Kelly Rowland attends Netflix’s ‘Mea Culpa’ premiere in New York City on Feb. 15, 2024.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Kelly Rowland’s representative is breaking her silence on the singer and actress.
Yvette Noel-Schure, who represents the formerDestiny’s Childmember, shared a statement withEntertainment Tonightabout her client after Rowlandwalked offtheTodayset last week due to issues with her dressing room.
“After 28 years of knowing her, Kelly Rowland remains one of the kindest, most amiable humans I have ever met and have had the blessing to represent,” Noel-Schure said.
PEOPLE has reached out to Noel-Schure for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Kelly Rowland attends Netflix’s ‘Mea Culpa’ screening in Chicago on Feb. 20, 2024.Barry Brecheisen/Getty
Barry Brecheisen/Getty
Last week, the “Motivation” singer, 43, had reportedly been tapped to guest host on the morning show’s 8 a.m. hour and then was slated to return to fill in forJenna Bush Hagerin the fourth hour as guest co-host ofToday with Hoda & Jenna. However, when the lights went up, it wasRita Orain the guest seat across fromHoda Kotb.
“Kelly walked out because she and her team didn’t like her dressing room,” a source told PEOPLE on Friday. “Rita Ora agreed to fill in at the last minute. Many people at the show, inside and outside of the show, were impressed with how great she was.”
Page Six, which first broke the news, reported that the singer had left between the show segments because of a mishap with her dressing room.
Hoda Kotb (left) and Rita Ora photographed on Feb. 15, 2024.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
It appears that Kotb holds no hard feelings about the situation, as she invited Rowland to return toToday with Hoda & Jennaand said she was “welcome any time.”
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“I just wanna say this, I have great love and admiration for Kelly Rowland. I adore her. And I want her to come back on our show, and I want her to host again,” said Kotb on Tuesday’s show.
Kotb jokingly added, “She can share my dressing room — we’ll be in it together!”
Todayairs weekdays at 7 a.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
