Jenna Bush Hager Auditions for Role in Dolly Parton's New Broadway Musical: 'I Just Want a Little Small Part'

Jenna Bush Hager (left) and Dolly Parton (right).Photo:Today/NBC; Jason Kempin/Getty Today/NBC; Jason Kempin/Getty Jenna Bush Hageris ready for her close-up!The former first daughter and mother of three has a successful career as an author, the co-host ofToday with Hoda & Jennaand the head of her own production company. But on the Monday, Dec. 9 episode of the NBC daytime show, Bush Hager teased that she’s got her sights set on more: Broadway.

Jenna Bush Hager Credits Grandmother Barbara Bush (Who Had a 'Reading Is Sexy' Pillow) for Inspiring a Love of Books (Exclusive)

Jenna Bush Hager in 2023 (L), Former First Lady Barbara Bush in 2001.Photo:Eugene Gologursky/Getty; Pam Francis/Getty Eugene Gologursky/Getty; Pam Francis/Getty Jenna Bush Hageris booked (and busy). TheTodaymedia maven spends every weekday hosting the fourth hour of the NBC morning show — newly namedJenna & Friends— and she also pops into the earlier hours to deliver the “Morning Boost.” (Bush Hager received the “Boost” baton fromHoda Kotbon the anchor’s last day atTodayin an effort to keep Kotb’s longstanding tradition of good vibes going.

Jenna Bush Hager Cries During Farewell to Hoda Kotb on theTodayShow: 'Endings Can Be Hard'

Hoda Kotb (left) and Jenna Bush Hager on the fourth hour of the Today show on Jan. 10, 2024 in New York City.Photo:NBC NBC Kotb, 60, departed the morning show after 17 years on the Friday, Jan. 10, episode of theTodayshow. During her final episode, Bush Hager, 43, also took a moment to bid farewell to her co-host of five years. “I can’t believe that everybody came,” Kotb said. “This is so … Jenna and I were in the back trying to figure out how we would do this particular show and I said to something to Hayley at the very beginning.

Jenna Bush Hager Explains Why She Hasn’t Been Wearing Her Wedding Ring: ‘I’ve Seen Some of the Comments’

Jenna Bush Hager.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Jenna Bush Hageris explaining why her wedding ring has been absent recently. On the latest episode ofToday with Jenna & Friends, Bush Hager, 43, addressed online speculation and revealed that “a bad wedding ring situation” is the real reason she’s not wearing her wedding ring, not any marriage woes. Jenna Bush Hager.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty This dilemma appears to have sparked her memory of another unfortunate ring incident, as she reflected upon how partying too hard led to her losing her husbandHenry Chase Hager’s grandmother’s sapphire.

Jenna Bush Hager Jokes She's in Her 'Dating Era' as She Welcomes Celebrity Guest Co-Hosts onTodayAfter Hoda Kotb's Exit

Jenna Bush Hager pictured on Today on November 19, 2024.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Jenna Bush Hageris stepping into a new era! TheTodayshow co-anchor kicked off her first solo fourth hour ofToday with Jenna & Friendson Monday, Jan. 13 following the exit of her pal and longtime colleagueHoda Kotbon Friday, Jan. 10. Joining her at the round table was actress and advocateTaraji P. Henson, who served as the first celebrity co-host of the show.