This friend is here to stay. Sheinelle Jones has stepped away from the third hour of “Today” to replace Hoda Kotb and join Jenna Bush Hager on “Today with Jenna & Friends” full-time. The pair announced the news during the latest episode of “Jenna & Friends” on Tuesday morning. Jones, 47, first joined the hit … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager is vetoing this hot take. The “Today with Jenna & Friends” host, 43, shared on “Today” that viewers may not see her father, former President George W. Bush, on her morning talk show anytime soon. Since Hoda Kotb left “Today” in January, Bush Hager has had a series of rotating guest co-hosts on. … Read more
Last week on an episode of “Today with Jenna and Friends,” Jenna Bush Hager gave her thoughts on men wearing Speedos — leading to body shaming accusations leveled against the morning show personality. In a segment called “The Internet’s Divided,” Hager and guest co-host Dwyane Wade discussed an NYC dad who went viral for wanting … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager is sharing her ties to Camp Mystic. The journalist, 43, opened up about the heartbreaking devastation at the Christian summer camp, after 27 campers and counselors died due to massive Texas floods. “My mom was a counselor there, but also so many of my friends were raised at this camp,” Bush Hager … Read more
Here’s another reason to slather on some SPF this summer — especially if you’re planning to bare it all. Jenna Bush Hager revealed this week that a trip to a topless beach in Spain during high school left her so scorched, her chest turned green. “If you get burned, it’s not pretty,” the 43-year-old “Today … Read more
Whoops! Savannah Guthrie confused her “Today” co-hosts this week when she seemed to suggest that Jenna Bush Hager had a surprise pregnancy announcement. The awkward incident unfolded on Monday as Bush Hager, 43, prepared to begin her Morning Boost segment. Savannah Guthrie confused her “Today” co-hosts when she seemed to suggest that Jenna Bush Hager … Read more
Not today. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have had to follow some unusual rules while hosting “Today With Hoda & Jenna” on NBC. Bush Hager, 43, said that when she joined the show as a correspondent in 2009, the network took issue with her saying the phrase “y’all.” “[They were like], ‘Hey, y’all,’ isn’t … Read more
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have a plan in place for the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “Last year, Hoda and I came up with this secret symbol, which was Hoda brushing her teeth with a finger,” Bush Hager, 43, said on the Wednesday episode of “Today With Hoda & Jenna.” Kotb, 60, added that the symbol … Read more
Test run? Laura Jarrett covered for Jenna Bush Hager on the “Today” show Monday in a possible tryout for Hoda Kotb’s gig. Jarrett, 40, joined Kotb for the fourth hour of the NBC program as Hager stayed home. “Jenna is a little under the weather. All of her kids got sick,” Kotb, 60, explained at … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager cried to her dad, George W. Bush, after learning that Hoda Kotb is leaving “Today.” During Thursday’s episode of “Today with Hoda and Jenna,” the pair tearfully talked about the former president’s reaction to the news that Kotb, 60, is departing the NBC show in early 2025. “I don’t know if you’re … Read more
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager reacted to Ina Garten confessing that she briefly separated from her husband, Jeffrey Garten, in the 1970s. Kotb, 60, recently did a sit-down interview with Ina, 76, who recalled telling her husband of ten years at the time that she needed to “be on my own for a little … Read more
How, where and when we wash various parts of our bodies is a real conversation starter on the internet. This week TV hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager started a new debate about whether it is ever okay to brush your teeth – while in the shower. The debate began as Hoda told her … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager broke down in tears recalling the advice her late grandfather and former President George H.W. Bush shared with her before his death. Speaking on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” Wednesday, Bush Hager and her co-host Hoda Kotb discussed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg’s life and the upcoming Hulu documentary that explores it. … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager has books to thank for teaching her 10-year-old daughter, Mila, about the birds and the bees. The 42-year-old “Today with Hoda & Jenna” co-host revealed Thursday that Mila reading Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” has eased her into discussing the sex talk with her child. “It’s so interesting, I feel like … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager revealed Thursday on “Today with Hoda and Jenna” that she was recently involved in a car accident that totaled her car. “I got in one total wreck in my own driveway of late,” Bush Hager told “Today” show personality Willie Geist who was filling in for Hoda Kotb. “Totaled the car. Total … Read more
Jenna Bush Hager says her young daughter does more than rinse and repeat. The mom of three admitted “Today” that her daughter, Mila, 10, is one of the thousands of Generation Alpha kids obsessed with the controversial skin care trend. “All these kids who are 12 and younger are apparently obsessed with skin care? USA Today did … Read more
Well, that escalated quickly. Jenna Bush Hager suffered a sexy blunder Monday on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” show when referring to her husband, Henry Chase Hager. While telling co-host Hoda Kotb, 59, about her weekend, Bush Hager, 41, said, “We went to see ‘Trolls [Band Together]’ this weekend. “3D glasses, the music’s awesome, there are a … Read more
“Today” show co-host Jenna Bush Hager and her sister, Barbara Bush, appeared on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Monday to discuss their upcoming book “Love Comes First” — and their past as former first daughters. During the segment, host Kelly Clarkson, 41, showed the sisters a photo of themselves taken during President George W. Bush’s term … Read more
They need to zip it! Jenna Bush Hager is defending Talia Parkinson-Jones — the stylist for Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show — after trolls called for Parkinson-Jones to be fired. The co-anchors participated in the show’s recurring “Choose the Look” segment on Wednesday — Parkinson-Jones lets fans choose the outfits the women … Read more
The conservative former First Daughter had no problem showing off her body. On Wednesday’s episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” host Jenna Bush Hager revealed that she went to a nude beach in Spain at the age of 18 while on a study abroad trip. The 41-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush and … Read more