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USA Today
10 hours ago
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- USA Today
Jenna Bush Hager gets a new haircut — live on the 'Today' show: 'That's so short'
Jenna Bush Hager gets a new haircut — live on the 'Today' show: 'That's so short' Show Caption Hide Caption Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Bush talk 'I Loved You First' and parenting Sisters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Piece Bush talk with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about their new children's book "I Loved You First" and more. When it comes to hairdressing, Jenna Bush Hager is a pure daredevil. The "Today" show co-host, 43, threw caution to the wind and underwent a bold hair transformation on the NBC morning talk show's June 16 episode. Bush Hager was previously known for her shoulder-length blonde locks. Taking the encouragement of "The White Lotus" star Leslie Bibb, who previously goaded Bush Hager to try out the blunt bob style made viral by her character Kate Bohr, the TV personality and daughter of former President George W. Bush got the short hairdo live on the air. "You are such a badass, you're so cool," Bibb told Bush Hager as celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan began the haircut. "I love this." Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush talk grandparents, raising kids and 'I Loved You First' Even Bush Hager was taken aback by the drastic hair change at one point. "Whoa, that's so short," she said after McMillan trimmed one of her bottom layers. Viewers will have to tune into the June 17 edition of the "Today" show to see Bush Hager unveil the full haircut. Regardless of the court of public opinion's verdict, Bush Hager will have to answer to the style approval of her children Margaret "Mila," Poppy and Henry "Hal." "I will say, my daughter was like, 'Mom, don't do it,'" Bush Hager recalled. "'You're going to regret it.'" 10 bingeable memoirs to check out: Celebrities tell all about aging, marriage and Beyoncé In an interview with ahead of Bush Hager's haircut, McMillan said he wanted to make the TV host's bob "a little more modern and sexy" than the traditionally layered hairstyle. "You can slick it behind your ears, like do the tuck," said McMillan of the look's versatility. "You can wear it natural; you can wear it wavy."
Irish Daily Star
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Today's Jenna Bush Hager's one strict parenting rule as she talks 'safe mistakes'
Jenna Bush Hager has opened up about parenting her three children and the steps she's taking to ensure that they live a 'joyful' life and make 'safe mistakes' in the real world. Jenna, 43, and her husband Henry Hager - who reside in their Connecticut home with their kids Mila, 12, Poppy, nine, and five-year-old Hal - have a hard and fast rule when it comes to their offspring using cell phones and social media. Speaking exclusively to Irish Star, the Today host - who recently admitted she was 'exhausted' after Easter weekend - explained: "My daughter's in sixth grade, she does not have a cell phone. She will not have a cell phone until eighth grade, none of my kids will, that's the pledge I made because I want her to be happy, you know? Read More Related Articles Pierce Brosnan sends crystal clear message about his 31-year-long relationship Read More Related Articles Jennifer Aniston moves on with Hollywood hunk after ex-husband's secret wedding "It's because I want her to have a joyful life. I want them to be connected to friends. I want them to go into the real world and make safe mistakes," Jenna continued. Jenna Bush Hager and her husband Henry pictured with their kids Mila, Poppy, and Hal (Image: @jennabhager/Instagram) "I'd rather they make safe mistakes in the real world than online, but the other thing is, it's also what we model. And, if we're honest, all of us.... and I totally admit that there's times where I'm waiting for an email so I'm looking at my phone and I'm distracted." Jenna revealed that this ended up being an unintentional message in her new children's book, I Loved You First, which she wrote with her twin sister Barbara Bush. "So, this was not on purpose but the message of this book is also to remind myself, 'Okay wait, look up at the world and look at the world through your kids eyes', [because] they can be hilarious and they will find joy in even the mundane. "Pay attention to that instead of rushing through life because we're busy getting somewhere or staring down at a phone because we're distracted, which we all are... Jenna said she would rather her three children make 'safe mistakes in the real world than online' (Image: jennabhager/Instagram) "Pay attention to that instead of rushing through life because we're busy getting somewhere or staring down at a phone because we're distracted, which we all are... "So it's been an unintentional message to myself like, 'oh yeah, I want them to be present, I have to be present too'," the former First Daughter added. Jenna explained how she also makes a conscious effort to always keep the lines of communication open, especially as her eldest is heading toward her teenage years, and a big part of that is being as honest as possible. "I apologize if I'm grumpy, and we all are, we're human... we're not supposed to be perfect, but I try to model the type of behavior that I would want back," Jenna said. Jenna introduces her three kids to her new book, I Loved You First, which she wrote with her sister Barbara Bush (Image: jennabhager/Instagram) "So if I feel like I snapped at somebody - which we all do - I'll say, 'Hey Mila, I did not mean to act like that, I'm just exhausted', and then I feel like it allows her to have those types of conversations with me. "I hope that they feel that way, I want this to be like a safe landing pad [and] I try not to be judgmental about what they come to me with." "Somebody said to me when Mila was two, 'listen to your kids, listen to all the things they say - even the little problems - because then when they have big problems, they'll come to you'. "And Mila's in middle school so it's getting to that time where she has more things to talk to me about and she does come to me. So, so far, so good - I feel like we try to have an open house."
