At a Glance
- Sheinelle Jones appears on this week’s News Of Losangeles cover, marking a milestone nine months after husband Uche Ojeh’s death
- Twins Clara and Uche Jr., 13, and son Kayin, 16, cheered “You look good, mom” when shown the issue
- Jones hopes the headline “facing loss and fighting for joy” teaches her children to embrace every emotion
- Why it matters: The moment captures a family learning to carry grief “with power, not pain”
Sheinelle Jones let her three children discover their mom on a national magazine cover only after a careful bedtime reveal, she shared on the Wednesday, Jan. 14 broadcast of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.
The 47-year-old co-host told Jenna Bush Hager that she gathered twins Clara and Uche Jr. and big brother Kayin to show them the News Of Losangeles issue rather than risk a surprise sighting on the way to school.
The Big Reveal
Jones imitated her own whispered set-up: “So last night I sat them down. I’m like ‘guys, I have to tell you something.'”
The kids pressed, “Let’s see it. Let’s see it.”
She flashed the cover and, she recalled, “my little guy’s like, ‘You look good, mom.'”
Flipping pages, the family reached the subtitle “facing loss and fighting for joy.” Jones told Bush Hager, “My hope is that they’ll do the same thing”-allow themselves to feel competing emotions without shame.
Carrying Two Things at Once
On air Jones offered viewers the same advice she gives herself: “Whatever you’re carrying, it’s ok to carry two things.”
The line has fresh meaning for a household that lost husband and father Uche Ojeh at 45 in May 2025 to Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
Jones traces signs of him everywhere:
- Yellow butterflies outside the kitchen window
- Sunflowers along the morning running route
- The tie she handed Kayin before his Model Congress event
“He was rooting for me all along,” she told News Of Losangeles. “I owe it to him to keep going.”
Parenting Through Grief
Married since 2007, the couple had three children:
| Child | Birth Month | Current Age |
|---|---|---|
| Kayin | August 2009 | 16 |
| Clara & Uje Jr. | July 2012 | 13 |
Nine months after Ojeh’s death, Jones balances daytime television hours with pickup duty and homework help.
She front-loads work so cameras rarely roll after 3 p.m., a boundary she adopted after earlier career stretches left her “losing touch with the kids.”
“When I’m with my kids, I want them to know I’m with them,” she told The Miami Moms. “If I’m at a game or a show for my daughter, I try to be all in.”
Legacy Without Pain
Jones wants Clara, Uche Jr. and Kayin to remember their father “not with pain, but with power.”
She called the loss “excruciating” for her children and admitted, “As a mom you just want to protect them from everything. This was the first thing I couldn’t fix.”
Still, the magazine moment offered a small victory: a tangible reminder that joy can coexist with grief, and that their mom’s face on a cover can spark pride instead of sorrow.
Key Takeaways
- Jones timed the cover reveal to control the narrative for her kids
- The children’s instant praise-“You look good, mom”-signals acceptance of their new normal
- Balancing a public career with single parenting requires strict afternoon cutoffs
- The family marks Uche Ojeh’s presence through everyday symbols rather than formal rituals
