Yahoo Lifestyle Today Co-Host Sheinelle Jones Confirms Extended Break to Deal With Family Health Matter
Viewers of Today won’t see co-host Sheinelle Jones back on their screens for a while.
Jones posted on Instagram on Wednesday that she is taking an extended break from the NBC morning show to deal with a “family health matter.” Jones, who has been absent from Today since Dec. 18, didn’t disclose the nature of the health matter or whom it involved, but instead thanked her Today show family and fans for their ongoing support.
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“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,” she wrote on Instagram. You can read her full message below.
Jones has been married to Uche Ojeh since 2007; the couple have three children: 14-year-old Kayin, and 12-year-old twins Clara and Uche. She joined Today in 2014 and co-hosts 3rd Hour of Today alongside Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer, while filling in regularly as co-host for the Today show and guest co-hosting on Today With Jenna & Friends.
This spring, Jones will release her first book Through Mom’s Eyes, inspired by her work on the Today show interviewing celebrity mothers about raising children.
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