Today co-host Sheinelle Jones breaks silence on her absence from the show

The Sheinelle Jones mystery has been solved.Jones, 46, the third-hour co-host of “Today”, was noticeably absent from the beloved morning show late last week — missing Hoda Kotb’s monumental final show after nearly 18 years on Friday, Jan.10.When she failed to appear on Monday, Jan.

13, viewers grew increasingly concerned following rumblings of possible shakeups at the network.But Jones finally confirmed the reason for her absence on Wednesday morning in a statement on Instagram.“Hi everybody….I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I’ve been absent from the show,” she wrote.“I want to share with you that I’m taking time to deal with a family health matter.”She continued, “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.

Love, Sheinelle.”Savannah Guthrie read Jones’ statement on “Today” on Wednesday.“We want to share some news here about our friend Sheinelle.We know so many of you have been asking about Sheneille and missing her and we miss her too,” said Guthrie, 53.Craig Melvin added, “We all love you and we are so looking forward to having you back.”Guthrie also showed support for her co-anchor on her Instagram post, commenting, “We love you so.

not the same without you.we will see you soon ️.”Jenna Bush Hager said, “You are a queen and are LOVED beyond measure! Wrapping our arms around you, always ️.”Before Jones’ announcement, many viewers were up in arms that she wasn’t present to bid farewell to Kotb, 60.“Not even a recorded piece from @SheinelleJones on the @TODAYshow for @hodakotb’s last day?! Seems odd.

Hope she’s ok,” one worried viewer wrote on X, formerly Twitter.“I loved the HODA bration but really wondered why Sheinelle Jones wasn’t among the cast?” added a second watcher.“@TODAYshow can u tell us where Sheinelle Jones is? So odd...