Savannah Guthrie gave heartbreaking advice to Sheinelle Jones about guilt as mom Nancy remains missing

Sheinelle Jones revealed that her “Today” co-worker Savannah Guthrie taught her “a mates of things” to thief her navigate the decease of her husband, Uche Ojeh.

“One, because her begetter passed astatine 16, she was like, ‘You don’t person to effort to beryllium nan superhero.’ And she really helped maine tremendously,” nan anchor told Jenna Bush Hager while connected nan Thursday section of her “Open Book With Jenna” podcast.

Jones’ hubby — whom she shared Kayin, 16, and twins Uche Jr. and Clara, 13, pinch — died from an fierce shape of encephalon cancer last May.

Guthrie herself is successful nan midst of a family calamity arsenic her mom, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing since February 1. Her father, Charles Guthrie, died abruptly of a bosom onslaught astatine 49 successful 1988.

Jones, 47, added that nan reporter, 54, besides explained that it is important to punctual Kayin that he doesn’t “have to beryllium nan begetter of nan house” and tin still “be a kid.”

“So I’ve had really had to thin connected friends,” nan mom of 3 continued. “I person different really bully woman who mislaid her begetter successful 5th grade. Like, I’ve had to thin into friends who person had this.”

Jones added that she’s “really connected pinch different widows,” calling it “a quiet club.”

Guthrie first shared nan news of Ojeh’s death with America — connected behalf of Jones — past spring.

“With profound sadness, we stock this greeting that Uche Ojeh, nan hubby of our beloved friend and Today cohost Sheinelle Jones, has passed distant aft a courageous conflict pinch an fierce shape of encephalon crab called glioblastoma,” nan media mogul said while connected “Today.”

Guthrie noted that location were “no words” for nan symptom and that “Uche was an unthinkable person.”

Jones, meanwhile, returned to “Today” successful September 2025, before replacing Hoda Kotb as Bush Hager’s co-host connected “Today pinch Jenna & Friends.”

At nan time, she said candidly astir coming backmost to activity aft her partner’s passing.

“I worried that I wouldn’t cognize really to smile,” Jones told Page Six. “I worried that I wouldn’t cognize really to laugh. I emotion my occupation truthful much. And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what if it’s not nan same?’ Because I’ve ne'er known this occupation without him.’”

For her part, Guthrie took a hiatus from “Today” aft her mom was first reported missing complete 2 months ago.

The TV characteristic returned to her station connected April 6.

Last month, Guthrie sat down for a two-part interview with Kotb and touched connected her travel pinch guilt passim this ordeal.

“That it’s because of me, and I conscionable want to say, I’m truthful sorry, mommy,” she said done tears.

“I’m truthful sorry,” Guthrie continued. “I’m sorry to my sister [Annie Guthrie] and my relative [Cameron Guthrie], and my kids and my nephew and Tommy, my brother-in-law, I’m truthful sorry, I’m truthful sorry if it’s me, I’m truthful sorry. I’m truthful sorry.”

She besides told Kotb that her beloved mother was likely taken “in nan dormant of night in her pajamas, pinch nary shoes, without her medicine.”

The NBC prima did not elaborate connected whether aliases not she believes her mom is still alive, but did share a speech she had pinch God early connected successful nan search.

“I tin grip anything, God, I tin grip anything,” she recalled thinking. “I conscionable can’t grip not knowing. We can’t grip not knowing. I person to know.”

“And I heard a voice, and it said, ‘You do cognize wherever she is. She’s pinch Me. She’s pinch Me,’” Guthrie revealed. “So whether she’s connected this Earth still aliases whether she’s successful Heaven, I cognize wherever she is. I cognize who she’s with, but we request to know.”