Hoda Kotb opens up on boyfriend Joel Schiffman

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Hoda Kotb has finally opened up on her boyfriend.

The "Today" cohost has been dating Joel Schiffman for a couple of years but she only just revealed his name. The 50-year-old gushed over her man on "What What Happens Live."

"You know, I met him a couple of years ago. He's the greatest guy ever," she told host Andy Cohen.

Kotb even said Schiffman is Kathie-Lee Gifford approved.

"That went well," Kotb said of Gifford's and Schiffman's first meeting. ""Look, he loved her [Kathie-Lee]. He met [Lee's husband] Frank [Gifford] —he was enamored. I mean, come on, he was on bended knee."

Kotb only revealed she was dating someone last month on the "Today" show after calling him "Boots," a reference to "Sex and the City" character "Big" played by Chris Noth.

"You know I have to say it feels...I feel like some relief because you know when you feel like you're keeping a secret," she said after admitting she was dating. "I talked to him this morning and I was like, 'Who cares?' He said, 'Who cares?'"