Has Jenna Bush Hager found her next Today co-host? According to longtime viewers, she may have just found her new TV buddy.
The TV personality has been the star of Today's fourth hour show Today With Jenna and Friends ever since Hoda Kotb left the NBC morning series in January. While the hour-long event normally sees Jenna talking about pop culture with today's biggest celebrities, she sometimes has her fellow co-workers sit alongside her. Folks got to see Willie Geist join Jenna as a guest host on February 17 — and it was clear their onscreen chemistry was perfect for the Today show.
What's more, a snippet of the two's dynamic was featured on Instagram, and Today's social team had to bring up how skilled Willie was at playing Quarters.
"You never cease to amaze us, @williegeist 👏," read the caption. "While ranking their favorite games on #JennaandFriends, Willie showed JBH he still has a knack for Quarters!"
After watching Jenna and Willie interact on the air, it didn't take long for fans to voice how much they'd love to see these two be co-hosts of Today's fourth hour all the time.
"MAKE THIS DUO PERMANENT," one person exclaimed in the comments. "There, you go! She found her partner for this show. They go together. Great pairing," another agreed. "Willie is the best! He should be Jenna’s permanent sidekick!!!" a different viewer added.
While Jenna's rotating co-hosts seem to be the plan for right now, that doesn't mean this pairing can't become permanent in the future. Given how Willie is the host of Sunday Today and is often a featured contributor during the week, it wouldn't come as a surprise if he returns to the seat next to Jenna sometime soon.
Until then, we'll be waiting!
As the entertainment and news associate editor for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee.
