United Kingdom, June 4 -- Kathie Lee Gifford fears she will die "a lot sooner" than one of her closest friends.

The 71-year-old former 'Today' show co-host appeared at the Plaza Hotel on Tuesday (03.06.25) to present an award to her long-time friend and former colleague Jill Martin, 49, who is now cancer free following treatment for stage two breast cancer, and she grew visibly emotional as she reflected on her mortality during her a speech at the City of Hope's Spirit of Life Luncheon in New York.

She told attendees about how she feared her time on Earth was running out: "Tick-tock, I better get off the stage."

Her appearance came just weeks after Kathie Lee revealed she had endured a "really, really tough" few years marked by serious...