Jenna Bush Hager catches Hoda Kotb’s ‘not so secret’ shout out at Macy’s Day Parade

Jenna Bush Hager would have acknowledged Hoda Kotb’s dance tribute to her from a thousand miles, not to mention from Macy’s Day Parade’s reside protection.

The tv persona gave her Right now co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager a heartfelt and humorous shout-out throughout the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Bush Hager made certain to share the second on Instagram.

“Just one individual does this. Poppy, what’s about to occur?” Bush Hager excitedly mentioned to her 9-year-old daughter, Poppy, in a video she posted on Thursday, November 28.

The clip exhibits Kotb, alongside co-host Savannah Guthrie, pumping her fists towards her chest whereas grooving to Chappell Roan’s music Sizzling 2 Go.

“So grateful for my most hilarious and LOYAL @hodakotb who all the time comes by way of! With help by my dearest @savannahguthrie !!! That was a (not so!) secret dance transfer!” Bush Hager captioned her Instagram publish.

On the Right now present a day earlier, Kotb, 60, revealed she had deliberate a delicate nod to her buddy throughout the iconic reside occasion.

“I’ve been pondering lots concerning the image,” Kotb defined throughout the November 27 episode. “I’ve been pondering like, what may it presumably be? And there’s just one factor it could possibly be.”

Kotb referred to a playful gesture impressed by a bit from Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s RockaFellaCenta, the place she mimicked shaking her fists towards herself — a signature transfer she makes use of at any time when she sees Bush Hager.

“It’s form of our name signal,” Bush Hager, 43, added, with Kotb teasing, “Look ahead to it!”

This marks the second consecutive yr Kotb has included a secret message for Bush Hager throughout the parade.

“Final yr, Hoda and I got here up with this secret image, which was Hoda brushing her enamel with a finger, bear in mind?” Bush Hager recalled throughout the identical episode.

“That was the indicator that I used to be fascinated with Jenna,” Kotb defined.

Whereas Bush Hager missed final yr’s second as a result of her Christmas tree fell down, followers shortly flooded social media to let her know concerning the playful gesture. Reflecting on that have, Bush Hager mentioned it “made my entire Thanksgiving.”

Each anchors proceed to thrill followers with their shut friendship and playful traditions, including a private contact to the vacation season.