Did Kelly Rowland Ditch 'Today' Over Dressing Rooms?
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Last week, Kelly Rowland left “Today” producers scrambling after she bailed on a commitment to guest host the 10 a.m. hour alongside Hoda Kotb. Kelly appeared earlier in the show to promote her new movie, “Mea Culpa,” but took off and never made it back to the host's chair as planned. Why the unexpected departure? Well, according to sources, Kelly was NOT happy with her dressing room digs and left after failing to get an upgrade on her accommodations. Luckily for Hoda, Rita Ora - a judge on “The Masked Singer” - was on hand to step in and save the day! So what was Kelly’s dressing room “Dilemma” really about?
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| 0:00.0 | Wonder Plus subscribers can listen to Rich and Daily, ad free right now. |
| 0:04.0 | Join Wonder Plus in the Wonder App or on Apple Podcasts. Brooke, everyone handles fame differently. Some people go full Diva and others like us, |
| 0:21.1 | manage to stay grounded and absolutely humble. |
| 0:24.3 | And whoever put that in the script is clearly trying to get brownie points. |
| 0:28.6 | Because they know. |
| 0:29.6 | And they're not getting them. |
| 0:30.8 | They know will absolutely ruin them. |
| 0:32.2 | Because if I'm not eating brownies, no one's getting brownies. them. Because if I'm not eating brownies, no one's getting brownies. |
| 0:35.0 | How's that for Diva? |
| 0:37.0 | Wow. |
| 0:38.0 | Um... |
| 0:39.0 | Well, right now allegations are flying that Kelly Roland may have slipped into |
| 0:43.4 | Diva mode last Thursday over at 30 Rock. She was scheduled to fill in as a guest |
| 0:47.6 | co-host alongside Hoda Koppby on the Today Show, but at the last minute Kelly walked away. |
| 0:54.0 | Yeah so she was allegedly unhappy with her accommodations |
| 0:58.0 | and decided to bail on the show and producers |
| 1:01.0 | had to scramble for a last minute replacement and lucky for them |
| 1:04.4 | another celebrity stepped up and saved the day. They're just walking around the halls |
| 1:09.1 | over at 30 Rock. It sounds like it yeah like does anyone need does anyone need me? I'm here. Yeah. Yeah. |
| 1:14.1 | From Wundery. I'm Ereia Skinner Williams. And I'm Brooke Sifron. It's Monday |
| 1:18.4 | February 19th. I'm you're listening to Rich Richard Daily. Popper Rotti, who must fly on top of the world on a diamond high? |
| 1:30.0 | I see that hair toss, give that toss we got the hot toss |
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