Jenna Bush Hager Admits She Realized How Much She ‘Depends’ On Hoda Kotb After Co-Host’s ‘Today’ Absence

Jenna Bush Hager started to teardrop up portion speaking astir her Today co-host Hoda Kotb and however gladsome she was that she had returned successful a caller interrogation with Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, March 9. The anchor, 41, spoke astir however adjacent she is with Hoda, 58, and however her time distant from the show helped her recognize that. “Hoda makes my beingness full, and it’s truthful interesting, but you don’t cognize until somebody’s gone unexpectedly however overmuch you beryllium connected them,” she said.

When Hoda returned to the show, Jenna revealed that she near her a enactment to punctual her co-host conscionable however overmuch she appreciates her. “I knew I adored her, but I wrote her erstwhile she came back, and I said, ‘I don’t adjacent cognize if you cognize however overmuch you interaction my life,'” she explained. “I conscionable americium truthful grateful that I person a spouse successful tv that appreciates each azygous infinitesimal and encourages maine to bash the same.

Jenna revealed she wrote Hoda a enactment explaining however overmuch she ‘depends’ connected her. (Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock)

Hoda was absent from Today for 2 weeks, and erstwhile she returned, she explained that her girl Hope, 3, was sick and had to beryllium taken to the ICU, and spent over a week successful the hospital. When she returned to the show, Hoda said she was truthful blessed that her girl was out. “I’m grateful she’s home. She is backmost home. I was waiting for that time to come. We are watching her closely. I’m conscionable truthful happy,” she said connected the show.

In the interview, Jenna said that Hoda’s daughter’s wellness scare was a reminder astir making clip for family. “I person these 3 precious children who mean everything to me. It’s bully that we some person our priorities successful check,” she told ET. “It slowed everything down and reminded america what’s important.”

Jenna got affectional portion talking astir however overmuch she missed Hoda. (John Nacion/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)

During Hoda’s absence, her co-hosts had explained that she was retired to code a “family wellness matter,” and portion she was away, she shared messages astir hope with her followers connected Instagram. When she returned to the amusement with Jenna, she spoke astir however blessed she was to person truthful galore loving radical astir her. “I person a household who loves me. I person a small miss who’s home. I person a fantastic enactment system,” she said. “I consciousness blessed and grateful. Really, really, truly grateful.”

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