Jenna Bush Hager teased Today cohost Hoda Kotb on Friday and joked that she was going to invite her seven-year-old daughter over to her house so that she could ‘corrupt’ her.
During the latest episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the two ladies were discussing Kieran Culkin’s recent comments about why he won’t let his children watch Home Alone just yet.
After watching a clip of Kieran, 42, explaining why, Hoda, 60, said: ‘Look, a three-year-old doesn’t need to see a tarantula! There are already enough things that are scary.
‘I didn’t know his kids were that little, of course they’re not watching it! They should be watching cartoons and things!’
The mother-of-two continued: ‘Look, my kids, they don’t watch a whole bunch of stuff… they have a lifetime to watch romance, love, frightening things. Can’t they just watch The Peanuts?’
Jenna, 42, then said: ‘You know what she’s doing? She’s gaslighting me! You wanna know why? I just told Hoda that Poppy and I – we’ve only watched one – but we watched Meet Me Next Christmas, a Netflix romcom,’ referring to her second daughter.
‘It’s a gateway!’ Hoda blurted out as Jenna stated the film was ‘rated PG’ but Hoda quickly corrected her and claimed it was PG13.
‘I think this is good for people on X… at what age should you let your kids watch romcoms?’ Hoda suggested as Jenna reiterated that it was ‘a PG film’ before adding that her daughter is 10 years old.
Jenna Bush Hager teased Hoda Kotb on Friday and joked that she was going to ‘corrupt’ her seven-year-old daughter Haley
Hoda pictured with her daughters Haley, seven, and Hope, four, at their new home in the suburbs
Hoda quickly corrected her and shouted: ‘No, she’s nine!’ as Jenna fired back: ‘She’s about to be 10!’ which led to them both laughing.
Referring to her cohost’s two daughters, Jenna then declared: ‘I’ve decided I’m having Haley – Hope can stay innocent – but Haley is coming over and I am gonna corrupt her!’
Hoda admitted: ‘By the way, Haley will do whatever you say!’ as Jenna recalled the time they all went to go and see Taylor Swift perform in Miami in October.
‘Haley saw more at the Taylor Swift concert!’ Jenna claimed as Hoda responded: ‘No, but she was too far away. No, she didn’t see…’ as her cohost told her: ‘No, I don’t mean of Taylor! I mean, people making out…’
Hoda was stunned at her comment and fired back: ‘People making out at the Taylor Swift concert?!’ as Jenna joked: ‘Yeah, it was Henry and me!’ referring to her husband of 16 years Henry Hager.
‘I’m just kidding, Henry wasn’t even there!’ Jenna quickly added before reiterating: ‘But I am having her over and my kids are gonna corrupt her and it’s gonna be fun!’
Hoda replied: ‘I think they might!’ before joking: ‘She’ll come back with eyes as big as meatballs about like, “what happened at Jenna’s house?”‘
Jenna’s comments come just days after she posted some new snaps of her with her three children to mark her 43rd birthday.
Hoda couldn’t stop laughing as Jenna tried to justify letting her nine-year-old daughter Poppy watch a PG13 romcom on Netflix
Jenna pictured on her birthday on November 25 with her husband Henry and their three children – Poppy, Hal, and Mila
She and Henry, 46, are parents to Mila, 11, Poppy, nine, and five-year-old son Hal and in the selfie, the couple are seen cuddling their brood as the eldest holds a plate of cupcakes.
Jenna captioned the post: ‘Feeling so grateful for all the love… really soaking it in. As someone wrote to me today, hoping I slow it all down a little so I can appreciate every single second. Thanks for it all.’
After officially turning one year older on November 25, Jenna revealed the gift that her kids gave her during an episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.
While talking Hoda, the NBC host explained that she received a variety of birthday coupons.
‘They made me a poster where they wrote that they were each giving me coupons,’ she said.
‘Hal’s was, he would go to bed early. Poppy’s said “foot massage” – but then she actually changed her mind because she thought it would be gross to give me a foot massage, and she said a “hand massage.”‘
Jenna added that Mila’s birthday coupon included a total of ‘Four free babysitting moments.’
While further reflecting on the big night, Jenna told Hoda that her family made her ‘go away’ so they could surprise her.