Jenna Bush Hager says she was as soon as mistaken for Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke Hogan, throughout an interplay with a fan.
Throughout a particular version of “Spilling the E-Tea” with Jenna and Hoda Kotb, the 42-year-old media persona and mother of three shared that she was bowled over whereas attending a soccer sport the place one fan confused her for Brooke, 35.
“Nicely, as soon as I used to be mistaken for — I used to be at a Giants sport and the individual behind me goes, ‘You look identical to the daughter of–‘ and I used to be like, ‘Right here it comes…'” she mentioned, pondering the individual would say her personal father, former U.S. President George W. Bush. “‘…Hulk Hogan.'”
She provides, “And it shocked me. I do not know Hulk Hogan’s daughter’s title but it surely caught me abruptly.”
The hilarious reveal got here because the At the moment co-hosts interviewed one another and quizzed their fellow co-hosts on every part from their favourite visitors over time to their first impressions of the opposite individual.
The particular version of the sequence is a part of At the moment with Hoda and Jenna‘s New Orleans celebration of 5 years on air collectively.
Throughout their candid sit-down, Hoda, 59, shared her personal celeb doppelgänger as effectively — or no less than somebody she will get confused for when out in public.
“I am usually mistaken for Gayle King,” the journalist mentioned. “It occurs on a regular basis — within the airports, ‘How’s your greatest good friend, Oprah? How’s Stedman? Oh my gosh, I really like your grandbaby.'”
Jenna first began the Learn With Jenna e book membership on the At the moment present in March 2019 and was rapidly ushered into an even bigger function with the long-running NBC morning present, being provided the function of Hoda’s co-host for the fourth hour only one month later. On the time, she took over for Hoda’s long-time associate on the small display, Kathie Lee Gifford.
Jenna had beforehand stepped in to quickly fill in on the desk over time after she was initially employed as a contributor with the present again in 2009.
On the time of her April 2019 appointment to the fourth-hour program with Hoda, Jenna was a number of months pregnant along with her third baby, Hal, whom she later gave delivery to in August of that 12 months.
When wanting again on how far they’ve come within the half-decade they’ve labored carefully alongside one another, the pair fought again tears whereas speaking about their favourite elements of their 5 years of working collectively as co-hosts and 15 on the identical community.
“I might say most likely the favourite issues are the little issues,” Jenna informed Hoda. “The times, sitting, chatting [during] the business breaks, the time we have simply gotten to actually get to know one another.”
“I agree, I agree,” responded Hoda.
As for what Hoda remembers about these very early days on the present collectively and if she remembers Jenna sharing the information that they might be deskmates, Hoda mentioned she will be able to image the precise response and why she knew early on they have been going to work effectively collectively.
“I assumed that you simply have been tremendous excited — you have been kinda scared, which I favored,” Hoda shared. “The factor that I keep in mind probably the most about you on that day — and on daily basis since — is you are 100% your self. You’re 100% your self on day one and also you’re 100% your self occasions 5 years.”
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