Kotb previously hosted Today's fourth hour with Bush Hager for five years before departing the show in January 2025

She just can’t stay away! Two months after she retired from daytime television, Hoda Kotb paid a surprise visit to the Today studios, where she crashed the crew’s morning meeting. The official Today With Jenna & Friends Instagram shared a video of Kotb surprising Jenna Bush Hager,

Hoda Kotb appeared on the Today show, surprising viewers and maybe even a few of her co-stars. She departed as an anchor from NBC’s morning program earlier this year, after seven years as a main anchor and 18 years hosting Today’s fourth-hour program.

Hoda Kotb returned to 30 Rockefeller Plaza to pay her former fourth hour of Today cohost a visit. Kotb, 60, surprised Jenna Bush Hager backstage at the NBC morning show ahead of the Tuesday, March 11,

TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Dwyane Wade taste test snacks that have gone viral online, including a dirty martini dip, sushi sandwich and more. See what they think of each of these combos!

Jenna Bush Hager has three children with her husband, Henry Chase Hager; however, recently, fans have begun to speculate that they may be heading to divorce.

You'd have to be pretty brave to date the daughter of the governor of Texas and eventual president), but Jenna Bush Hager's high school boyfriend was perhaps a bit too brave, giving her father a jokey moniker that the future POTUS didn't love.

With the revolving door of guest hosts joining Jenna Bush Hager on the Today show, it's hard to say who could be a perfect fit as a co-host. Well, it looks like fans already have thoughts about who could be her sidekick — and they're giving one particular star a thumbs up.

Jenna Bush Hager continues to feature guest co-hosts on Jenna & Friends, but fans think she found one that should be full-time. Her show, formerly Today with Hoda & Jenna, began bringing in celebrities to co-host after Hoda Kotb exited NBC’s Today.