‘Today’ Fans Won’t Stop Raving About Jenna Bush Hager’s Surprise 'Jeopardy!' Appearance
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Fans of Jeopardy!, Jenna Bush Hager is now part of the quiz show canon.
The Today show star is known for being a co-host on daytime TV and launching her Read With Jenna book club. Well, her worlds collided on July 13, when she appeared as a category for an episode of Jeopardy!. Titled "Reading With Jenna Bush Hager," she expanded her love of reading to a national audience by presenting pre-taped clues featuring a few of her literary favorites.
Shortly after her appearance aired, Jenna went on Instagram to post a video montage from the guest spot. "Hey, MOM!" she wrote on July 14. "@readwithjenna is on @jeopardy!!!"
When Today show fans saw Jenna made a surprise jump to primetime television, many took to the comments section to congratulate her on the unique accomplishment.
"Jenna is the best! Why do I even get a pride feeling to see Jenna on Jeopardy!!???" one person wrote on Instagram. "STOOOOOOP IT!!!!! This is amazing!!!!!!!" another agreed. "So awesome!! ♥️ Very excited for you!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻," a different viewer added.
When Jenna later talked about the exciting Jeopardy! cameo on Today With Hoda and Jenna, she revealed a funny detail about it to Hoda Kotb. When sharing a clip of the segment, Jenna disclosed that she didn't have the chance to watch it in real-time.
"I haven't seen it! That's the first time I've seen of it!" she said on the NBC program. "You know what? I'm just proud to be part of that. Can you imagine if it wasn't around reading?"
Speaking of her Read With Jenna book club, the author celebrated its fourth anniversary in March. What's more, she also announced the expansion of its summer reading list to include titles for children.
Congrats, Jenna!
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