In a new episode of 'Today With Hoda and Jenna', the co-host of the TV program plays a 'First Loves' game with her twin sister Barbara Bush when they receive a question about cocktails.
- Nov 10, 2023
AceShowbiz - Jenna Bush Hager has accused "Today With Hoda & Jenna" producers of shaming her. In the Thursday, November 9 episode of the TV program, the co-host of the show claimed that her "own team," including the producers, embarrassed her with an underage drinking question.
In the new episode, the 41-year-old TV personality played a game called "First Loves" with her twin sister Barbara Bush, who was filling in for Hoda Kotb. At one point, they received a question about "the first cocktail I ever loved."
Jenna quickly stated, "I think they are trying to shame us with our underage drinking, minor in possession of alcohol." Barbara chimed in, "Yeah, that was rude." Jenna added, "I think this is shame coming from my own team."
Though so, Jenna answered the question, "But I would have to say it was probably wine cooler," prompting Barbara to agree by saying, "Definitely a wine cooler." Jenna continued, "Or a natty light," making a reference to Natural Light beer.
Barbara went on to ask, "Remember there was something called Strawberry Hill or something like that? I don't know if that's still around but I liked it. It was all sugar." In response, Jenna pointed out, "Yeah, and it makes you feel terrible."
Jenna and Barbara got in trouble for buying alcohol with a fake ID when the twin sisters were 19 years old. It happened in 2001 when they were studying at the University of Texas. In the meantime, their father George W. Bush was serving as a U.S. president.
In 2022, Jenna revealed that her father gave her an unexpected reaction to her underage drinking. "(My sister) Barbara and I ... were like 19 and a half, maybe 20, close enough but not allowed (to drink)," Jenna recalled in the 2022 episode of "Today With Hoda & Jenna".
"The fact that we thought we could do that just speaks to how (our parents) were like, 'Oh, you can be normal, it's OK,' " she continued. "When I called my dad to say, 'I'm really sorry' ... he said, 'No, I'm sorry.' We did embarrass (our parents), but they never would say that. He said, 'I'm sorry, I told you (that) you can be normal, and you can't. You can't order margaritas.' "
