Wynonna Judd made Today's Jenna Bush Hager cry for the first time on air since Hoda Kotb's exit from the NBC morning show earlier this month

Jenna Bush Hager was brought to tears by Wynonna Judd‘s kind words on Today with Jenna & Friends. On Thursday morning, Bush Hager kicked off the show alongside the country star by noting that their “hearts and prayers are with the families” of those in the “horrific plane crash” that took place near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night (Jan.

The three TV personalities grabbed a bite to eat before seeing fellow “Today” anchor Willie Geist host his first “Sunday Sitdown Live” show Wednesday.

When Jenna Bush Hager got a new ear piercing live on the air with guest host Scarlett Johansson on Thursday, Jan. 23, she shared that she’s had multiple piercings in her ear and even one outside of the ear.

On the Jan. 28 episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the pop icon sang part of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” with Jenna Bush Hager, while also sharing some words of encouragement for the TODAY with Jenna & Friends host.

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Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Hoda Kotb is spending time with former Today colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager. Kotb, 60, posted a selfie of the trio on Instagram that shows them laughing in a restaurant booth while enjoying a meal.

Hoda Kotb shared a selfie with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie, revealing the trio had a night out after her exit from the ‘Today’ show

Kotb left 'Today' on Friday, Jan. 10, after 17 years on the air Hoda Kotb may have bid farewell to the Today show, but that doesn't mean she isn't still friends with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie.

“Wow!” a teary-eyed Jenna responded. “That’s what you’re doing,” Judd said. Judd joked that she wanted to make Jenna cry. “Well, you did it. I haven’t actually cried since Hoda left, so I felt like my heart was all crusted over, but it’s not,” Jenna said with a chuckle.

Kotb hosted Today ‘s fourth-hour with Bush Hager from 2019 until her departure from NBC on January 10, 2025. She previously hosted with Kathie Lee Gifford from 2008 to 2019. According to the Daily Mail insider, Kotb has given her seal of approval to Johansson as her replacement.

Jenna Bush Hager definitely found her Mr. Right. The Today Show host has been married to her husband Henry Hager since 2008, and they share three kids, Mila, 11, Poppy, 9, and Hal, 5.