Kotb previously hosted Today's fourth hour with Bush Hager for five years before departing the show in January 2025

Hoda Kotb gave some support to her former cohost, Jenna Bush Hager, on Today this week when she made a surprise appearance. The former morning show host visited Bush Hager and current cohost Dwyane Wade behind the scenes.

Jenna Bush-Hager was so excited to introduce Dwyane Wade as her cohost for the week on Today With Jenna & Friends – that she made a silly on-air blunder, which she quickly corrected before she became a meme.

Hoda Kotb surprised her former Today Show co-host Jenna Bush Hager backstage ahead of the morning meeting on March 11. The heartfelt reunion was captured on video and shared on the Today

TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Dwyane Wade taste test snacks that have gone viral online, including a dirty martini dip, sushi sandwich and more. See what they think of each of these combos!

Wade said this conversation has been top of mind for him. "My kids are growing up in the spotlight and they didn't ask for it," he said to Jenna. "So as someone who did not ask for it, who was born into the spotlight that you were born into, how do you handle that?" Jenna shared her biggest advice for parents.

Jenna Bush Hager has three children with her husband, Henry Chase Hager; however, recently, fans have begun to speculate that they may be heading to divorce.

You'd have to be pretty brave to date the daughter of the governor of Texas and eventual president), but Jenna Bush Hager's high school boyfriend was perhaps a bit too brave, giving her father a jokey moniker that the future POTUS didn't love.

With the revolving door of guest hosts joining Jenna Bush Hager on the Today show, it's hard to say who could be a perfect fit as a co-host. Well, it looks like fans already have thoughts about who could be her sidekick — and they're giving one particular star a thumbs up.