Sheinelle Jones’ “Right this moment” present co-hosts shared a uncommon replace on how she’s doing after she stepped away for a “household well being matter” again in December.
Jones’ fellow “Right this moment third Hour” co-hosts Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer all confirmed that they’ve been in contact with Jones.
“I simply talked to her a pair days in the past, [and] as she’s taking a while to be together with her household, and we discuss to her on a regular basis,” Melvin advised “Entry Hollywood” in an interview Friday.
Melvin, 45, added that they “love” Jones, so it’s additionally “been good to see how a lot everybody else loves her, too.”
“Precisely. We’re simply praying for her,” Roker, 70, chimed in.
Dreyer shared that Jones, 46, “misses being” on the “Right this moment” present with them, however “she’s doing what she must do” at the moment.
“She’ll be again,” Dreyer, 43, assured viewers.
Jones, who has been with “Right this moment” since 2014, co-hosts the day by day third hour of “Right this moment” and infrequently fills in for Melvin or Savannah Guthrie in the course of the “Right this moment” morning broadcast.
Nonetheless, Jones final appeared on “Right this moment” on Dec. 18, 2024, and sparked concern when she didn’t return after the vacations and missed pal Hoda Kotb’s emotional send-off.
Jones later addressed her day off in an Instagram publish shared on Jan. 15.
“Hello everyone … I sincerely recognize all of you who’ve reached out whereas I’ve been absent from the present,” her publish started.
“I need to share that I’m taking time to cope with a household well being matter. It’s not misplaced how fortunate I’m to haven’t solely the help of my Right this moment Present household, however to even have all of you.
She added, “Your kindness means a lot to me. I’ll see you quickly.”
A supply later advised People who the “household well being matter” was “severe” and clarified that it doesn’t revolve round herself or the three youngsters she shares with husband Uche Ojeh: 15-year-old Kayin and 12-year-old twins, Clara and Uche.
“Sheinelle appreciates the help she’s obtained from followers and viewers in her absence,” the insider stated in January. “She’s particularly grateful for her tight-knit ‘Right this moment’ present household and co-hosts, for all their love throughout a delicate time.”
Jones and Ojeh met at Northwestern College and have been relationship for practically a decade earlier than tying the knot in 2007.
