While interviewing Anne Hathaway on the Today show, Savannah Guthrie suddenly disappeared in the middle of the segment, leaving viewers wondering if it was even remotely related to the Nancy Guthrie case.
Viewers noticed that the Today host did not return from a commercial break during the interview. Naturally, it set off a wave of online chatter — and while some viewers expressed worry, others urged Guthrie to have space without the public speculating about her every move.
Savannah Guthrie leaves in the middle of interviewing Anne Hathaway on Today show
During the April 15 broadcast of the Today show, Savannah Guthrie sat with Anne Hathaway — but she vanished during the commercial break and fueled speculation that the mid-show disappearance was about the Nancy Guthrie case.
X (formerly Twitter) user @CrimeWivesClub shared an unedited clip from the live segment in which Guthrie and Hathaway are sitting together. Guthrie says, “I’ve got Miss Anne Hathaway right here, Mother Mary herself. She has got a sneak peak at her new movie, and we have to talk a little bit about ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ just in a teeny tiny little bit. Okay, it’s the year of Anne Hathaway, but first, this is Today on NBC.”
The show then cut to a commercial break. When Today returned, Guthrie was gone from the interview area, and Hoda Kotb appeared in her place, continuing the segment with Hathaway without any on-air explanation. Besides, Guthrie allegedly did not appear again until the end of the show.
The abrupt switch surprised a lot of viewers watching at home, with one writing, “Definitely strange, and odd to return for the last minute, unless just trying to not let on to anyone,” while another added, “That is strange!! You’d think if she was having a rough day she would’ve never started the sit down with Anne.”
One offered a potential explanation, suggesting, “Looks like it could have just been a teaser for after the break and Hoda was always going to do the interview.” But a few comments urged restraint. A viewer said, “We should all give Savannah some grace, and space to not publicly live every moment of this trauma.”
Notably, NBC has not explained the switch as of yet.
