Jenna Bush Hager has admitted that she doesn’t care about walking around naked in front of her three children – despite her four-year-old son Hal making fun of her nipples.
During Monday’s episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the 42-year-old and her cohost Hoda Kotb were discussing whether or not you should do your hair or makeup first when getting ready for a night out.
The two ladies agreed that hair should always be sorted first before applying makeup and then choosing an outfit, which led Jenna – who once admitted to getting naked in the NBC gym – to say: ‘Although recently, while I’m getting dressed, if I do makeup, hair, outfit, and I’m standing there, Hal likes to come in and say, “look at your nickels! I like your nickels!”
‘Now, he’s talking about something else that…’ she continued as Hoda, 59, replied: ‘I can kind of guess what he’s talking about!’ before Jenna confirmed: Yes, nipples! But he said, “look at your big nickels!” and then I feel a little humiliated in my own home!’
Hoda then said: ‘I have a question for you, do you care about walking around naked with your kids around?’ and Jenna wasted no time in replying as she fired back: ‘No, I don’t, but not in a gross way!
Jenna Bush Hager has admitted that she doesn’t care about walking around naked in front of her three children
The TV host revealed that her four-year-old son Hal likes to ‘make fun’ of her ‘big’ nipples
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‘I mean, I’m not saying it’s gross! Why are you getting defensive?’ Hoda laughed as Jenna defended herself and added: ‘But also, I’m not walking around, I’m in the privacy of my own bathroom! And he walks in and makes fun of my “nickels,” pointing and laughing and stuff and talking about their size.
‘Then I have to get on a robe, which makes me hotter!’ Jenna then said, as Hoda advised: ‘Throw a T-shirt on, it’s just easier.’
Referring to her getting ready routine again, Jenna said of Hal: ‘But he’s started to shame me into: outfit, hair, makeup.’
The two hosts then started talking about their shower habits and routines as Hoda admitted that she likes to brush her teeth in the shower in order to save time.
Her admission left Jenna ‘horrified,’ as she said: ‘I do believe that the shower is not a place to brush our teeth. I believe that that’s why God made a sink – or a human – and you’re telling me that you have a toothbrush and a toothpaste by the sink….’
Hoda fired back: ‘Okay, so you don’t brush your teeth in the shower, however when you step into the warm water of the shower, you know what happens at times… are you going to dry off and go use the restroom or….’
Jenna responded: ‘Well, usually, if I have planned my mornings correctly, or my evenings, I’ve already taken care of that!’ but Hoda was having none of it and said: ‘But let’s talk about the time in which… which is many times, ask Henry!’ referring to Jenna’s husband.
‘So that happens. So you can’t be okay with that, urinating in the shower, but how about your kids? Do you get them out of the shower if they say, “I have to go pee real quick”, or do you say, “just go!”‘
Jenna told her cohost Hoda Kotb that her son’s comments make her feel ‘humiliated’
Jenna pictured with her husband Henry Hager and their three children Mila, 11, Poppy, eight, and Hal
‘I mean, if I was proper, I would take them out,’ Jenna replied as Hoda blurted out: ‘Of course you would not! You would never do that!’
Jenna’s comments come just months after her Today colleague, Dylan Dreyer, admitted she sometimes showers with all three of her sons in order to save time.
During an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, the 42-year-old meteorologist said her kids ‘don’t care’ about seeing her in the nude – but also revealed that the family showers are ‘getting a little weird’ now that her oldest son Calvin is seven-years-old, so he tends to have a bath instead.
She made the admission in response to being asked about Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper, who admitted back in February that he doesn’t mind being naked in front of his seven-year-old daughter Lea de Seine.
The Maestro actor-and-director revealed he grew up with a father who was ‘always nude’ in their house so therefore he has a very relaxed approach to wearing clothes behind closed doors.
Appearing on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, after the host said his family was ‘naked all the time’, Bradley said: ‘Me too.’
The Hangover star added: ‘And by the way, I was like that. Not with my mom but with my dad. My dad was always nude, always took showers with him.’
Dax asked: ‘And you’re quite comfortable nude?’ to which Bradley replied: ‘Totally.’