Sawatdii ka, Jenna.
“Today” show host Jenna Bush Hager made a huge change to her looks, getting a super short bob haircut, inspired by Leslie Bibb’s character on “The White Lotus.”
Bibb, who plays Texas resident Kate Bohr in Season 3 of the HBO show, served as co-host for “Jenna & Friends” Monday, bringing along her hairstylist Chris McMillan to execute the chop live on air.
“When I was here back in March, Jenna vowed to get on board with the bob, and today is the day,” Bibb told the audience.
While Hager seemed determined, some of the “Today” onlookers could be seen shaking their heads through the windows — and she remarked that even daughter Mila told her, “‘Mom, don’t do it, you’re gonna regret it!”
However, the actress and hairstylist both were supportive.
“You are such a badass, you’re so cool,” Bibb encouraged Hager as the latter joked, “You inspired me. I call this the ‘Single White Female.’”
However, after the first nape-grazing cut, Hager exclaimed, “Oh that’s SO short! Is it gonna be that short the whole way?”
“Bobs are like spring cleaning,” McMillan — who has many A-list clients and created Jennifer Aniston’s “The Rachel” haircut — told Hager.
“There’s sometimes some bad damage, bad layers. It sort of evens it up.”
McMillan told Today that he planned to keep Jenna’s look “a little more modern and sexy” and compared her face shape to Aniston’s.
Bibb’s chin-grazing cut went viral on social media earlier this year, with the actress and hairstylist officially dubbing it the “c—ty little bob” after co-star Aimee Lou Wood made the remark to her while the show was airing.
We’ll have to see if the host’s family approves of her fresh new look.
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