Jenna Bush Hager claims she was told not to say "Hey, y'all" when she joined NBC in 2009 on the Dec. 2 episode of 'Today.' Co-host Hoda Kotb added that she also felt like she had to "change" for the network and said it took "a long time" to be herself on air again.

They were like], ‘Hey, y’all,’ isn’t for the whole country.’ And I was like, ‘Well, but it’s who I am,’” Jenna Bush Hager said.

Speaking on Today with Hoda & Jenna on Monday (December 2), Bush Hager and Kotb opened up about what changes they had to make when they first arrived at NBC. According to Bush Hager, who started as a correspondent in 2009, there was one specific Southern phrase the network banned her from using.

Despite being unapologetically themselves on the Today show, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb faced some struggles to be able to do so. “If you don’t fit, they want you to wear something a certain way,

Jenna Bush Hager’s kids take after her famous family, so much so that fans are noticing the resemblance. The Today co-host shared a series of photos with her husband and children recently, prompting fans to declare that one of the kids even looks like a “carbon copy” of Bush Hager's mother,

The 'Today' host celebrated the holiday with her husband, three children and extended family Jenna Bush Hager is feeling grateful for her family this year. The Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host, 43, shared a carousel of photos from her Thanksgiving Day celebration to Instagram on Friday,

Jenna Bush Hager gave a glimpse into her Thanksgiving celebration with her family. The TODAY with Hoda & Jenna co-host posted an Instagram carousel on Nov. 29 with photos from her holiday. She captioned her post with one word: “GRATEFUL.