Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager revealed that amid all of the changes happening at the “Today” show, things can get emotional behind the scenes.

“Sometimes, during commercial breaks, we share parts of our lives and literally moments before we go on air there’s a moment where we’re going, like, ‘Oh my God, that was the most beautiful thing in the world,’ and then you gotta, like, snap back into real life,” Kotb told Page Six recently at the Hudson River Park Friends Playground Committee Luncheon. “But I think we are all kind of friends first and I think that that makes it work.”
She added, “You sort of feel that we each have each other’s back and I think that’s important, so, emotional, but we’re there for each other.”
Hager added that “things are awesome,” and, “We have Libby [Leist] who’s our executive producer — the first woman executive producer ever.”

Major changes to the NBC show include Megyn Kelly getting booted over blackface comments, Kathie Lee Gifford announcing she will be departing and, of course, Matt Lauer infamously getting canned last year for “inappropriate sexual behavior.”
While there are touching moments behind the scenes, the hosts explained how they manage to stay so upbeat on air, especially during the colder seasons.
“[You’re wondering] what meds we’re on?” Kotb joked. “I think [seasonal depression] is a real thing and people really do get affected by that, but I don’t think it’s one of the things that affect us really.”
Getting outdoors also helps them stay chipper.
But for Kotb, the one thing that has managed to get her down is that her beloved Saints would not be in this year’s Super Bowl. “The Saints lost. They were my people. I just can’t stop like, I can’t let it go,” she said. “I need to Namaste. I know. It’s hitting such a nerve for me.”