
BOBBIE THOMAS IS BACK.
>> WE WERE BACK THERE.
I WAS ALREADY CRYING BEFORE I
CAME OUT.
>> I THINK BOBBIE MAY BE THE
MOST BELOVED PERSON ON OUR
"TODAY" SHOW STAFF.
>> HARDLY P. LYALL OF OUR GUYS W
BOBBIE IS BACK.
>> WE'RE GOING TO VISIT WITH YOU
AND HAVE A LOT MORE WITH BOBBIE
CAN'T WAIT ONE MORE MINUTE.
WE WANT TO CATCH UCH WITH OUR
DEAR, DEAR, PRECIOUS BOBBIE
THOMAS.
>> WE'RE SO THRILLED TO HAVE YOU
BACK IN THE STUDIO FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN TWO YEARS.
>> MY GOSH, THAT HUG, I MEAN,
CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW
LONG -- SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
MISSING HUGS, WE'VE BEEN
SOCIALLY DISTANT, BUT THAT WAS
REALLY HARD.
SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW, SO MANY
WONDERFUL PEOPLE HAVE REACHED
OUT.
KIMBERLY FROM "LITTLE BIG TOWN."
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DID I
THINK A COUNTRY STAR WOULD REACH
OUT TO OFFER COMFORT, BUT SHE'S
LOST HER HUSBAND IN 2005, AND
ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE CAR
AND SHE CALLED ME IN THE PHONE
AND SAID DO YOU WANT TO STAY IN
TOUCH?
SHE SAID YOU NEED TO BOOK A
MASSAGE.
THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD TIP FOR ME
THAT I WANT ANYONE WHO IS
MISSING THAT TOUCH BECAUSE MILES
IS LIKE 6 1/2, 7.
HE'S LIKE, MOM, YOU'RE HUGGING
ME SO MUCH.
I'M GOING TO SQUEEZE YOU.
STAY STILL.
>> FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
MISSING YOU, WHICH IS EVERYBODY,
WE JUST WANT TO SHOW A LITTLE
BIT OF A PIECE OF JUST KIND OF A
LOOK BACK AT WHAT YOUR TIME HAS
BEEN.
TAKE A LOOK AT BOBBIE'S JOURNEY.
>> THE MOST GORGEOUS WOMAN IN
THE WORLD.
BOBBIE THOMAS.
OUR GIRL BOBBIE THOMAS.
FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, "TODAY"
STYLE EDITOR BOBBIE THOMAS HAS
MADE IT HER MISSION TO HELP US
LOOK AND FEEL OUR BEST.
>> EVERYONE CAN FEEL BEAUTIFUL
AND GLAMOROUS WITH A FEW INSIDER
TIPS AND TRICKS.
>> I HAVE THE BEST JOB.
I LOVE SHARING WITH YOU ALL AT
HOME AND THE LADIES.
>> SHE'S BROUGHT US AND ALL OF
YOU ALONG FOR LIFE'S MOST
IMPORTANT MOMENTS.
LIKE HER WEDDING TO MICHAEL
MARION AT KATHIE LEE'S HOME IN
2013.
SHE SHARED HER VERY PERSONAL
JOURNEY TO PARENTHOOD AND HOPES
THAT IT MIGHT HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
>> IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE
CHILDREN, BUT TO MAKE THEM, TOO.
THIS IS MY THIRD ROUND OF IVF.
>> CAN WE SAY THAT AGAIN, BOBBIE
IS IS PREGNANT!
>> IT'S A BOY!
>> TOGETHER WE CELEBRATED LIFE'S
SWEETEST MOMENTS, LIKE THE BIRTH
OF BOBBIE AND MICHAEL'S SON
MILES IN JULY OF 2013.
AND HAVE FELT HER PAIN DURING HE
CHALLENGING ONES.
WE WATCHED AS SHE BRAVELY CARED
FOR MICHAEL AFTER A STROKE IN
2019 THAT LEFT HIM HOSPITALIZED.
>> WE HAVE A REALLY LONG ROAD
AHEAD, BUT HE'S SO STRONG.