USA Today
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Maria Shriver on what scares her. It's not son Patrick Schwarzenegger on 'White Lotus'.
Maria Shriver on what scares her. It's not son Patrick Schwarzenegger on 'White Lotus'. Show Caption Hide Caption Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Bush talk 'I Loved You First' and parenting Sisters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Piece Bush talk with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about their new children's book "I Loved You First" and more. The end of Maria Shriver's 25-year marriage knocked her to the floor, the way gut-wrenching heartbreak does. How can you stand when your very foundation has been washed away? Shriver, now 69, sobbed in a hotel room while grappling with Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelity and revelation he fathered a son during an affair that spurred prolific headlines in 2011. Shriver fell for the Austrian body-builder-turned actor (who'd later turn Governator) at the Robert F. Kennedy Tennis Tournament in 1977. Mr. Universe became her world when they exchanged vows in 1986 at a Catholic church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, just a couple of miles from the Kennedy compound. The bride's cousin, Caroline Kennedy, served as maid of honor. Schwarzenegger and the daughter of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver welcomed four children during their marriage: Katherine, now 35; Christina, now 33; Patrick, now 31 and Christopher, now 27. They spilt in 2011 after Shriver learned of her husband's affair with their housekeeper which resulted in the birth of Joseph Baena, now 27. Shriver remembers the collapse of her marriage in her latest book, 'I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home' (available now). 'Through my poetry,' she writes, 'I've found, and am still finding, a woman who was terrified of not being able to live up to her family's legacy — scared of not being big enough, scared of not being good enough, a good-enough daughter, a good-enough sister, a good-enough wife, a good-enough mother, a good-enough journalist. A good-enough human being.' She also revisits the need to construct a new identity following her separation. In that hotel room, she encouraged herself, 'Maria, this doesn't have to be the end of you. It can't be the end of you,' she writes. 'Make it a new beginning of you.' Naturally, the Peabody award-winning journalist began with questions. 'I started asking, 'When did this start? When did you first feel heartbreak? When did you first feel lost? When did you first acknowledge that love was tied to accomplishment?' And I just went back so that I could go forward. I tried to peel apart every single thing and make peace for it, try to understand it and let it go,' she tells USA TODAY. She enlisted the help of therapists, shamans, mediums, psychics, candles, crystals, plant medicine and self-improvement books. She practiced meditation, Pilates and yoga. 'I was hard-working, diligent and determined to remake myself into a more tender-hearted, vulnerable, stronger version of myself,' she says. 'I wanted to have a specific kind of relationship with Arnold. I wanted my children to have the relationship they wanted to have with him, separate from anything, my voice in their head. I had a specific idea of the kind of person I wanted to be, and I just worked towards that.' Shriver's poetry allowed her to trace the effects of her upbringing in a family in which, as she writes, 'you didn't sit around and talk about your feelings. You went out into the world and had an impact.' 'I certainly was raised with, 'You have to go out and do something big and you better do it quick,'' Shriver says. She thought her broadcast journalism career would be the ticket. 'But of course it's not,' she says. Then she thought, ''Oh, I'll do the First Lady (of California) thing. That'll be big, that'll be powerful. Everybody will say that was the best first lady ever!'' But that wasn't the answer, either. 'What I've come to learn (is despite) whatever anybody else says it's what you feel on the inside, do you feel seen? Do you feel connected? Do you feel good in your own life, in your own skin? Do you feel loved? These are the things that actually make you feel big, right?' Today Shriver knows herself to be 'kind-hearted, loving, fun, funny, strong, fierce, loved woman,' she says, 'someone who wants to make our world better, to see others, understand others, have compassion for others, and have the same for myself. I feel my feet are on the ground. I feel grounded in the love of my children, my friends, my family, and I feel deeply, deeply grateful,' That sense of self derived internally, Shriver says, is something she talks 'non-stop' to her four children about, including Patrick, who's gained fame as protein shake-pounding finance bro Saxon Ratliff on the current season of 'The White Lotus.' Because 'even though he may be having a moment, everybody else at the table is, in their own ways, also having a moment,' Shriver says. 