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Irish Daily Star
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Jenna Bush Hager leaves New York for exciting career move with huge Hollywood star
The Today Show studio was abuzz with excitement after Jenna Bush Hager announced some huge news. The TV favorite shared that she would be leaving New York to go to Nashville for her own literary festival - and shared that a very special guest would be joining her. Speaking on the show alongside co-host Susanna Guthrie on Thursday, Jenna could not contain her excitement with her news. Jenna, host of NBC's Today With Jenna & Friends, a slot she used to present with Hoda Kotb , she said: "Breaking actress and best selling author, Tiffany Haddish, is coming to join me for the first ever Read With Jenna Book Festival." The event will take place on May 30 and 31 and is set to be wall to wall with celebrities and interesting famous faces. Read More Related Articles 60 Minutes reporter issues bold statement on air after producer quits Read More Related Articles Trump cuts speech short as he rushes from podium after 'medical emergency' Fans may not be too surprised Tiffany will join Jenna at the event - they spotted the duo's chemistry when they were on the show together earlier this year. Tiffany Haddish and Jenna Bush Hager formed an unexpected bond on 'Today with Jenna & Friends' (Image: jennaandfriends/Instagram) With no permanent lined up for Hoda yet, Jenna has invited various celebs to join her on air, including Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Wade, and of course, Tiffany. Jenna surprised fans when she confessed she had formed an unexpected bond with Tiffany. The Girl's Trip star joined the presenter on the Jenna & Friends segment from April 23 to April 25, and the pair's chemistry was evident from their first on-screen moment together. Jenna gushed about their friendship on social media - and took to Instagram to share how a real friendship had bloomed between them. "Sometimes you meet friends at unexpected times! Love you @tiffanyhaddish," she wrote. It seems Jenna has been enjoying a jet-set lifestyle of late. She appeared to have a whale of a time on a recent girls' trip to Paris with her gal pals. Jenna, 43, took a break from her mommy duties to jet off to the City of Lights with four friends for a quick trip. The television host shared pictures from the mini-vacation to her 1.5 million followers on her Instagram Story on Wednesday. However, it's unclear when the photos were taken since Jenna was live on air on April 30, but it seems as though the former First Daughter had a blast during her French getaway. The pictures ranged from a couple of group shots of the women looking chic in dark sunglasses, to enjoying dinner underneath a crystal chandelier and enjoying some French wine together.
Irish Daily Star
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Jenna Bush Hager left in tears over emotional dedication involving career move
Jenna Bush Hager has been left in tears after reading an emotional dedication after she announced her career change. The Today Show host was seen welling up in an Instagram video where she read the note inside the book helped publish for the first time. Jenna emotionally read out: "The dedication is: 'To little me, who was constantly...'" Jenna's voice then broke as she paused and said: "Stop, I can't. It's so beautiful." She then continued: "'To little me, who was constantly told to get her head out of the clouds but made a world inside of them instead. Thank you for never giving in'." Read More Related Articles Jenna Bush Hager hints she's exhausted as she desperately covers up dark circles amid major career move Read More Related Articles Jenna Bush Hager lifts lid on early mornings at Today as she shares survival secret Jenna once again began sobbing and said: "God! What?! I can't handle it. That is the most beautiful dedication. Ok, we're gonna have so much fun, I'm proud of you." Captioning the post Jenna said: "My first time reading the dedication of 'Conform'… Jenna was seen sobbing as she read the dedication (Image: jennabhager/Instagram) "@arielhsullivan dedicated her debut novel to her younger self. Conform — the first book of my imprint with @randomhouse — by @arielhsullivan (who I'm FaceTiming here) is out in October!" The video comes after Jenna excitedly revealed a big career move, explaining that she's headed to Nashville for the first-ever Read With Jenna book festival. The event , which will quite honestly change the tired host's already busy life, will feature a host of activities, including author chats, club talks, signings, meet-ups, a special episode taping for Jenna's Open Book podcast, and live music. The Today Show host revealed in eleven heartfelt words: "I am SO excited to announce our first ever @readwithjenna book festival!! She then continued with information on how to participate." She then shared: "Join us to connect with fellow book lovers and meet some of your FAVORITE authors - Elin Hilderbrand, Ann Patchett, Alison Espach, Chris Whitaker, Amity Gaige, Rumaan Alam, Jessica Soffer, Emma Straub and Jean Kwok. Plus, a performance by the incredible @blessingoffor." Jenna recently embarked on a new aspect to her career (Image: jennabhager/Instagram) The announcement was warmly received by her followers, who took to the comments on her social media post to express their anticipation. "Excited to hear about your Nashville event - you and your mother have done great things for literacy in this country. Keep up the good work, @jennabhager," commented a follower. Another chimed in: "This is amazing! We literally, can't wait! "It's going to to be so much fun. I'll be joined by Elin Hilderbrand, Ann Patchett, Alison Espach, Rumaan Alam, Jessica Soffer and many more Read With Jenna authors. My mom started the Texas Book Festival and I'm staring the Read With Jenna Book Festival," Hager told viewers on TODAY. Set for Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31, the literary celebration will unfold at W Nashville, under the patronage of Nashville Music City. For the latest local news and features on Irish America, visit our homepage here .
