Jenna Bush Hager Reveals What She Will Miss About Hoda Kotb
While Hoda Kotb has been emotional as her last week on The Today Show is here, her co-hosts are also breaking down as well. This includes Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager, both women very close to Hoda as hosts on the show. In a segment this week, Jenna touched on what she will miss the most about working with Hoda.
Here is what Jenna had to say about Hoda Kotb, as their time together is coming to an end.
Jenna Hager Bush Discusses Moving On Without Hoda Kotb On Today
Hoda Kotb’s last day on The Today Show is Friday, January 10. The final day will end with a ‘Hoda-Bration” where everyone says goodbye. There is expected to be several celebrity guests and plenty of crying to go around. Hoda will finish off with Savannah Guthrie from the 7-9 EST hours and the 10 a.m. hour on Hoda & Jenna.
After five years of working on Hoda & Jenna, next week, the show will rebrand as Jenna & Friends, and Bush Hager will work with a rotating cast of co-hosts, including Scarlett Johansson. When talking about working without Hoda from now on, Jenna said it is “bittersweet” (via PEOPLE).
“I adore Hoda. She’s the best partner. She’s been the most generous partner, and we are truly really great friends. The thought of her not being here is almost too much to bear,” Jenna said. However, she also said that she has had months to get used to it, and she expects to cry a lot on Friday.
She also talks about what she will remember the most about Hoda Kotb. “She asked me to host. Hoda did. I was Kathie Lee Gifford’s fill-in,” Jenna recalled, saying this was 15 years ago. “She saw something in me. And it was easy. I remember it being easy with Hoda. That said, Hoda can make this job look easy for anybody.”
Jenna Bush Hager On What Hoda Kotb Taught Her
Jenna Bush Hager takes the lead next week when Hoda & Jenna becomes Jenna & Friends. Luckily, she has some very big A-list stars to co-host with her at the start. She said that she has a lot to live up to if she wants to be anything like Hoda.
“I hope to be as generous as she has been. Every joke that I say is funny because of Hoda. She tees me up. She knows how to light me up,” Jenna said. “She is so positive. She is so joyful. She says thank you and please, and all the things that I want in a friend.”
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