{"id":469922,"date":"2026-06-10T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/469922\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:08:16","slug":"nancy-guthrie-update-annie-dark-and-complicated-savannahs-words-resurface-as-today-host-shares-heartbreaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/469922\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie update: Annie \u2018dark and complicated\u2019 – Savannah’s words resurface as TODAY host shares heartbreaking news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Savannah Guthrie had called her sister, Annie<\/a>, \u2018dark and complicated\u2019 in the past, an old news report showed. This came up amid the search for Nancy Guthrie<\/a>, which has continued since the 84-year-old mother of the TODAY show host was reported missing on February 1. <\/p>\n

\"SavannahSavannah Guthrie seen with sister Annie and mother Nancy Guthrie. (X\/@CoffindafferFBI)<\/p>\n

In the time since, authorities have not named any suspects. However, public speculation has surrounded Nancy’s daughter and Savannah’s sister, Annie, and her husband Tommaso Cioni<\/a>. Now, Savannah’s old words about her sister has surfaced, giving fodder to those focused on the couple’s lives. <\/p>\n

Notably, Nancy had dinner with Annie the night before she was reported missing and Tommaso is believed to have dropped her home, which makes them among the last two people to see Nancy before she was taken. This has partly been the cause of public interest in the duo, but the Pima County Sheriff, whose department is handling the Nancy Guthrie case, has made it clear that none of the family members are being considered as suspects.<\/p>\n

Also Read | Nancy Guthrie update: Tommaso Cioni now a culinary consultant? \u2018Investigator\u2019 focuses on son-in-law amid kidnapping case<\/a><\/p>\n

While Nancy is yet to be found, speculations have continued. Amid this, a person shared an old article where Savannah was speaking about her sister. They also shared an alleged poem by Annie. You can see the post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why Savannah called sister Annie \u2018dark and complicated\u2019<\/p>\n

The news of Savannah’s words about Annie came in 2015, when Page Six reported<\/a> that the TODAY show host had thrown a New York book party for Annie. <\/p>\n

Annie had written The Good Dark, and guests at Savannah’s party included Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea among others. During the toast, Savannah had reportedly said \u201cThe book is like Annie \u2014 good and dark and complicated, and captivating, never obvious, always challenging, speaking to you directly .\u2009.\u2009. pointedly and poignantly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie shares heartbreaking development<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Savannah has shared a heartbreaking development in the present day. It has been two months since she returned to the TODAY show and the veteran host shared how she’s been struggling with her mother’s disappearance. <\/p>\n

Savannah was speaking with Jenna Bush Hager on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle, when she said \u201cI can\u2019t really even look at you every day without crying.\u201d She added \u201cYou are my best friend. You know, it\u2019s really hard to come back. I\u2019ve been trying so hard to hold it together, and I promise I will.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I see you in the morning, I know you see me, no matter what is going on,\u201d Savannah added, and continued \u201cAnd sometimes that\u2019s almost too much because I feel like to do the job I gotta keep it together, pull it together. But I\u2019m happy to be back. It\u2019s like the two hours of my day \u2014 it\u2019s not that I\u2019m not thinking about it, because I am, but it\u2019s something to do and it brings me a lot of joy to be with everybody. But, no, it\u2019s not easy.\u201d <\/p>\n

Speaking about her return to the show, Savannah remembered what her mother, Nancy would say and recounted \u201cI just felt like, \u2018What else should I do?\u2019 And my mom would\u2019ve said the same: \u2018just keep going, just keep going.\u2019 And it\u2019s hard when you\u2019re with your best friend to not be real.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie had called her sister, Annie, \u2018dark and complicated\u2019 in the past, an old news report showed.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[157878,430,156,237654,237655,237656,111,139,69,237657,237653],"class_list":["post-469922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-annie-guthrie","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping","tag-nancy-guthrie-latest-news","tag-nancy-guthrie-update-today","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-savannah-guthrie-news","tag-savannah-guthrie-on-annie-guthrie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}