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, 60, said passionately 'Now they have a rock solid beautiful love story,' she gushed. Jenna, 42, agreed, adding it shows that honesty is the best policy in a relationship.
'It also shows that honesty, being completely transparent with yourself and with somebody else, even if it's terribly scary,' she pointed out. 'I am sure part of her wanted him to say, "No, we got to work this out,"' she said. Hoda then encouraged viewers to have the difficult conversation, like Ina did.
'Think about a conversation you want to have right now with somebody,' she said. 'It's on your heart. You feel like you really want to do it but you are afraid to do it because you think it will go away or it was just one problem or sweep it under the rug.
But having the conversation frees you.' Jenna added that having difficult conversations was also about 'owning your worth.' Hoda sat down with Ina Garten to speak about her upbringing and her relationships, including a rough patch with her husband Jeffrey.
pic.twitter.com/ZmnpXQImbW — TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) September 18, 2024 Ina, 76, told TODAY host Hoda she had to gave a 'scary' conversation with Jeffrey 10 years into their union After revealing their shock - albeit brief - separation in the 1970s, Ina opened up about the 'really scary' conversation she had with her husband that led to their split Earlier this week, Ina revealed for the first time that she briefly separated from her husband after launching her cooking empire because he 'expected' her to play a 'certain role' Hoda shared the first chapter of Ina's upcoming memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens , begins with a chapter about Jeffrey, not her childhood 'She knew that she wanted something bigger than having the dinner on at five,' she pointed out.
'She was willing to stand up for herself.' 'And maybe lose him,' Hoda added. 'And maybe lose him in order to make her dreams come true.
Now look at her,' Jenna praised. Hoda then shared the first chapter of Ina's upcoming memoir, B e Ready When the Luck Happens , begins with a chapter about Jeffrey, not her childhood. 'She said, my life began with Jeffrey,' the mom-of-two shared.
'It shows you what they are all about. It's a beautiful relationship.' Earlier on Today, Ina opened up about the 'really scary' conversation she had with her husband that led to their brief split in a preview clip of her upcoming interview with Hoda.
'We took a walk on the beach, and I just said to him, "I need to be on my own for a little while,"' Ina, 76, told Hoda in the clip aired on Wednesday. The Barefoot Contessa, who married Jeffrey in 1968, admitted his response made it even more difficult. 'What made it even harder is he said, "If you feel like you need to be on your own, you need to be on your own,"' she recalled.
The cook and author said Jeffrey then went back to Washington, where he was working at the time, and she didn't go with him - but she has no regrets. 'I felt I said the right thing, but it was really scary, because I said it to somebody I really deeply loved,' she recounted. The beloved couple spent six weeks apart before they ultimately decided to give their love another go as 'equals.
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