Sandra Bullock was moved to tears when Hoda Kotb credited her for changing the course of her life by inspiring her to adopt. Kotb, who has two daughters, told Bullock on the Today show podcast Making Space that she was inspired to adopt when she saw a news report in 2010 that the Gravity star had adopted her son, Louis, that year. The TV anchor, 61, said she had missed the window to have children when Bullock’s story gave her hope.
I sent Sandy a text from the plane that said, ‘I’m on the way.’” Speaking to Kidman about Bullock, Kotb said: “She changed the course of my life. I now have a nine-year-old and a seven-year-old solely because of that moment. And I often think….” New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial.
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Kotb continued: “I have such extreme gratitude because now, I’ve got a kid going to fourth grade and a kid going to second grade.” Kidman then praised Bullock, saying: “That is Sandy. You call her up, and you go, ‘Is there something? Tell me this…’ and she will tell you in a minute.
And that’s deeply personal... that’s sisterhood.” Bullock said that “when you’re fulfilled by your choices, you don’t want to hide them, you don’t want to gatekeep. When someone is happy in their life, they don’t mock and judge others. I’m so happy with what I have.” Kotb recalled another piece of advice she received from the actor that spurred her on to adopt: “You don’t have to live in the box.” “Families come in a million different ways,” said Kotb.
It’s so easy with how loud it is out there. And I have to remind myself, ‘Stop it, it’s going to be amazing.’ That’s my new thing.” Kotb is the mother of two girls, Haley Joy, born in 2017, and Hope Catherine, born in 2019. Bullock is the mother of Louis Bardo, 16, and Laila, 12.
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