Rita Ora saved the "Today" show's scrambling executives last minute after Kelly Rowland "walked out" over a dressing room dispute.
"Well, this happened! We had two minutes to prepare," the "Let You Love Me" singer wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.
"Thank you [Hoda and Jenna] for asking me to co-host the show... Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had SO much fun doing it! Love to everyone that tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!"
The Instagram post included several pictures of Ora at the "Today with Hoda & Jenna."
Kelly Rowland 'Walks Out' The 'Today' Show
Ora's post came several hours after insiders claimed that Rowland "walked out" on the guest hosting gig.
According to Page Six, the Destiny's Child alum expressed dissatisfaction over the dressing room assigned to her.
"Kelly and her team were not happy. They did not like the dressing room, so they decided to pull her off the show, leaving [Kotb] without a guest host for the 10 a.m. hour," a source claimed.
Apparently, Rowland's exit came as a surprise to the show's producers, who noted that this is not the first time the singer was invited to the show, but it was the first time she walked out on them.
"She's beloved at 'Today.' She was getting the full hour, and Hoda's the biggest hype woman on the planet! It made no sense," a source said.
The insider also claimed that the dressing room dispute was linked to Jennifer Lopez, who occupied the "upstairs room."
She was there to promote her new album, "This Is Me... Now" and the accompanying film, "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told."
'Today' Show Dressing Rooms Are Glorified Closets?
This is not the first time a guest on the "Today" show has expressed dissatisfaction with the dressing room.
In fact, back in 2016, NBC anchor Natalie Morales faced the same issues and even had beef with the show's staff over the dressing rooms.
"The building was built in the '20s, and everyone is making do with a small, tiny, little space," a source said.
The source also described the dressing room, calling it a "glorified closet"; the space was so small that the clothing rack had to be placed outside.
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