Dto actress to presenter: Scarlett Johansson takes on a new challenge. The Hollywood diva will host the morning program Today Show. Starting from January 21st, for at least one week, will appear on the small screen Jenna Bush Hager (daughter of former US president George W. Bush).
Scarlett Johansson talk show host Today
The news of the new entry in the program was confirmed by NBC, the network that broadcasts the program. Scarlett Johansson will replace journalist Hoda Kobt who decided to leave the talk show.
The enthusiasm of Jenna Bush Hager
The actress at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, April 2024 (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
New colleague, Jenna Bush Hager, commented on the news with enthusiasm: «The fact that she comes to give us a week of her time when she could be doing anything is a testament to the show we have built. So I’m more than thrilled. I can’t wait. We’ve never seen Scarlett Johansson host a daytime show before!he told People. Going on to reveal that the show has “so many fun things planned” that will involve the actress. “I think we’ll have a lot of fun,” he concluded.
The gossips: presenter because she’s broke
The news of the unusual role accepted by the actress immediately made the rounds on the web. And there was no shortage of hypotheses as to why I decided to lead Today. There are those who have even hypothesized that the actress has accepted the TV hosting for economic reasons. Hypothesis immediately denied from a source close to the actress.
The real reason why he “jumped at the chance”
According to what an insider reported to Daily Mailthe reason why Scarlett Johansson decided to host the Ttoday Show It’s not about the money. The source said the actress “jumped at the chance” to host the program and that she is eager to be an interviewer as she is usually the one in the front row.
«Scarlett is looking forward to co-hosting Today in a few weeks because he thinks it will be a lot of fun. She usually reads the news with her husband Colin Jost so that she is always ready for the weekend update (of the column she has followed for the Saturday Night Live, ed), And he thought it would be fun to live on the other side of all thissince she’s usually the one on the news or the interviewee,” she explained. Pointing out: «She wanted a new perspective, she wants to have fun and when she was asked to do it, she jumped at the chance.”.
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