Watch: Kentucky Derby 2025: Dylan Dreyer Shares Update on Sheinelle Jones Amid Today Absence (Exclusive)
Sheinelle Jones’s TV family has her back.
Amid the Today cohost’s months-long absence from the long-running morning show, her colleague Dylan Dreyer shared an update on her current status.
“She’s doing all right,” the meteorologist exclusively told E! News at the 2025 Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., May 3. “She’s hanging in there. We’re praying for her and her family. You know, she’s just going through a tough time with her family.”
And Sheinelle’s onscreen counterparts, including Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Al Roker, have been keeping close tabs on her throughout her leave.
“We talk to her every day,” Dylan continued. “One of us on the team talks to her every single day, and we’re there to support her, and we’ll welcome her back with open arms the second she can get back to us.”
Sheinelle, 47, last appeared on air in December. As Today viewers expressed concern about her whereabouts, the beloved TV personality shared a message with fans on social media addressing her absence.
“I sincerely appreciate all of you who have reached out while I’ve been absent from the show,” she wrote in a post on Instagram in January. “I want to share with you that I’m taking time to deal with a family health matter. It’s not lost on [me] how lucky I am to have not only the support of my Today Show family, but to also have all of you.”
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She continued, “Your kindness means so much to me. I’ll see you soon.”
At the time, Craig and Savannah shared their support on air as well, telling Today viewers, “We know so many of you have been asking about Sheinelle and missing her, and we miss her too.”
Keep scrolling to see more stars who walked the red carpet at the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
(E! News and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
–Reporting by Paul Costabile
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Anna Nicole Smith‘s daughter walked the red carpet with her dad, the late model’s ex. The pair have attended the Kentucky Derby regularly since 2010.
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The actress stunned in a pale yellow gown.
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The couple turned heads on the red carpet.
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The singer was all smiles.
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The influencer looked chic in an all-black outfit.
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The father-daughter duo attended the 2025 Barnstable Brown Gala the night before the Kentucky Derby. Dannielynn wore the same dress her late mother Anna Nicole Smith sported at the same party in 2004.
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