Jenna Bush Hageris back on the air!
The new mother of three, 37, made her triumphant return to theTodayshow on Monday to fanfare from her co-hosts, where they welcomed her back with hugs.
Hager joked about getting to really start the show alongside her new co-hostHoda Kotb, after both women went on maternity leave so close together.
“We haven’t been on the show together but five days!” Bush Hager said as she and Kotb, 55, wrapped their arms around each other. “It feels like it’s time!”
“I called Jenna at 4:45 this morning, just to say, ‘It’s time! Wake up!’ ” said Kotb, promising viewers some “surprises” duringToday with Hoda & Jennalater on Monday morning.
Bush Hager and husbandHenry Hagerwelcomed their third child, sonHenry “Hal” Harold, on Aug. 2. He rounds out the couple’s household alongside big sistersPoppy Louise, 4, andMargaret “Mila” Laura, 6½.
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Later in the show,Hoda Kotb— expertly dressed up asJohn Travolta‘s Tony Manero fromSaturday Night Fever— revealed during the 11 o’clock hour that her co-host would be back on air full time starting Nov. 11.
“So thrilled to sit right where I am supposed to — next to@hodakotbstarting again on November 11th!” Bush Hager wrote on Instagram,sharing a pair of photographsfrom the special holiday episode. “Enjoying every last minute with my Hal Pal and then back home.”
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In celebration of her son’s 3-month milestone last month, Bush Hager shared an adorable image of a smiley Hal, wearing a pair of corduroy pants and a too-cute infant-sized cardigan sweater.
“Three months with our sweetest Hal — and he’s already mastered the sly smile and has his mama wrapped around his perfectly, roll-filled thigh. Love my boy. 💙,” shecaptioned her post.
The former first daughter will also join twin sisterBarbara Pierce Bushon a November tour to promote their upcoming children’s bookSisters First, out Tuesday.
Thenine-stop tour kicks offon Monday — the same day as Bush Hager’s return to theTodayshow — in New York City, and concludes Nov. 24 in Naperville, Illinois.
source: people.com
