Savannah Guthriestarted the day on Thursday with a slight delay.
The broadcast journalist, 50, arrived for her anchoring duties at theTODAYshow with about 20 minutes to spare after she accidentally overslept.
Guthrie documented the experience on social media, revealing on her Instagram Story that she “overslept big time” and was still in the car at 6:34 a.m. local time (TODAYairs live starting at 7 a.m. ET).
Melvin later called Guthrie’s tardiness out at the top of Thursday’sTODAY. After she noted thatHoda Kotbhad the morning off, he joked, “You almost had the morning off as well.”
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As Guthrie laughed at Melvin’s statement, he then revealed to those watching: “Savannah Guthrierolled in about 15 minutes ago. She overslept! She is normal!”
“15 minutes ago with no hair, no makeup. It was a terrifying sight but some miracle workers upstairs rolled me in and I’m very happy to be here,” Guthrie told Melvin, 43, before he added, “We’re very happy to have you.”
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Later in the morning, Melvin introduced “video proof” of Guthrie walking into work delayed. “You know what’s crazy about that. That wasn’t even an hour ago. That was 35 minutes ago,” Guthrie said. “No hair, no makeup — just a big ole mess. Rolling in hot!”
Todayco-host Sheinelle Jones then told Guthrie and Melvin that she is asked all the time about oversleeping while working on morning television, which both Jones, 44, and Guthrie admitted happens “not very often.”
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Guthrie’s relatable mishap isn’t the first time that the television star has kept it real while hosting theTODAYshow this year.
Back in March, Guthrie hosted the NBC morning show while donning a pair offuzzy grey criss-cross slippersafter spraining her toe the night before.
“I think I broke it,” Guthrie said on the show, explaining why she couldn’t go out toToday’s famed plaza with co-anchor Kotb, 58, andTODAYteam membersAl RockerandCarson Daly. “I stubbed it so hard, it might be broken. We literally taped it ourselves It just hurts to walk. I can sit and stand, but [can’t walk].”
After the episode, Guthrie sharedphotos of her from the show on her Instagram account, confirming it was just a sprain. “Sprained toe silver lining — doing the show in slippers,” she captioned the post. “I may never go back.”
TODAYairs weekdays (beginning at 7 a.m. ET) on NBC.
source: people.com
