'Today' Team Talks Sheinelle Jones' Absence From Show

With the start of the new year, Today fans have been missing Sheinelle Jones from the show. Her absence has also been felt by some of her co-workers on the show. This has even included some familiar faces who have since left the talk show.

Sheinelle Jones Has Been Absent From Today Since This Past December

Jones is known to audiences from her work with NBC News. This includes co-hosting on the third hour of Today and hosting the “Wild Child” segment for The More You Know.

However, Jones has been absent from the show since December. Early on, fans believed that she was simply taking a break. However, she later explained her absence on social media.

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Back in January, Jones took to Instagram to share, “Hi everybody … I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I’ve been absent from the show. I want to share with you that I’m taking time to deal with a family health matter.” Although Jones has kept the situation private, she made sure to thank fans for their support.

At the time, Jones shared, “It’s not lost on me how lucky I am to have not only the support of my Today show family, but to also have all of you. Your kindness means so much to me. I’ll see you soon.”

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Over the ensuing months, however, some of Jones’ co-workers on Today have also addressed her absence from the show. Carson Daly spoke about Jones with Entertainment Tonight towards the start of May.

Daly shared, “I don’t know anything about when or timeline. “We talk about her probably every day and we’re wishing her well. She’s spending much needed time with her family. That’ll just take its course. There’s so much love going out to her.”

Even A Former Today Alum Recently Sent Jones Their Love

Al Roker also shared, “The fact of the matter is, we’re so grateful for all the fans and viewers who have been praying for her and praying for her family. [We’re] just taking it one day at a time. The good news is this is a family. We’ve got each other’s backs. Make sure that you take the time you need to take care of things.”

Jenna Bush Hager also shared, “The Today show is a family. We take care of each other. We love each other. That’s the truth.” Dylan Dryer also noted, “We’re all very, very close. We chat with her often. A week doesn’t go by where we’re not checking in, seeing how she’s doing. We pray for her all the time. We can’t wait for her to come back. We’re just waiting for that day to come.”

Back in April, Craig Melvin also shared similar feelings with Access Hollywood, noting they still keep in touch. He noted, “I just talked to her a couple days ago — she’s taking some time to be with her family and we talk to her all the time. We love our girl. It’s been nice to see how much everyone loves her, too.”

Even Hoda Kotb, who left Today earlier this year, made sure to send words of support to Jones. On Hones’ original Instagram post, she wrote, “We love you ….. you are being held….. you are family. You are a queen and are LOVED beyond measure! Wrapping our arms around you, always.”

Kotb is certainly known for keeping in touch with her Today family. In fact, it was recently revealed that she would return to Today as a temporary guest host.

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