Hoda Kotb reveals who he wants to replace on “Today”, claims that Jenna Bush Hager is taking part in the casting

Hoda Kotb she has high hopes for the person who will replace her Today when he officially leaves the show early next year.

“The person I want is someone I have beautiful chemistry with Jenna (Bush Hager)– she said ME! News October 25. “That’s all I want. Because it’s never about any anchor, it’s about the in-between. So bring on the chemistry.”

“I don’t care if it’s her best friend, I don’t care if it’s someone she worked with, if it’s some celebrity,” Hoda, 60, said, adding: “Once she syncs up, that’s it. there is chemistry, it will be beautiful.”

Ultimately, Hoda wants Jenna, 42, to have fun and work with someone she has a good camaraderie with.

“I told Jenna, ‘Get a feel for who you want. Feel what is right for you,’” she added Hope is a rainbow the author explained. “He will know because it will only work if the climate is right or not. It’s just going to be a fun party atmosphere. You can’t force it.”

NBC has not yet announced Hoda’s replacement, but several names have already been added. Hoda had a witty comment on who would replace her.

– Listen, you can sit next to me Savannah Guthrie”, she said. “Here’s what you’ll do: you’ll go with the sidecar and say ‘thank you very much,’ OK?”

One of the names that has been in the news has been very loud lately Laura JarrettWho he recently replaced Jenna ON Todayfourth hour as guest co-host.

“The big contender that everyone on the network is talking about is Laura Jarrett – she has a really good chance,” an NBC insider told “Nas” weekly. September 26. “She is the anchor Weekend today; she’s a lawyer like savannah. She is a favorite Today show who rose very quickly.”

“Another option is to be able to move around the anchors,” the insider added. “They could put Craig (Melvin) from Savannah, or they could put it Sheinelle (Jones) from Savannah.”

Dylan Dreyer Also suggested Hoda’s replacement there will be someone who is already familiar with Today audience.

“I don’t think if anyone from our core group of people was replaced, it would be surprising,” the meteorologist said ME! News September 26. “We have all filled in along the way when someone is away. I don’t know if anyone has made any decisions yet, but if it’s one of the main groups, I really don’t think it’s that surprising.

Departure Today means Hoda’s schedule will change slightly since she won’t have to get up before sunrise to get to work.

“I found out that there is a Soul Cycle class in my city at 5:30 p.m., which I’m about to start,” she told the outlet.

Hoda, who recently moved to new house in the suburbsshe is the mother of daughters Haley and Hope, whom she shares with her ex-fiance Joel Schiffman.

“I will spend it with people, then I will come back and feed the children breakfast, and then I will make takeaway coffee in my Yeti,” said the mother of two children. “I’m going to walk my children through the beautiful streets to their school and kiss them goodbye.”