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Jenna Bush Hager Says Hoda Kotb Told Her Not to Sign 'Today' Contract

Jenna Bush Hager revealed how advice from Hoda Kotb before her 'Today' exit helped her transition to hosting 'Jenna & Friends' on her own

She continued, “I thought she was saying that so we could link up our contracts and be there until the same time, but what she was doing was protecting me because she knew I was gonna be doing the show on my own.” Kotb, 60, emceed Today for more than two decades, ultimately leaving earlier this year to pursue other projects and spend more time with her family. “I mean, I think the most important lesson that she taught me was about positivity,” Bush Hager, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly on March 12.

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