Jenna Bush Hager’s Live TV Blunt Bob Stuns Viewers
Holy caffeine jitters, people—Jenna Bush Hager just turned the final hour of Today into a full-on hair-tastic thrill ride! Picture this: it’s June 16, the Jenna & Friends segment is wrapping up, and our favorite morning host decides to say sayonara to those shoulder-length strands in a dramatic, on-air makeover (E! Online). Cue Leslie Bibb—still living her White Lotus bob fantasy—gushing about how that blunt cut is the hottest summer vibe. Jenna got so jazzed that she literally invited Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel haircut genius, Chris McMillan, to Studio 6A to do the honors. Yes, THAT Chris McMillan (Today.com).
We’re talking about the same stylist who made Jennifer Aniston’s ’90s layered look an icon. There he was, scissors glinting under the studio lights, slowly chopping off Jenna’s sun-kissed blonde mane while Leslie cheered her on like a personal hype squad. “You’re such a badass, you’re cool. I love this,” Bibb swooned, and I swear I nearly spilled my coffee. As the locks fell, Jenna gasped, “Whoa, that’s so short,” but Chris reassured her that the nape always goes shortest and that this bite-size bob would actually play up her multidimensional color.
And get this: even though the entire Today family—and every curious fan outside Studio 6A—got a front-row seat (E! Online), Jenna admitted her mini-me Mila, 13, totally freaked out. “Mom, don’t do it—you’re gonna regret it,” the teenager warned, and I can almost hear the auntie in me whispering, “Teenagers, am I right?” Jenna promised to reveal the full look tomorrow, so we’ll all be glued to the screen for that glorious reveal.
Post-show, Chris spilled more tea to Today.com about how he wanted to keep Jenna’s new do modern and “sexy,” giving her the versatility of a Jessica Biel wave or a slick-behind-the-ears boss vibe. No more one-look wonder—this cut can be tousled, tucked, or slicked depending on whether Jenna’s interviewing presidents or grabbing ice cream with Poppy, 9, and Hal, 5. Honestly, can you even think of a cooler mom move?
Between this amped-up live haircut and all the celebs shaking up their ’dos (from The Terminal List’s bearded marvel to a Stranger Things buzzcut), we’re living through a golden age of hair transformations. What’s next—Jenna trading her trusty bob for pixie perfection? We’ll be perched on our coffee cups waiting to see. Whew! My heart can’t take much more excitement—I swear, I could talk about this all day. But first—another triple espresso.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Today.com
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