{"id":2471742,"date":"2026-06-23T09:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2471742"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:28:55","slug":"today-fans-support-al-roker-over-his-emotional-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/today-fans-support-al-roker-over-his-emotional-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today&#8217; Fans Support Al Roker Over His Emotional News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>Al Roker announced in early June that his daughter, Leila Roker, had gotten married to Sylvain Gricourt in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Today<\/em> host opened up about the major family update on the show\u2019s annual Father\u2019s Day celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><keypoints-embed isaigenerated=\"false\" isapproved=\"false\" data-embed=\"1\" data-node-id=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/al-roker\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/al-roker\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Al Roker\" data-node-id=\"1.0\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0.0\">Al Roker<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about a major family milestone.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">In early June, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Today\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.1.0\">Today<\/em><\/a> show host got emotional as he revealed his daughter Leila <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZiLXG6iOzN\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZiLXG6iOzN\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"got married\" data-node-id=\"2.4\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">got married<\/a> to <strong data-node-id=\"2.6\">Sylvain Gricourt<\/strong>, back in May. The couple had two weddings\u2014one in France (where they met and also live, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/al-rokers-daughter-leila-marries-sylvain-gricourt-in-second-wedding-ceremony-11983249\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/al-rokers-daughter-leila-marries-sylvain-gricourt-in-second-wedding-ceremony-11983249\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"2.8\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.8.0\">People<\/em><\/a>), and another ceremony in New Jersey, which was documented by Al, Deborah, Leila\u2019s friends, and other family members.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Given how Leila\u2019s wedding happened just a few weeks prior, Al opened up about the experience on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZvBcYTOb9X\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZvBcYTOb9X\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Today\u2019s annual Father\u2019s Day celebration\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"3.1.0\">Today\u2019<\/em>s annual Father\u2019s Day celebration<\/a> with <strong data-node-id=\"3.3\">Craig Melvin<\/strong> and <strong data-node-id=\"3.5\">Carson Daly<\/strong>. As the group talked about fatherhood and what raising children has meant to them, Al explained that Leila\u2019s wedding felt full circle as someone who raised her and watched her grow up.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cIt felt like yesterday that I was with [Leila] in her third-grade class, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and doing a field day, and boom\u2014here she is, married, on her honeymoon,\u201d he shared in a clip posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZvPwQ-j4qy\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZvPwQ-j4qy\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on Instagram\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on Instagram<\/a> on June 18. \u201cPeople kept asking me, \u2018Were you crying?\u2019 I think I was so happy, crying never even occurred to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_the_latest_on_al_roker\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-19-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-19-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get the Latest on Al Roker<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">But that\u2019s not all Al shared about celebrating Leila\u2019s wedding. He also noted that seeing Leila be with her family had him thinking of another sentimental moment involving her and Deborah back in the day.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cWhen I looked at Leila, I literally flashed back to this moment when there\u2019s a picture of Leila and Deborah outside her preschool,\u201d he added. \u201cDeborah\u2019s kind of crouched down, and Leila is wearing this little jumper, and it was like no time had passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As fans heard Al get emotional about embracing a new chapter, they expressed their own feelings and showed support for the anchor.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cBeautiful!! \u2764\ufe0f They do grow up so quickly!! Congratulations!\u201d one person wrote. \u201cYes, it goes by too fast. I feel the same way about my children. Congratulations, your daughter looks beautiful \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf7e\ud83e\udd29,\u201d another wrote. \u201cHug &#8217;em tight! They&#8217;ll be grown and gone in a blink of an eye,\u201d a different follower added.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Now, for those who didn\u2019t know, Leila and Sylvain dated for seven years before <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a64021793\/al-roker-daughter-engaged-today-show-cast-comments\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a64021793\/al-roker-daughter-engaged-today-show-cast-comments\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"getting engaged\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">getting engaged<\/a> in February 2025. And as the couple told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/slideshow\/leila-roker-and-sylvain-gricourt-wedding\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/slideshow\/leila-roker-and-sylvain-gricourt-wedding\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vogue\" data-node-id=\"13.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"13.3.0\">Vogue<\/em><\/a> about their road to wedded bliss, Sylvain asked for Leila\u2019s hand in marriage in a way that perfectly suited her father\u2019s personality.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cI found a quiet moment one morning to ask her father, Al, to join me for coffee at a small brasserie in our neighborhood on the Right Bank,\u201d Sylvain explained about the interaction at Christmas in 2024. \u201cOver two espressos, I asked for his blessing, and his warm, immediate response confirmed something I had already felt\u2014that our families had truly come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Congrats to the entire Roker family!<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-21\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_more_from_the_'today'_show_cast\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-21-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-21-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get More from the &#8216;Today&#8217; Show Cast<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/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.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Al Roker announced in early June that his daughter, Leila Roker, had gotten married to Sylvain Gricourt in May 2026. The Today host opened up about the major family update on the show\u2019s annual Father\u2019s Day celebration. Al Roker is opening up about a major family milestone. 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