{"id":2346633,"date":"2026-03-26T17:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2346633"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:23:54","slug":"bethenny-frankel-talks-sheer-torture-of-nancy-guthrie-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bethenny-frankel-talks-sheer-torture-of-nancy-guthrie-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethenny Frankel Talks &#8216;Sheer Torture&#8217; of Nancy Guthrie Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bethenny-frankel\/\"><strong>Bethenny Frankel<\/strong><\/a> is sharing her honest thoughts after watching <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/today\/\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show interview with <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/hoda-kotb\/\">Hoda Kotb<\/a> <\/strong>regarding the disappearance of her mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just saw a clip of Savannah Guthrie and Hoda. I love Hoda. I\u2019ve known her for years. I love Savannah. She\u2019s such a professional. She\u2019s such a nice person, she\u2019s no BS. No flash, no superficiality. They are both real ones,\u201d Frankel, 55, said in a Thursday, March 26, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWWbl6kgLuo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cThey were talking about Savannah\u2019s mother, and, yeah, for a minute, I forgot about Savannah\u2019s mother. I think about it every once in a while. I thought about it the other day in the bathtub for some reason \u2014 not for some reason, because it\u2019s insane and horrifying. But like, she said, \u2018We are in agony.\u2019 It was the most vulnerable interview I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frankel went on to recall someone telling her in the past that the \u201csecond best answer is no,\u201d noting that not having a clear resolution is \u201cthe worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-today-show-interview-what-we-learned\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-today-show-interview-what-we-learned\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;Today&#8217; Show Interview: Everything We Learned<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie\u2019s first sit-down interview following mom Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance was an emotional one. Savannah, 54, returned to Today for the three-part conversation with former colleague Hoda Kotb, which started airing on Wednesday, March 25. The women shed tears as they discussed the continued search for 84-year-old Nancy, who went missing from her Arizona home [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds like the worst possible agony in the world,\u201d Frankel said. \u201cIt\u2019s the limbo of it all. The lack of closure. The unknown. Like, what the hell? It is so tragic. I feel so badly for her. It is so sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cYou are always your mom\u2019s baby. You know what I mean? It\u2019s still your mommy, right? No matter how old you are. It\u2019s almost like she\u2019s regressing to a little girl because she misses her mommy. She wants to know what happened. It is just actual sheer torture. It is pure evil. I feel so badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frankel shared that she was watching Kotb\u2019s face, recalling that the former <em>Today<\/em> coanchor is \u201cclose to her mom\u201d too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a brutal story,\u201d Frankel concluded. \u201cI\u2019m really sorry. I\u2019m really deeply sorry. And I\u2019m sorry I don\u2019t think about it more often and keep her in my thoughts, in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hoda-kotb-talks-savannah-guthries-desperation-to-find-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/savannahtodayshow.png?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb Talks Savannah Guthrie's Desperation to Find Nancy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/savannahtodayshow.png?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/hoda-kotb-talks-savannah-guthries-desperation-to-find-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Hoda Kotb Reflects on Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;Desperation&#8217; to Find Missing Mom<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tHoda Kotb reflected on how Savannah Guthrie has continued to navigate mother Nancy Guthrie\u2018s missing case. \u201cThere is a desperation and also a steeliness about Savannah,\u201d Kotb, 61, shared on the Wednesday, March 25, episode of the Today show. \u201cShe\u2019s hoping that somebody \u2014 whoever this person is \u2014 will see something and say something.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In text over the video, Frankel wrote, \u201cPoor Savannah.\u201d She added in the caption, \u201cI am so sorry #savannahguthrie #hodakotb #tragic #nancyguthrie @todayshow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News broke in February that <strong>Nancy Guthrie<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-says-she-heard-god-amid-search-for-mom\/\">had been reported missing<\/a> by a family member who called 911. Nearly two months later, Savannah, 54, sat down with Kotb, 61, for her first interview following Nancy\u2019s disappearance and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-slams-rumors-family-kidnapped-mom-nancy\/\">recalled a conversation with brother<\/a> <strong>Camron Guthrie<\/strong> over a possible motive. (Nancy, 84, is also the mom of daughter <strong>Annie Guthrie,<\/strong> whom she shared with late husband <strong>Charles Guthrie<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Do you think [it was] because of me?\u2019 And he said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, sweetie, but yeah, maybe,\u2019\u201d Savannah said, becoming emotional. \u201cBut I knew that. I hope not. I mean, we still don\u2019t know. Honestly, we don\u2019t know anything. We don\u2019t know anything. So, I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s because she\u2019s my mom and somebody thought, \u2018Oh, that girl, that lady has money. We can make a quick buck.\u2019 That would make sense, but we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah shared that \u201cit\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-says-she-couldve-caused-nancy-kidnapping\/\">just too much to bear<\/a> to think that I brought this to her bedside\u201d as she and Kotb both got emotional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to say, \u2018I\u2019m so sorry, Mommy. I\u2019m so sorry.\u2019 I\u2019m sorry to my sister and my brother and my kids and my nephew and Tommy, my brother-in-law,\u201d Savannah said. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, I\u2019m so sorry. If it is me, I\u2019m so sorry. I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethenny Frankel is sharing her honest thoughts after watching Savannah Guthrie\u2019s Today show interview with Hoda Kotb regarding the disappearance of her mother. \u201cI just saw a clip of Savannah Guthrie and Hoda. I love Hoda. I\u2019ve known her for years. I love Savannah. She\u2019s such a professional. 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