{"id":37188,"date":"2025-09-22T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/37188\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T19:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:21:10","slug":"todays-jenna-bush-hager-tears-up-over-sheinelle-jones-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/37188\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Jenna Bush Hager Tears Up Over Sheinelle Jones’ Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenna Bush Hager<\/a> isn\u2019t wasting any time praising her longtime coworker and friend Sheinelle Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan I just say something about you? And I\u2019m gonna try [not to cry], you know me,\u201d Hager, 43, said on the Monday, September 22, episode of Today With Jenna and Friends<\/a> before praising Jones, 47, for how she has coped with the death of husband Uche Ojeh. \u201cBut I\u2019ve never met anybody stronger. \u2026 I just can\u2019t sit here and not say this to you. Watching you over the last year has been remarkable, and I remember sitting at his funeral, thinking \u2014 and I\u2019ve been to state funerals and such \u2014 there\u2019s never been a more beautiful funeral. Never. And you did all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones resumed cohosting Today<\/a>\u2019s third hour on September 5. She previously took a leave from the morning show in December 2024 to care for Ojeh. He died in May at the age of 45<\/a> following a battle with brain cancer.<\/p>\n

Before cohosting Today With Jenna and Friends on Monday, Jones shared a quote via her Instagram Story that read, \u201cI hope you find time to be happy, not just strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe hosts of Today have offered some insight into how Sheinelle Jones has been coping with the death of her husband, Uche Ojeh. On May 23, Savannah Guthrie announced on the NBC morning show that Ojeh died at age 45 after a private battle with the brain cancer glioblastoma. \u201cThere are no words for the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

During the show, Hager acknowledged the post<\/a> before adding, \u201cI hope that for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of love in the world and a lot of pain, and you sharing your story is going to help so many people that are thinking, \u2018Where is the brightness?\u2019\u201d Hager said. \u201cIt\u2019s here. There\u2019s hope. I\u2019m sure of it even in our most divisive times.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the candid chat, Jones thanked Hager for being a supportive friend and sharing a song from Blessing Offor called \u201cBrighter Days<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve gone through the worst, when you have fun, you lean into the fun,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou allow yourself to be present. \u2026 Kindness makes me cry. That\u2019s what I learned in therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a season of change for Jones and her family.<\/p>\n

The same week the NBC News journalist headed back to work, the three kids she shared with Ojeh went back to school. While things started off good, that first Friday night proved to be a little \u201ctough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was nothing to rally ourselves for. It was like, \u2018Oh, this is it. This kinda sucks.\u2019 Saturday morning, for me, was tough,\u201d Jones shared. \u201cMy coach was gone, my life partner. So the days after my first week were tough because it\u2019s, like, my new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tHoda Kotb made the most of her brief return to the Today show by sharing an emotional moment with Sheinelle Jones. Kotb, 61, appeared on the Tuesday, September 9, broadcast to celebrate a local PE teacher with a workout on the show\u2019s plaza in New York City. Joining her former colleagues outside, Kotb gave Jones, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

Through all the ups and downs of her grieving journey, Jones has had the support of both her Today show family and relatives.<\/p>\n

Every positive message received, Jones said, makes life a little bit more joyful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had one of the most heartfelt conversations I\u2019ve ever had with my mom because she\u2019s like, \u2018Oh my gosh, everybody\u2019s so excited to have you back,\u2019 and my father, and people at the grocery store sending me messages,\u201d Jones shared. \u201cIt\u2019s heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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