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Hoda Kotb is stunned as Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager explains why she has a ‘black eye’ and isn’t wearing her wedding ring
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Hoda Kotb is stunned as Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager explains why she has a ‘black eye’ and isn’t wearing her wedding ring

Hoda Kotb appeared visibly stunned on Wednesday’s episode of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” when her co-host Jenna Bush Hager revealed why she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring and had a black eye.

Hoda, who recently celebrated her 60th birthday, opened the latest episode of the NBC morning show by announcing that she will be moving next week and is feeling quite overwhelmed with “cleaning out” her daughters’ toys.

When Jenna, 42, admitted she had recently done a “major clean-out” and thrown away some of her children’s things, Hoda said: “Look, I think we’re teaching them a lesson about material things, they’re not important. You need a few things that are important to you, but to have everything…”

Jenna, a mother of three, then revealed: “So I jumped into the ocean and lost my lucky charm, OK? And a lot of things have happened since then. I tripped, got a black eye, broke my ring finger… so some of you might be thinking, ‘Is she splitting up with her husband?’ No.”

Hoda gasped and asked, “You broke it?”, prompting Jenna to hold up her left hand for her co-host to examine, before remarking, “Oh, it’s still really big!” referring to the swelling.

Hoda Kotb is stunned as Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager explains why she has a ‘black eye’ and isn’t wearing her wedding ring

Jenna Bush Hager in Wednesday's episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna

Hoda Kotb looked stunned on Wednesday when Jenna Bush Hager revealed why she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring and had a black eye

Jenna said she wasn't wearing her wedding ring because she

Jenna said she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring because she “broke” her ring finger and it was still swollen

Jenna, mother of three, confirmed that she has not separated from her husband Henry Hager

Jenna, mother of three, confirmed that she has not separated from her husband Henry Hager

Referring to her husband, Jenna replied, “Yeah, Henry said I just sprained it, but it was bruised!” to which Hoda replied, “Well, it’s definitely broken.”

“I have a little black eye… all of these things happened right after I lost the necklace,” Jenna continued, before recalling a conversation with her daughter about it.

‘And that’s what I told Mila. I said, ‘I’ve had some bad luck and maybe it’s because I lost my lucky necklace,’ and she said, ‘Were you stressed after you lost the necklace?’ and I said, ‘No!’ Well, not until all the bad things started happening!’

Then Hoda blurted out, “Are we done? Has everything stopped? Are we done with the bad?” and Jenna added, “I hope so! I can’t predict that. But doesn’t it feel like Mercury is retrograde? Well, according to some people, it is…”

“Everything is declining,” Hoda confirmed, before adding, “If you’re not feeling completely well, you’re not alone.”

However, Hoda certainly didn’t look absent this week as she continued her birthday celebrations after turning 60 on August 9.

The Today show marked the milestone on Monday’s show by surprising the mother of two with some very special guests – which brought her to tears.

Hoda couldn’t hide her emotions as her co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin presented her with a montage of video messages from people whose lives she has touched.

Hoda burst into tears on Monday's show when her colleagues organized a surprise meeting for her to mark her 60th birthday.

Hoda burst into tears on Monday’s show when her colleagues organized a surprise meeting for her to mark her 60th birthday.

The TV presenter could not hide her emotions when a man named Bart Conley appeared on the screen

The TV presenter could not hide her emotions when a man named Bart Conley appeared on the screen

Hoda gave Bart a big hug when he surprised her in the Today studio on Monday morning

Hoda gave Bart a big hug when he surprised her in the Today studio on Monday morning

As the clip played, Hoda became particularly emotional when a man named Bart Conley appeared on the screen and introduced himself as the husband of a woman named Jill, whom Hoda met in the Cayman Islands while battling breast cancer.

As soon as she heard Bart’s voice, Hoda – who was wearing a bright orange blouse and dark blue jeans – quickly turned away from the camera and wiped her eyes as she tried to calm herself down while Savannah, 52, rubbed her arm and tried to comfort her.

As the story of Hoda and Jill’s friendship played out on screen, Hoda was seen constantly wiping her eyes and taking deep breaths, as this obviously brought back painful memories of Jill’s sad death in 2016 at the age of 38.

Moments later, Hoda was stunned when Craig and Savannah revealed that Bart was actually live in the studio, along with a father-daughter duo — who she met years ago through a battle with cancer — and a couple who had surprised her live on air with the news of an adoption.

When Hoda greeted Bart, she gave him a long hug and lovingly pressed his head against hers before they shared a nice story about her first meeting with Jill.

Bart began, “You both had breast cancer and it was a blessing that you turned to us and from the beginning we always felt so close to you, like a true friend and not like a star on TV.”

“I remember going to lunch with you. You two got along well. I felt so comfortable. And you sharing our story meant so, so much to us.”

Hoda added: “Do you remember that incident in the Cayman Islands? I’ll never forget it. Jill said to me, ‘I have X months to live,’ so I brought it up with her and she said, ‘I’ll never forget that.'” She pointed at you and said, ‘I’m the luckiest person in the world,’ before her voice broke.

“It’s one of those things that stays in your heart forever. I remember what she said about you, it’s beautiful,” Hoda added.

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