Jenna Bush Hager Cries During On-Air Motherhood Admission

From the heart of New York City, it’s Jenna Bush Hager getting candid about being a working mom. 

The Today anchor—who shares kids Mila, 13, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6, with husband Henry Hager—got emotional on air as she detailed balancing motherhood with her professional career.

“I have been working a lot because this has been shooting, and then I’ve had these big interviews and then all the book stuff,” Jenna told co-host Sheinelle Jones during the April 30 episode of Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, “and so this morning when I woke up, I thought, ‘OK, the next couple weeks, the next couple months, it’s like kid-focused.’” 

“I’m like, how can I show up for Poppy in a way—now I’m crying,” she added before tearing up. “I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”

But Jenna—whose stacked schedule has included reporting on the daytime show, appearing in the Devil Wears Prada 2 and working as a producer on NBC’s Protection among other professional ventures—wasn’t in it alone. 

After all, Sheinelle swiftly embraced the journalist into a hug as she regained her composure.