Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager Celebrate 5 Years Cohosting 'Today' Together | TU9B384 | 2024-04-09 13:08:01
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager couldn't be happier sitting by each other's sides for the final five years.
The Today With Hoda & Jenna cohosts celebrated their fifth anniversary on Monday, April 8, kicking off every week filled with surprises for fans — and themselves — that may conclude with particular exhibits in New Orleans on Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12.
"How does it really feel for you, 5 years?" Kotb, 59, asked Bush Hager, 42, at the prime of Monday's present. "It feels like it was yesterday, and it feels so profound to get to take a seat next to any person that exudes pleasure it doesn't matter what you could have happening," Bush Hager replied. "You greet me with a smile each single day, and I do know it's not all the time straightforward. In reality, it's in all probability not straightforward in any respect. But you're right here and you sit subsequent to me."
Kotb beforehand cohosted the fourth hour of At this time with Kathie Lee Gifford for 11 years until her departure in April 2019, after which Bush Hager took over her position.
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Kotb went on to note that the very fact they seek advice from themselves as a "we" is a "massive" deal. "We started off as colleagues/associates. We didn't really know one another. Over the 5 years, there's such a deep understanding of the opposite's soul and function, we have now traveled down these roads collectively," she gushed. "Numerous occasions, friendships don't develop. They're: you speak concerning the previous days. Not ours."
Kotb continued: "Every single day, it's something totally different, something new, one thing we're studying. You've led me down a path because of individuals who you understand in your life and people who find themselves, sort of, healers who've helped heal me. And, I imply, it's all meant to be. This is all meant to be."
Hold scrolling to see all of Kotb and Bush Hager's fifth anniversary surprises:
A Musical Message
Meghan Trainor despatched a particular video message to the duo on Monday, revealing that she wrote a music for them. "One of the best part of my New York journeys is once I get to go see you as a result of I get an enormous, good, 'Ahh, I'm house with my household,'" the "Me Too" singer stated in her clip. "You make me feel so liked, you make my family feel so beloved. I really like you women so much. You're so actual and funky and right down to earth, and my track is coming for you, I promise."
Kotb and Bush Hager then obtained a preview pay attention of Trainor's upbeat monitor, which featured lyrics comparable to, "They make you are feeling like every thing's OK / They put a smile up on your face."
"Is that our new jingle?" Bush Hager excitedly asked crew behind the scenes, after which Kotb declared, "We're gonna use it."
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Particular Visitors
Monday's episode of Hoda & Jenna was filled with fun visitors. Earlier than making cocktails with Michael Bublé and Jason Derulo – who carried out their collaboration "Spicy Margarita" earlier within the broadcast — Bush Hager's 4-year-old son, Hal, made his very first look on the NBC morning present. (Bush Hager shares Hal and daughters Mila, 10, and Poppy, eight, together with her husband, Henry Hager.)
Bush Hager gave birth to her son simply months after making her Hoda & Jenna debut in August 2019. "Hal, we've been ready for you for 5 years to return on," Kotb said.
While the shy toddler didn't fulfill his mom's request to want Kotb a cheerful anniversary, Hal did manage to answer one in every of her questions. "Is that this your favorite present, or do you want Bluey higher?" Bush Hager requested her son, to which he adorably replied, "I like both."
Completely satisfied Holiday
On Monday, visitor Chloe Fineman stunned Kotb and Bush Hager by presenting them with a particular present. "In honor of the fifth anniversary, I have right here in my palms a proclamation formally recognizing April 8, 2024, as Immediately With Hoda & Jenna Day right here in New York City."
Whereas the cohosts questioned if the proclamation was legit or not, Fineman, 35, assured them it was actual by noting that NYC mayor Eric Adams signed it. "You guys have an official holiday, I swear," she shared.
Fan Encounters
Along with celebrating their anniversary, Kotb and Bush Hager also celebrated with their fans. A number of viewers shared their reminiscences of watching the present throughout their motherhood journeys on Monday's episode, after which the followers from the video package deal joined Kotb and Bush Hager within the studio. To thank the group of moms, the pair stunned them with baskets full of youngsters's books, together with Kotb's guide Hope Is a Rainbow.
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Kotb and Bush Hager concluded Monday's episode by placing their information of the show to the check towards a superfan in a recreation of "Fan Face Off." The fan walked away with the win and a diamond bracelet.
Mild It Up
In honor of the pair's hosting anniversary, Kotb and Bush Hager introduced they might be lighting the Empire State Constructing in their show's colors, pink and purple, on Monday night time. "So, when you occur to be in New York and also you see the Empire State Constructing lit up, take a selfie, get in entrance of it, do something and tag us so then we will [see it],'" Kotb informed viewers during Monday's episode.
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