Hoda Kotb is returning to the Today show once again… nine months after she walked away from hosting duties.

Presenter Craig Melvin announced his predecessor’s come back during Monday’s episode of the NBC program, much to the delight of audiences.

‘You’ll want to come back tomorrow,’ Craig, 46, told viewers. ‘Something to look forward to. Hoda is back.

He then clarified: ‘No, no, not for good. You’re still stuck with me. But Hoda, she will be here to talk about a really special project, her new book, Jump and Find Joy.

‘It’s all about embracing change in every season of life. She’s gonna be here to talk about it tomorrow.’

Craig’s co-host Savannah Guthrie, 53, added: ‘It will be good to catch up with Hoda.’

Hoda’s ‘intimate’ book reveals for the first time what Hoda discovered as she started embracing change in every aspect of her life.

‘In her quest to better understand change and how to work with (not against) it, Hoda relies on her reporting instincts to investigate how change works, who is approaching it with grace, and what she can apply to her own life and share with others,’ the official synopsis reads.

‘Jump and Find Joy combines the wisdom of change experts, insights from the latest work on resilience, and deeply personal stories from celebrities and inspirational people in our own communities.

‘From small shifts in daily routines to major leaps of faith, Hoda shows why change isn’t to be feared but celebrated… and how each of us can thrive in the midst of changes we’ll inevitably face ourselves.’

Jump and Find Joy is set for release tomorrow on September 23.

Hoda previously announced her new book in a video message on the Today show in March.

In the clip, she said: ‘Everybody in their life, at one point, stands on the edge of something and says, “Should I jump? Should I try? Should I go for it?”

‘And I felt that way about the Today show, and I was terrified to even think about jumping.’

Hoda quit the Today show in January after 17 years with the program.

She cited that she wanted to spend more time with her two adopted daughters, Hope and Haley, as the reason for leaving.

In a recent interview with Kristen Welker for Meet the Moment, Hoda shared the moment that validated her exit.

She said: ‘For 26 years I did similar things every single day. And one day, Kristen, in January I woke up and my alarm didn’t go off at 3.30am.

‘I went downstairs to my office and Haley ran down and she looked at me and said at 5am, “You really are here.”

‘And I think in that tiny moment I was like this decision was right on so many levels.’

Hoda added that since leaving the Today show, she has been afforded time to ‘be a beginner again.’

She explained: ‘I’m learning how to sleep again – I hadn’t done that in decades. I’m learning new skills, I’m learning how to be a mom whose there almost all of the time.’