'They are loved unconditionally, regardless of what they do in life, (it) has nothing to do with the love that is there for them. They are a priority. They are seen. They are distinct from one another but grounded in their loyalty to one another. Moments come and moments go. But what doesn't is the love that is there for them. The joy that's there for them. The friendship, the family, the certainty that they can come home at any time and sit on the couch and be enough.'
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jenna Bush Hager talks to News 2 about new book, upcoming visit to Charleston
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Today Show anchor Jenna Bush Hager is not only a lover of reading books, but she also has a passion for writing them. She has teamed up with her twin sister, Barbara Pierce, to co-write children's books. Their latest, 'I Loved You First,' will be released next Tuesday; however, Jenna Bush Hager joined News 2 to discuss the new book before it is released and to highlight her upcoming trip to Charleston with her sister. Jenna and Barbara will host a story time at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 in Hanahan Hall at Grace Church Cathedral. Following the story time, 'An Evening with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush' will feature the sisters discussing their love of reading and the writing process in the main cathedral. The special events are in partnership with Buxton Books and the Charleston Library Society. The book is a tribute to the bond between a parent and child. Hager talked about how the two balanced their voices when co-writing the book. 'You know, this is not our first project together. We've kind of done this a few times, so we have a mode of working together. I mean, one of the things we do is when we're on book tour, we're like, you know, somebody will come up and be like, Oh, I loved your book on sisterhood, but what about a book about, you know, that I could give to somebody becoming a new mom and that it always gives us ideas. So we usually write our current book on our last book tour. And so, we wrote this, we brainstormed it. It's really a tribute to what it feels like to be a parent and to see the world through our kids' eyes.' She said the book is a tribute to their parents and their children. 'I think it made perfect sense because I have three kids. Barbara just became a mom to her second baby. And so, it's really what's on our mind right now, which is just how grateful we are that we have these babies in our life.' Hager was in Charleston last fall helping to promote the Book Drop, which is an innovative community library program. She'll be back this spring to raise awareness for the Book Drop while also sharing the story behind their latest book. 'I'm obsessed with Charleston,' she said. 'It's one of the greatest American cities. I have a lot of friends there, which is really fun. But of course, and this feels cliche, but it's only cliche because it's true, my favorite thing to do in Charleston is to eat.' She's looking forward to visiting the city with her sister for the first time together. 'I was like, okay, Barbara, I have everywhere we're going to go eat. I have the biscuits picked out. I know the oysters. We're going to also eat. So, it's really fun. I mean, the book tour is so fun to get to travel around our country for a brief period but with my sister.' To find details on ticket information for her Charleston stop, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bush sisters to celebrate book release at downtown Charleston cathedral
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—A downtown Charleston bookstore is supporting two celebratory events for the daughters of former President George W. Bush's latest book release. Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush collaborated to create their new picture book, I Loved You First, which illustrates the connection between parents and their children. Jenna and Barbara will host a story time at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 in Hanahan Hall at Grace Church Cathedral. Following the story time, 'An Evening with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush' will feature the sisters discussing their love of reading and the writing process in the main cathedral. The special events are in partnership with Buxton Books and the Charleston Library Society. To find details on ticket information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
