Jenna Bush Hager stunned her co-host Hoda Kotb throughout Wednesday's present when she revealed the weird identify her husband Henry Hager used to name her after they have been first courting.
At first of the episode, Hoda, 59, and Jenna, 42, have been discussing the lovable nickname Benny Blanco had for his girlfriend Selena Gomez after he referred to as her “my vitals” in a current Instagram Story publish.
Through the dialog, Jenna requested mother-of-two Hoda: 'Do you like several nicknames?' To which she replied: 'Often… after I'm with somebody… “Honey, sweetie, blah blah”… after I was a child everyone referred to as me Hodie, that was my nickname. Do you like several nicknames?'
Mum-of-three Jenna replied: 'Yeah, I like the nickname!' Hoda added: 'What does Henry name you?' To which she defined: 'Yeah, he calls me Shiny…' which clearly left Hoda shocked.
'Yeah, shiny cat… once we first acquired collectively,' Jenna confirmed after which added: 'And now he simply says, “Honey, child…”, and the youngsters are like, “Eeeee!”' She then revealed she calls her husband of 16 years 'Hank'.
TODAY host Hoda Kotb was shocked Wednesday when Jenna Bush Hager revealed what her husband used to name her.
Jenna confirmed that when she first met Henry Hager in 2004, he used to name her 'shiny cat.'
'He likes it, his mother didn't prefer it. if you identify a child and also you assume, “Don't name him something!” His mother hoped he wouldn't be named Hank, however then everyone calls him Hank,' Jenna defined.
She then revealed that her eldest daughter Mila typically calls her “Kylie Jenner” and that she requested that they name her “Stormi,” after Jenner's six-year-old daughter.
'However final night time, Hal acquired jealous, so he informed me to name Mila “Renee” and him “Stormi,”' Jenna mentioned with fun, then confirmed that her children have one other nickname for her, however she refused to say it on air.
In December 2023, Jenna revealed that her three children – Mila, aged 11; Poppy, aged eight; and four-year-old Hal – refused to name her 'mother' and as a substitute referred to her as 'Jenna Bush'.
She confessed that her three youthful youngsters “united” in opposition to her when she jokingly requested “Are you going to attempt calling me mum?”, to which her eldest cleverly replied “You name me Mila, I'll name you Jenna.”
Hoda's mouth dropped open in disbelief and her eyes widened when her co-host admitted that she wasn't referred to as mother in her home.
With out hesitation, Hoda informed her: “You're dropping the battle. You've misplaced the combat.”
Jenna held up each her palms and humbly replied: 'No, I misplaced it. It's gone.'
Jenna revealed that she calls Henry “Hank,” whereas Henry now calls her “honey” or “child.”
Jenna beforehand revealed that every one three of her children – Mila, Poppy and Hal – refuse to name her 'mother'.
Only a month in the past, Jenna was left embarrassed when she unintentionally referred to her husband as 'daddy' throughout a reside broadcast.
The previous trainer was speaking about her four-year-old son Hal, who needed to decorate up as Trolls characters Man Diamond and Tiny Diamond along with her husband after they made the massive mistake.
'Halle needs to be Child Diamond and desires her daddy to be…' she mentioned, after which rapidly she added: 'To start with, I referred to as him daddy on tv…' and Hoda began laughing.
Hoda joined in, whereas crew members could possibly be heard laughing within the background, attempting to make Jenna really feel higher about her embarrassing mistake.
He sympathised, saying: 'When you mentioned out loud what you say in your house, individuals would assume you're loopy.'
'Oh my god,' Jenna mentioned, holding her head in her palms, then added: 'I simply referred to as my husband daddy! I should be put in some type of place… is there a nook the place I can sit and assume for a couple of minutes?'
Jenna met her husband in 2004 when he was engaged on her father's presidential marketing campaign.
