Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb praise Ina Garten for 'owning her own worth' after Food Network star revealed brief split from husband The cook made the decision to separate briefly from her husband in he 1970s Hoda and Jenna praised her decision to step away and do what's right for her READ MORE: Ina Garten recalls Jeffrey's heartbreaking reaction during split By Emily Lefroy For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:34, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 22:41, 18 September 2024 e-mail View comments Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have praised Ina Garten for 'owning her worth' after the Barefoot Contessa star shared her decision to take a break from her marriage to husband Jeffrey. The Today hosts reflected on a clip of Ina, 76, talking to Hoda about the 'really scary' conversation she had with Jeffrey, 77, that led to their brief split 10 years into their union.
'I think it reminded me [that] when a couple grows, you have to let the other person grow, too,' Hoda, 60, said passionately. 'You [hear] people say you are not the girl I married. The girl you married is different,' she pointed out.
Hoda, who split from fiancé Joel Schiffman in 2022, said she thought Ina and Jeffrey would have 'reintroduced' themselves to each other. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have praised Ina Garten for 'owning her worth' after the Barefoot Contessa shared that she took a break from her marriage in the 1970s 'I think it reminded me [that] when a couple grows, you have to let the other person grow, too,' Hoda.