Jenna Bush Hagercouldn’t help but teaseHoda Kotbon Wednesday, when Kotb revealed she couldn’t remember the name of the former first daughter’s newest child.
During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, theToday with Hoda & Jennaco-hosts shared a laugh about the mishap, which has apparently been a running gag between the two.
The topic came up when a caller onthe Bravo talk show’s web-streamed After Showasked Bush Hager, 38, whichTodaystaffer had given her the best gift for her 6-month-old son,Henry “Hal” Harold.
Before answering, Bush Hager turned to Kotb, asking, “Hoda, what’s the name of my child?”
“Do you know what’s the name of my child?” she continued. “Be honest. We practiced!”
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Kotb, 55 — a mom herself to 3-year-old daughterHaley Joyand 9-month-old daughterHope Catherine— immediately started laughing, before admitting, “I keep forgetting it.”
She then took a stab. “I do know it … Hank!” Kotb said.
“Hal! Hal! His name is Hal!” Bush Hager immediately responded, laughing.
Quickly, hostAndy Cohenjumped in, pointing out that “Hal” was “Lah” spelled backwards.
His trick was helpful to Kotb. “Oh, now I’ll remember it!” she joked.
“Yes!” a confident Kotb responded, before messing it up again. “It’s Hal … Hank … Hal!”
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Turns out, the confusion was all the fault of Bush Hager’s husband,Henry Hager. “Hank is her husband!” Kotb said.
As for the answer to the originalWWHLcaller’s question, Bush Hager didn’t name any names — revealing that she prefers it when people don’t bring gifts.
“With a third child, he’s wearing hand-me-downs, he doesn’t want a thing,” said the broadcaster, who is also mom to daughtersPoppy Louise, 4, andMargaret “Mila” Laura, 6½.
“I think their advice is more important and their friendship,” she added, of visitors. “Not to be cheesy or anything, but it’s true.”
“We didn’t have anything,” Kotb said onWWHLin her defense, explaining herself later onToday.“We just had it in the car. We just wanted to go there and we didn’t have anything!”
Jenna Bush Hager and her kids.Brian Doben
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The laughter between Kotb and Bush Hager is what viewers have come to expect from the pair, who have beenco-hosting the fourth hour ofTodayat 10 a.m. ET sinceKathie Lee Gifford’sdeparture last year.
Back in January, it was revealed that the two would add a live studio audience to their show every Thursday and Friday.
“We have a new home!” they said in their announcement. “We’ve been in your house, and now it’s time for you to come to our house. We call itHoda & Jenna & Friends, and all that’s missing is you!”
Tickets, which are free, are available atHodaAndJennaTickets.com.
Todayairs weekdays on NBC.Watch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenairs Sundays — Thursdays (11 p.m. ET) on Bravo.
source: people.com
