Jenna Bush Hager Became Kathie Lee Gifford's Perfect Replacement

Jenna Bush Hager was reminded of that all too real phrase one morning around 10 a.m. when she was co-hosting Today's fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford.

While she was reliving her kids-free getaway to Mexico with husband Henry Hager, Jenna was innocently interrupted by her two children Poppy and Mila.

"Mama has a cat!" Poppy began to repeat from the audience as cameras rolled. "Mama has a cat!"

"I brought them because they were off of school and I wanted them to come but this was a terrible idea," Jenna shared as Kathie Lee joined the audience in laughing hysterically. "I don't even have a cat anymore."


The impromptu family moment quickly became a favorite among viewers. It also was further proof to Kathie Lee that Jenna was Today's girl in the event that she would leave the show.

"The two weeks that you guys were off at the Olympics and it was mostly Jenna in with me and those two weeks, I saw you blossom," Kathie Lee shared on Today when news broke that Jenna would be replacing her. "Those two weeks you started to trust your instincts."

She added, "When you stop caring about what people think, that's when the magic happens.  And when the girls came on and your mom was here…It was magic television. I said she's going to be just fine."





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