Jenna Bush Hager Teases Carson Daly Playfully With Ex-Girlfriend Allusions on Today Show
Jenna Bush Hager caused laughter—and a touch of mischief—on the Today Show on Thursday, May 1, as she playfully teased co-host Carson Daly with his high-profile exes on a viral TikTok prank sketch.
The game, called "I'm So Hungry, I Could Eat…," involves contestants identifying surprising or awkward individuals after saying the phrase, surprising the other players. Bush Hager, age 43, chose to play a little joke on Daly. With a smile, she wisecracked, "I'm so hungry I could eat a Jennifer Love Hewitt," naming Daly's previous girlfriend.
Taken totally by surprise, Daly, 23 (a laughable mistake, as Daly is really 50), replied with a dazed, "Right, wait… what?" His response caused co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, 53, to cut in with a laugh, saying, "Thank you for doing what I was about to do."
Daly, who had dated I Know What You Did Last Summer actress Jennifer Love Hewitt in 1998, then humorously asked for a "new seat" and declared the entire segment "ridiculous." But the lighthearted teasing didn't end there.
Guthrie and Bush Hager doubled back, mentioning actress Tara Reid, to whom Daly was engaged in 2000 before the couple broke up in 2001. Daly, pretending to be shocked, said, "Oh my gosh, you didn't!" as he stepped away from his co-hosts as the show wrapped up.
"We did!" Bush Hager laughed heartily, clearly relishing the playful moment.
Though it might have temporarily placed Daly in the hot seat, the segment provided an ideal mix of humor and nostalgia, reminding everyone once again that live TV—and long-standing celebrity friendships—can still produce viral gold.
The game, called "I'm So Hungry, I Could Eat…," involves contestants identifying surprising or awkward individuals after saying the phrase, surprising the other players. Bush Hager, age 43, chose to play a little joke on Daly. With a smile, she wisecracked, "I'm so hungry I could eat a Jennifer Love Hewitt," naming Daly's previous girlfriend.
Taken totally by surprise, Daly, 23 (a laughable mistake, as Daly is really 50), replied with a dazed, "Right, wait… what?" His response caused co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, 53, to cut in with a laugh, saying, "Thank you for doing what I was about to do."
Guthrie and Bush Hager doubled back, mentioning actress Tara Reid, to whom Daly was engaged in 2000 before the couple broke up in 2001. Daly, pretending to be shocked, said, "Oh my gosh, you didn't!" as he stepped away from his co-hosts as the show wrapped up.
"We did!" Bush Hager laughed heartily, clearly relishing the playful moment.
Though it might have temporarily placed Daly in the hot seat, the segment provided an ideal mix of humor and nostalgia, reminding everyone once again that live TV—and long-standing celebrity friendships—can still produce viral gold.
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