Speaking to People in a recent interview, Kotb said she is “honored to have been one of the stewards” of the fourth-hour, which is now helmed by Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones.
“I think what is so touching to me is I watched Jenna as kind of a baby learn the ropes, and now, as a proud mom, I’m watching her, number one, carry [the show] for an entire year. I watched her, and I was so proud,” she shared.
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Kotb told People how “satisfying” it is to watch Bush Hager and Jones continue the fourth hour.
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“And now, to watch Jenna and Sheinelle have a place where magic is reigniting again, to me, is one of the most satisfying feelings,” she said.
Kotb made a surprise appearance on the debut episode of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle last week, alongside fellow former fourth-hour co-host Kathie Lee Gifford.
“All you want is for the show to continue to be wildly successful. And by the way, I have not a shadow of a doubt that it is going to be wildly successful, so I feel proud,” Kotb continued. “I feel like a proud mom going, ‘Look at my girls. Look at them. They’re doing it.’ It’s like, you know when you watch your kid ride a bike? You’re like, ‘Oh my God, they can do it all on their own.'”
Kotb noted that she was “proud” to see how Bush Hager handled an entire year of ever-changing co-hosts, adding, “And now, to have a gentle place with such a pro like Sheinelle is going to be next level.”
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