{"id":295526,"date":"2025-04-03T21:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/jenna-bush-hagers-today-show-guest-hosts-john-legend-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T21:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:29:28","slug":"jenna-bush-hagers-today-show-guest-hosts-john-legend-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/jenna-bush-hagers-today-show-guest-hosts-john-legend-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Bush Hager’s Today Show Guest Hosts: John Legend and More"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jenna Bush Hager<\/strong><\/a> is starting a new era of the Today<\/em><\/a> show\u2019s fourth hour.<\/p>\n

Following Hoda Kotb<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s final episode<\/a> on January 10, Today With Hoda & Jenna<\/em> relaunched under the new title Today With Jenna & Friends<\/em><\/a>. Bush Hager, 43, will appear alongside a rotating panel of celebrity guest hosts until Kotb\u2019s official replacement is selected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever sits in this seat is going to have the easiest job in the world \u2018cause they\u2019re sitting next to you,\u201d Kotb, 60, said on a September 2024 episode of Hoda & Jenna<\/em><\/a> after announcing her Today<\/em> exit. \u201cI mean, the only thing they have to do is not laugh so hard they pee their pants. That\u2019s it. They just have to hang on. You are this bright light, you always have been, and it\u2019s your turn.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, Bush Hager replied: \u201cIf I\u2019m bright, it\u2019s because I\u2019m sitting in your glow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tHoda Kotb\u2019s upcoming Today exit is hitting Jenna Bush Hager right in the feels. \u201cTo be totally honest, I was shocked, shocked,\u201d Bush Hager, 43, admitted while chatting with Matt Rogers about Kotb\u2019s departure on the Thursday, December 5, episode of her \u201cOpen Book with Jenna\u201d podcast. \u201cI mean, I was surprised.\u201d Bush Hager explained [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kotb helped Bush Hager announce her first lineup of guest hosts during her final week of Today<\/em><\/a>, describing her first three picks as \u201cheavy-hitter, homerun [and] wow\u201d on the January 6 episode of Hoda & Jenna<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

After hearing the brand-new Jenna & Friends<\/em> theme song, Kotb tearfully told her TV partner: \u201cI was picturing you and how proud I\u2019m gonna be of you walking right here from that wall to this desk with that song. It\u2019s gonna be awesome. It\u2019s gonna be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scroll down to see which celebs will be sitting next to Bush Hager on Today With Jenna & Friends<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Taraji P. Henson<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 13 and January 17<\/p>\n

Eva Longoria<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 14<\/p>\n

Keke Palmer<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 15<\/p>\n

Michelle Buteau<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 16<\/p>\n

Scarlett Johansson<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 21 through January 24<\/p>\n

Kelsea Ballerini<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 27<\/p>\n

Kimberly Schlapman<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 28 (filling in for Jordin Sparks<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Ciara<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 29 and January 31<\/p>\n

Wynonna Judd<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> January 30<\/p>\n

Ego Nwodim<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 3 through February 7<\/p>\n

Amy Poehler<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 10<\/p>\n

Ana Gasteyer<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 11<\/p>\n

Mikey Day<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 12<\/p>\n

Cheri Oteri<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 13<\/p>\n

Chloe Fineman<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 14<\/p>\n

Willie Geist<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 17, March 4, March 17 and March 18<\/p>\n

Justin Sylvester<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> February 18 through February 21<\/p>\n

Heather McMahan<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> Week of February 24<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 3<\/p>\n

Regina Hall<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 5 through March 7<\/p>\n

Dwyane Wade<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 10 through March 14<\/p>\n

Donna Farizan<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 19<\/p>\n

Brooke Shields<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 20 and March 21<\/p>\n

Barbara Bush<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 24 through March 25<\/p>\n

Wendy Stapleton and Sam Bush LeBlond<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 26<\/p>\n

Henry Hager<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> March 27 through March 28<\/p>\n

Olivia Munn<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> Week of March 31<\/p>\n

Bowen Yang<\/h3>\n
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Hosting dates:<\/strong> April 7 and April 11<\/p>\n

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