>> THAT'S BETTER.
>> WITH BOBBIE BY HIS SIDE,
MICHAEL DEFIED THE ODDS,
LEARNING TO WALK, RUN AND EVEN
LIFT MILES.
TWO YEARS LATER, MICHAEL WAS
HOSPITALIZED DUE TO MEDICAL COM
COMPLICATIONS UNRELATED TO THE
STROKE HE WORKED SO HARD TO
RECOVER FROM AND TOGETHER WE
MOURNED HIS PASSING.
>> OUR FRIEND BOBBIE THOMAS IS
GRAPPLE WITH THE UNTIMELY LOSS
OF HER HUSBAND MICHAEL MARION
WHO WAS JUST 42 YEARS OLD.
>> AFTER SUFFERING AN
IMMEASURABLE LOSS, BOBBIE
THOUGHT NOT OF HERSELF BUT OF
OTHERS.
>> YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF THE
GRACE TO NOT TRY AND FIX IT.
THE PAIN.
IF I CAN DO ANYTHING TO TELL
OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW
ALONE I FEEL, AND I HAVE SO MUCH
SUPPORT, IT'S TO NOT FEEL LIKE A
PROBLEM.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE
I'VE BEEN SOCIAL P. AS SHE
NAVIGATES MOVING FORWARD AND
BUILDING HER NEW NORMAL, SHE
STAYED CONNECTED VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA, SHARING CHALLENGES AND
SMALL VICTORIES.
BUT TODAY SHE IS READY TO BRING
HER SIGNATURE STYLE AND BEAUTY
BOTH INSIDE AND OUT BACK HERE
WITH US.
>> BOBBIE, WATCHING --
REWATCHING YOUR JOURNEY.
YOU KNOW WHO IS POPPING OUT TO
ME IN ALL OF THAT IS LITTLE
MILES WHO IS NOW -- HOW OLD IS
HE?
>> 6 1/2 GOING ON LIKE -- HE IS
SO STRONG.
I CALL HIM MY LITTLE YODA.
ON MY BIRTHDAY HE WENT UPSTAIRS
TO MY NEIGHBORS TO ASK HIM TO
BRING HIM ACROSS THE STREET TO
MILK BAR TO GET A PIECE OF
BIRTHDAY CAKE BECAUSE HE WANTED
ME TO HAVE ONE.
THIS KID IS SO INCREDIBLE.
HE'S PROBABLY THE ONLY THING,
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN SUCH A FOG
WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPENS AND THAT
WAS IT.
THERE WAS LIKE A SAVING GRACE
STANDING IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO BE SAD.
YOU JUST SAW THIS LIKE KID.
HE WAKES UP.
HE'S ALWAYS SMILING.
HE'S BOUNCING, GOOFING AROUND,
AND HE'S SO THOUGHTFUL.
>> YOU'VE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE MOM
FROM THE MOMENT YOU HAD HIM.
IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH YOUR
STRENGTH AND GRACE AND
EVERYTHING YOU DO.
BUT YOU WROTE SOMETHING THAT
TOUCHED BOTH HODA AND I.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WE'RE
GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT FROM
THIS ESSAY ABOUT THE SUPPORT YOU
RECEIVED.
YOU SAID IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN,
BUT KNOWING THAT YOU AREN'T
ALONE, EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU ARE CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A GOOD DAY AND AN AWFUL
ONE.
NOW MY WISH IS TO BRING ALL THAT
SUPPORT BACK WITH MY WHOLE
HEART.
>> WITH MY WHOLE HEART.
>> TELL US ABOUT THAT PIECE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WROTE IT
BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHAT I
COULD SAY TODAY.
I'M LOOKING AT THESE LADIES.
WISH I COULD DRAG YOU ALL IN
HERE.
