Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones talk about their hosting journey
Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones reveal how they found their perfect hosting partnership and what made the moment unforgettable.
Jenna Bush Hager is now a mother to a teenage daughter, and she recently celebrated the milestone with her “Today” show co-host and more than 1.5 million Instagram followers.
Hager, the granddaughter of 41st US President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush, posted on her Instagram Stories on Monday, April 13, a photo of herself cradling her now 13-year-old daughter Mila with the caption, “Happy birthday to the girl of my dreams.”
The 44-year-old author and journalist reflected on how quickly her daughter has grown up on Monday’s episode of “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.”
“That little one turns 13 today. I can’t believe it,” Jenna said on the Today show.
Co-host Sheinelle Jones also joined in on the birthday celebration, telling Hager, “You’re officially a teenager.”
Jenna Hagar recalls going into labor at baby shower
Hager also posted a photo of her newborn, Mila, on her Instagram Stories with the caption, “What was the day like 13 years ago when I became a mom?” She added a video of herself having a tender moment with baby Mila.
The reminiscences didn’t stop there, as Hager, a mother of three, recalled the moment Mila’s contractions began at Mila’s baby shower, about three weeks before her due date.
“All of a sudden the water exploded and everyone had different reactions,” Hager said on the “Today” show. “There was one guy who was the caterer, and he just threw a roll of paper towels and walked out the door.”
He added: “Those who were pregnant there started crying in fear.”
Hager says Mila is “coming into her own.”
Jones, who is already the mother of two teenagers, twins Clara and Uche who will turn 13 in July 2025, echoed Hager’s sentiments.
“It’s only a few months away,” Shinel said of the twins becoming teenagers. “You know, they become their own thing. For years, I say, ‘Wear this,’ and they just wear it. Finally, Clara is old enough to wear what she wants.”
In response to her co-host’s remarks, Hager said, “If you told Mila Hagar what she should wear, she would laugh.”
Hager also talked about how Mila is coming into her own, away from her younger sister Poppy, 10, and older brother Hal, 6.
“I think you could tell she was her own person,” Hager said. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, she’s going to go trick-or-treating with her friends, I’m not going to remember her,’ and that was fine.”
And how will Mira react when she hears her mother talk about her birthday on live TV? “She’ll be happy that I talked about it on the show,” Hager joked.
