Hoda KotbThe dream interview would be a huge scoop.
While we sat down in New Orleans for ET’s “Spilling the E-Tea” segment, Kotb’s Today co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, asked her to name the person she really wants to interview. It turns out it’s none other than the Princess of Wales. Kate Middleton.
“I always had this person with me [mind], and now more than ever, but I’ve always wanted to interview Kate Middleton,” Kobt, 59, admitted. “I just think she would – first of all, we don’t know much about her. “She goes through all sorts of things with grace, so I think she would be the one for me.
Middleton has, of course, stepped back from her royal duties for health reasons. The mother of three announced this on March 22nd with a diagnosis of cancer. While she didn’t reveal what type of cancer she’s battling, Middleton shared that she has suffered from cancer.preventive chemotherapy” and was “in the early stages of this treatment.”
During Spilling the E-Tea, Kotb was also asked to recount Bush Hager’s most annoying habit. After reading the question, 42-year-old Bush Hager quipped, “Such meanness.” [question]. Are they trying to break us up after five years?!”
But Kotb was undeterred.
“We don’t like to look for flaws, but if you ask, that’s one of her plus points – she’s extremely competitive,” Kotb said of her esteemed co-host. “And even if she doesn’t win, she acts like she did.”
Bush Hager added: “I’m competitive. I’m actually working on my sportsmanship…I’m just trying to make sure I’m a better sport.”
Bush Hager also addressed her mother’s biggest failures. For example, Kotb asked if Bush Hager ever pretended to bake a cake when it was purchased at the store or if she ever threw away her children’s artwork.
“Yes, I definitely throw away my kids’ artwork,” joked Bush Hager, who shares children Mila, 10, Poppy, 8, and Hal, 4, with husband Henry Hager.
Bush Hager added: “It made me feel bad. I felt like I had to stop because they knew.”
She joked that teachers “just have to send home the beautiful art pieces… one piece a year, but if it’s not good enough we’ll probably throw it in the recycling box.”
As Today with Hoda & Jenna in New Orleans is celebrating its 5th anniversary, Bush Hager asked Kotb to recall her memories of the day she officially joined as co-host five years ago.
“I thought you were super excited. “You were a little scared, which I liked, but the thing I remember most about you that day — and every day since — is that you were 100 percent yourself,” Kotb recalls. “You are 100 percent yourself on day one and in five years you are 100 percent yourself.”
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