I'M SO LUCKY TO CALL THIS HOME
AND OFF CAMERA, THEY HAVE TEXTED
ME AND BEEN SO KIND.
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT I AM SO AWARE THAT I
HAVEN'T FELT ALONE.
AND HODA, YOU TEXTED ME, I SEE
YOU.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING I DREAMT OF
DOING WAS TO LOOK -- I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHICH CAMERA, BUT TO
TELL YOU, YOU AREN'T ALONE.
AND IT CAN BE SO EMBARRASSING
AND SHAMEFUL TO FEEL SAD ABOUT
NOT WANTING TO GET UP AND TO
JUST, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
DEBBIE DOWNER WITH YOUR GROUP OF
FRIENDS, AND ALL I CAN SAY IS
THAT I'M STILL -- I'M STILL ME.
I'M STILL GONNA LOVE LIPSTICK
AND TALK ABOUT FASHION.
BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE LIFE IS SO
MUCH BIGGER.
I TALK ABOUT BIG FEELINGS.
AND --
>> I LOVE THAT.
IT'S THE BEST FOR ANYBODY.
>> LOOK, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOURSELF THE
GRACE TO HAVE THOSE FEELINGS AND
NOT HAVE WORDS FOR THEM BUT,
MORE IMPORTANTLY, KNOW THAT
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THOSE BIG
FEELINGS, TOO, AND KINDNESS IS
ALLOWING THE GRACE FOR OTHER
PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT WE ALL JUST
WANT TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE WANTED.
THAT'S HOW AMAZING I FEEL.
WANTED WITH OUR BIG FEELINGS.
>> WITH OUR BIG FEELINGS.
I LOVE THIS NEW PROJECT.
YOU ARE STILL GOING TO BE DOING,
OBVIOUSLY, FASHION AND THE REST.
>> WE NEED IT P..
>> WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> THIS PROJECT IS CALLED "DEAR
BOBBIE."
JUST TELL US WHAT THIS IS GOING
TO BE.
>> I FEEL REALLY FORTUNATE
PEOPLE HERE SAID -- I WANTED TO
DO MORE.
I REALLY, THE ONLY REASON I'M
HERE ARE BECAUSE OF HOW MANY
PEOPLE, EVEN LAST NIGHT, SHARING
SUCH PERSONAL STORIES WITH ME.
I JUST WANT TO SEE YOU.
AND I WANT TO HELP IN ANY WAY I
CAN.
IF IT'S SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS
JUST HELPING YOU FIND NEW
GIRLFRIENDS, LIPSTICK, I DON'T
CARE.
WE'LL FLY ON A PLANE UPSIDE
DOWN.
>> YOU ARE THE PERFECT PERSON.
>> AND THE TRUTH IS, WE'VE ALL
BEEN GRIEVING COLLECTIVELY AS A
COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
FEEL YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR
GRACE, YOUR COMPASSION, WHICH WE
GET TO FEEL EVERY TIME YOU'RE
HERE.
>> BOBBIE, YOU ARE UNCHANGED
FROM THE FIRST DAY WE MET.
YOU JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER AND
BETTER AND BETTER.
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
I MEAN, I CAN ALREADY PICTURE
OUR VIEWERS LINING UP SAYING,
DEAR BOBBIE.
>> PLEASE FIND ME.
I DON'T CARE HOW.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO.
>> ON THE STREET CORNER.
>> ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> FOR YOU TO GIVE IN YOUR
DARKEST HOUR IS SO YOU.
AND WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE WANT YOU TO READ BOBBIE'S
INCREDIBLY POWERFUL ESSAY.
JENNA AND I BOTH READ IT THIS
MORNING.
HODAANDJENNA.COM.
WHILE THERE, THAT'S WHERE YOU
CAN SEND YOUR LETTERS,
QUESTIONS, STORIES.
DEAR BOBBIE.
CLICK ON THE "CONNECT" BUTTON.
A SPECIAL PLACE FOR BOBBIE
THOMAS.
AS WE ALWAYS HAVE.