Hoda Kotb kicked off her weeklong farewell tour on Monday as she prepares for her final episode of "The Today Show," set to air on Friday. To celebrate, her co-host Jenna Bush Hager revealed the first three celebrity guests who will step into the "Today With Jenna & Friends" chair next week: Taraji P.
Today with Jenna and Friends will return with a rotation of celebrity co-hosts until a permanent replacement for Hoda Kotb is found.
Three powerhouse women are stepping into Hoda Kotb’s shoes after the longtime talk show host’s upcoming exit from the Today show. Hoda’s Today With Hoda & Jenna co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, announced the first few celebrity guests who will be joining her in the morning show’s fourth hour beginning on January 13.
Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria and Keke Palmer will each co-host for a day before Johansson takes over for an entire week.
Today with Jenna & Friends finally has its first batch of celebrity guests. After Hoda Kotb announced her upcoming departure from TODAY, her fourth-hour co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, revealed that Today with Hoda & Jenna would be turned into Today with Jenna & Friends.