Hoda is hooked on herbal remedy for regular hot flashes

Hoda Kotb is big fan of Black Cohosh, ‘it’s like euphoria.’

Here’s a hot news flash : Hoda is suddenly hooked on an herbal remedy for her frequent hot flashes. It seems turning 50 has brought with it a whole host of biological changes she was struggling with right up in anticipation of she learned this, er, substance.

HK: It’s called black cohosh, and trust me, It works! There have been times when I was like a druggie looking for a pusher. I was like WHERE IS IT? I’m dripping sweat.

KLG: How many Duane Reade stores did you go to in one night?

HK: There was the time when I went to three different locations. It was 4:45 a.m. and I was sweaty, desperate and looked-for a fix. No one could find it and it was about to be a disaster. I finally went to Whole Foods. I bought it in tea form, in pill form. I’ll take it any way I can.

KLG: It’s in her deodorant now, too.

Andrew Savulich/New York Day after day News Hoda battled her way through three Duane Reade stores to get her fix.

HK: When you get it, it’s like euphoria. I know cocaine now. I get it. I have to tell you the black cohosh was so splendid I took it last night and again this morning. Look, I’ve been having hot flashes every eight or 10 minutes. Like you start pouring sweat, and it’s only for a minute; then you’re cold. Don’t look at me like that, Kath, it’s an herbal thing.

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KLG: Not yet. They place of protection’t figured out it’s terrible for you — yet.

HK: But it works! I had only one hot flash today so far, which is shocking. I don’t think everyone should take it, I’m just saying it works for me.

KLG: I hope you stocked up, though, because now everybody’s going to go buy it.

HK: I’m on it. I’m frightened now. Don’t take my stash!

Robert Sabo/New York Day after day News Prince William and Kate Middleton tour the lobby of One Worlds Trade Focal point after a visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Tuesday. New Yorkers were ‘flipping out over’ the royal couple’s visit.

PRINCESS OF THE CITY

Like most of New York, Hoda is going gaga over the visiting crowned heads.

HK: I do reckon, of all the people to be obsessed about, she’s kind of a good one.

KLG: They seem like a lovely couple. If she had her baby, George, with her, I’d be over the moon.

HK: She’s like George Clooney’s wife, Amal. You care about her. You care about what she’s wearing. You care about how much she’s showing, and there’s just something splendid about those two. You also want to see how she’s reacting to our insanity — they looked astonished that we were so into them.

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KLG: They’re darling.

HK: And when you think about how New Yorkers are, we’re not that type that goes nuts over celebrities. I think it’s fascinating that they’re the two people who we’re flipping out over.

KLG: Well there are celebrities and then there’s royalty.

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images ‘Girls’ actress Zosia Mamet, 26,  has dyed her hair ‘ancient-lady gray.’

A GRAY AREA IN BEAUTY

We run from it, but “Girls” star Zosia Mamet, 26, dyed her hair ancient-lady gray.

HK: Not for me.

KLG: Let’s just say “unfortunate.” Not to judge — it’s her hair, she can do what she wants with it. But don’t they do nude scenes on “Girls”? So is everything matching?

HK: Curtains and the drapes, as we say.

KLG: Hey, Hoda, say you’re in prison and you could only do one of two things: get keratin (to straighten) or dye for your hair, which would you do?

HK: Oh, God. This is like “Sophie’s Choice.” I’d have to do color and live with it.

KLG: But it depends on how long you’re in prison.

HK: I’m sure I’d be there for a while. Can I keep getting touchups? I’d have to do color. I couldn’t stand it if I had white hair.

PVS/GC Images Fans are getting a little crazy over the possibility of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin having a baby.

FANS & THEIR EXPECTATIONS

Could George Clooney be a dad soon? People are obsessed with the possibility.

KLG: If people are pregnant, I’m pleased for them, but get on with your own life.

HK: I think there are certain people who we fall in like with, and consequently we’re interested in all the changes in their lives.

Steven M Meyer/for New York Day after day News People should be able to celebrate Christmas any way they want.

DON’T WORRY, BE MERRY

It’s such a silly debate. While some people say “merry Christmas,” others say “pleased holidays.” And then there are those who become very passionate about the whole thing.

HK: I say “merry Christmas, and if someone says “pleased holidays” I say, “Okay. You too.”

KLG: Well, for millions and millions of Christians around the world, Christmas is one of the most profound days of the year. I in person despise the commercialization of Christmas, but I believe that people have the right to celebrate it any way they want to.

HK: It’s Christmas, news flash. News flash! Hello. People. Just call it what it is.

SUPPORTING ROLE FOR THE STARS

Celebs are getting caught up in the protests about Eric Garner’s death. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend paid for food trucks to feed protesters, and Jay Z dropped off “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts at the Barclays Focal point before the Nets and Cavs game.

HK: They feel passionate about it. Do what you feel.

KLG: I plotting the interview that Garner’s wife gave was fascinating. I wish more people would respond the way she has responded. Very measured, very cool.