Jenna Bush Hager just confessed to telling a little white lie on Today With Jenna & Friends.
Bush Hager was accompanied by guest host Bowen Yang, who brought attention to the growing sense of “entitlement” he has observed among first-class flyers. The Today host admitted that she and her family usually do not opt for first class when flying, but she does try to make the most of certain benefits, even if it means being a little deceptive.
She candidly shared, “I choose to sit in 32D because, as we mentioned, we need to be mindful of our finances in the Hager household. So, I am not familiar with first class,” before tentatively revealing to Yang, “I mean, I might have a confession to make.”
She proceeded to recount an incident where she discovered she still had the cast from a recent injury to her middle finger while traveling. This revelation encapsulated her resourcefulness and willingness to improvise even in unexpected situations.
“I have to admit, I put the sling on so I could go a little early to board at 32D,” she confessed.
“I found my sling in my purse and I thought, ‘Do I do it?’ Because I was boarding class five,” she recounted as she held up her finger. She then impersonated herself showing her allegedly broken finger to the attendant. “And I was like, ‘Ma’am do you mind?’”
Yang was rightfully shocked, but he was more so concerned about her finger and seemed to support the lying. “If you have the sling, you must,” he told her.
But the Today host maintained that her finger still hasn’t completely healed, which she demonstrated to Yang by bending it. Except the Saturday Night Live star was not buying it.
“It’s still injured. I can’t bend it more than that!” she said as she bent her middle finger.
“That’s a good bend,” Yang fired back. “Give me a sling.”
Yang is the latest guest host to join Bush Hager on Today With Jenna & Friends. He was the last guest host of an all-male week, when John Legend, Jay Ellis and Andrew Rannells also hosted.
Next up, Tyra Banks will be co-hosting the week of April 14.
Today with Jenna & Friends airs on weekdays at 10/9c on NBC.
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