Photo: TODAY with Hoda & JennaJenna Bush Hageris getting real about a difficult moment in her friendship withHoda Kotb.While discussing being “brutally honest” on Wednesday’s episode ofTODAY with Hoda and Jenna, Bush Hager, 41, teared up as she reflected on a time she got candid with Kotb, 58, after feeling like she didn’t know how to be a supportive friend.“When Hoda’s daughter wasn’t feeling well, I just wasn’t there for her the way I wanted to be. And I didn’t know how to be, and I felt terrible about it,” Bush Hager shared, beginning to get emotional.“But I didn’t know what to do. So I just said it. I said ‘I feel like I haven’t been there for you,’ " she recalled.Kotb, whose 3-year-old daughter Hope washospitalizedin February, went on to share that her co-host’s honesty meant “everything” to her.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was, first of all, one of the most beautiful statements,” said Kotb, “and it touched me deeply and it meant everything to me that you said that.“Kotb — who is also mom to daughterHaley Joy, 6 — had taken a few weeks off fromTodayin February while Hope was in the hospital.Though she has not provided further information about her daughter’s diagnosis, she did explain on a previous episode ofToday with Hoda and Jennathat the experience was “really scary.““She’svibrant and brilliant,” the mother of two said of Hope, adding that she’s “over the moon” to have her little one home.
Photo: TODAY with Hoda & Jenna
Jenna Bush Hageris getting real about a difficult moment in her friendship withHoda Kotb.While discussing being “brutally honest” on Wednesday’s episode ofTODAY with Hoda and Jenna, Bush Hager, 41, teared up as she reflected on a time she got candid with Kotb, 58, after feeling like she didn’t know how to be a supportive friend.“When Hoda’s daughter wasn’t feeling well, I just wasn’t there for her the way I wanted to be. And I didn’t know how to be, and I felt terrible about it,” Bush Hager shared, beginning to get emotional.“But I didn’t know what to do. So I just said it. I said ‘I feel like I haven’t been there for you,’ " she recalled.Kotb, whose 3-year-old daughter Hope washospitalizedin February, went on to share that her co-host’s honesty meant “everything” to her.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It was, first of all, one of the most beautiful statements,” said Kotb, “and it touched me deeply and it meant everything to me that you said that.“Kotb — who is also mom to daughterHaley Joy, 6 — had taken a few weeks off fromTodayin February while Hope was in the hospital.Though she has not provided further information about her daughter’s diagnosis, she did explain on a previous episode ofToday with Hoda and Jennathat the experience was “really scary.““She’svibrant and brilliant,” the mother of two said of Hope, adding that she’s “over the moon” to have her little one home.
Jenna Bush Hageris getting real about a difficult moment in her friendship withHoda Kotb.
While discussing being “brutally honest” on Wednesday’s episode ofTODAY with Hoda and Jenna, Bush Hager, 41, teared up as she reflected on a time she got candid with Kotb, 58, after feeling like she didn’t know how to be a supportive friend.
“When Hoda’s daughter wasn’t feeling well, I just wasn’t there for her the way I wanted to be. And I didn’t know how to be, and I felt terrible about it,” Bush Hager shared, beginning to get emotional.
“But I didn’t know what to do. So I just said it. I said ‘I feel like I haven’t been there for you,’ " she recalled.
Kotb, whose 3-year-old daughter Hope washospitalizedin February, went on to share that her co-host’s honesty meant “everything” to her.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“It was, first of all, one of the most beautiful statements,” said Kotb, “and it touched me deeply and it meant everything to me that you said that.”
Kotb — who is also mom to daughterHaley Joy, 6 — had taken a few weeks off fromTodayin February while Hope was in the hospital.
Though she has not provided further information about her daughter’s diagnosis, she did explain on a previous episode ofToday with Hoda and Jennathat the experience was “really scary.”
“She’svibrant and brilliant,” the mother of two said of Hope, adding that she’s “over the moon” to have her little one home.
source: people.com
