Jenna Bush Hager is getting her weathermen mixed up.
During the broadcast of Today on June 10th, the 43-year-old (who is George W. Bush and Laura Bush’s daughter) announced that her grandmother, Barbara Bush, was being recognized with a commemorative stamp. Unintentionally, she hinted that her co-host, Al Roker, might have had a unique bond or closeness with the former First Lady.
Jenna inquired, “Don’t you remember that moment when you shared a kiss with her, Craig?” This question left Craig, Savannah Guthrie, and Carson Daly looking puzzled. “Weren’t you the one who kissed her?
It took just a few seconds for Jenna to recognize her error in confusing Al, who has children Courtney (age 37), Leila (26), and Nick (22) with his wife Deborah Roberts, for the former weatherman of Today show, Willard Scott.
“That was Willard,” she noted, to which Al quipped, “That was Willard, other bald weather guy.”
But after Jenna apologized for the confusion, Al admitted that it wasn’t all that far-fetched.
He found the situation incredibly uncomfortable from multiple angles, as if there were layers of discomfort, when Jenna mentioned his name. “I was wondering,” he mused, “if perhaps I had kissed her grandmother.
With a laugh, he added, “Not that I wouldn’t have!”
What made Willard find himself kissing Jenna’s deceased grandmother? During the 1989 Inaugural Parade, President George H.W. Bush waved at the late weatherman (who unfortunately passed away in 2021 at the age of 87). However, it was Barbara, his wife, who ran over to give him a swift kiss on the lips instead.
“How ‘bout that?” Willard said at the time. “I’ve been kissed by the best!”
Three years following Barbara’s passing in 2018, Jenna considered the touching kiss a significant and cherished moment from her life.
Jenna mentioned that an unanticipated incident happened during a September 2021 episode of Today, and she joked that her grandfather might have felt left out or envious.
She mentioned that she had communicated with someone who was acquainted with her grandmother. This person told her, “You know, they seemed to really take a liking to each other,” as she went on. She explained that there appeared to be some sort of mutual attraction between them, saying, “I get the feeling they were flirting,” and added that there was indeed evidence to support this.
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