TODAY hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have revealed intimate details about their close off-screen bond.
The strength of the friendship between the two women emanates on screen and drives the show.
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Hoda Kotb has thanked fans for their kind messages following her daughter’s health emergencyCredit: Getty
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Jenna Bush Hager emotionally welcomed her friend back onto the showCredit: Instagram/@photonate
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Jenna’s behavior nearly made Hoda ‘urinate’Credit: Twitter
It comes after Jenna gave an update on Hoda’s return to the show following a two-week absence.
“She just has a family health matter she is dealing with,” Jenna revealed.
Hoda’s return to the show this week saw Jenna choke up as she welcomed back her friend.
Hoda revealed that her youngest daughter Hope was in the ICU for just over a week but is now back home.
The co-stars discussed their closeness in an interview with Hello magazine.
The pair noted that “Today with Hoda & Jenna” would not work as well without their friendship.
“Without it, we probably wouldn’t be able to do the show the way that we do,” Jenna said.
She noted that they are also at the “same stage of life” and are “interested in a lot of the same things.”
The 41-year-old added: “The other day, we had a three-hour drive from Montreal to Quebec City, and we talked the whole time.
“It makes life really joyful, to get to be with somebody that you want to see every single day, and also, Hoda is joyful.
“She chooses to live life with this kind of sparkly effervescent way.”
Hoda, 58, agreed and revealed a time when she “almost urinated” in the street because of Jenna’s behavior.
She said: “Jenna is just hilarious. We were on one of these moving sidewalks that they have in Canada, which I hadn’t seen before and they were sloped down.
“Jenna was dragging her bag, and I thought she was gonna mow over people.
“I literally almost urinated.”
On a more serious note, she explained their connection after experiencing similar things in life.
Hoda said: “I feel like she sees me and I see her.”
She praised Jenna for her kindness when she showed empathy around telling Hoda about her pregnancy while she was trying to adopt.
In honor of International Women’s Day, the pair also paid tribute to other inspirational women in their lives.
Jenna thanked her mother and grandmothers for teaching her “how to use her voice.”
Hoda similarly praised her mom, saying: “My mom always believed I could really do anything.
“When I call my mom to this day and say guess what, she’ll be like ‘tell me’. But it won’t surprise her.”
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The pair praised the female members of their family for inspiring them while growing up
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