Savannah Guthrie has apparently given out more than just Christmas cheer during the holiday season.<\/p>\n
The former talk show host, 53, revealed she once spanked a male co-worker<\/a> during a company holiday party on Tuesday\u2019s episode of \u201cJenna & Friends\u201d with Jenna Bush Hager.<\/p>\n The admission was made during the co-hosts\u2019 \u201cGirl Code\u201d segment, where they attempted to give advice to a fan who sent in a submission letter.<\/p>\n \u201cMy office holiday party is in a few days \u2026 My work bestie Jackie is usually \u2018over-served\u2019 and becomes inappropriately flirty at these events. Last year she was hanging all over our boss and she doesn\u2019t remember it at all. Should I say something ahead of time or roll the dice?\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n Savannah Guthrie admitted she once spanked a male co-worker during a company Christmas party on Tuesday\u2019s episode of \u201cJenna & Friends\u201d with Jenna Bush Hager. YouTube\/@jennaandfriends<\/p>\n The admission was revealed during the show\u2019s \u201cGirl Code\u201d segment, as they answered a fan\u2019s letter. YouTube\/@jennaandfriends<\/p>\n \u201cI just have to say, as someone who has spanked a network correspondent at a holiday party\u2026\u201d Guthrie disclosed, cutting off Bush Hager, who was jokingly asking if one of their producers had submitted the question.<\/p>\n Guthrie then clarified that \u201cit was an air spanking, so I don\u2019t think I actually \u2014 it wasn\u2019t hand [contact].\u201d <\/p>\n She declined to share who received the holiday spanking, but that didn\u2019t stop her co-host from prying with more questions. <\/p>\n Guther (seen above with Matt Lauer in 2017) did not reveal who received the spanking, but shared that he was a \u201cnetwork correspondent.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n She also clarified that it \u201cwas an air spanking,\u201d so there was no \u201chand [contact].\u201d NBC<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStay one step ahead with all the exclusive tea on your favorite reality TV stars!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Virtual Reali-Tea with Danny and Evan, our must-read newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cWas it a man or a woman?\u201d Bush Hager asked, to which Guthrie quickly answered, \u201cObviously it was a guy!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve spanked me before,\u201d Bush Hager shot back.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, yes, and I made contact with you,\u201d Guthrie conceded. \u201cBut we\u2019re at that point, our friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n In answer to the fan\u2019s question, Guthrie advised that the fan leave the issue alone, saying \u201cIt won\u2019t be well received.\u201d<\/p>\n Bush Hager went on to reveal that she has also been on the receiving end of a spanking from Guthrie. Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Guthrie confirmed that she \u201cmade contact\u201d with her co-host, adding that they\u2019re \u201cat that point [in] our friendship.\u201d Erik Pendzich\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t remember it. I don\u2019t think any good can come of it,\u201d Guthrie continued. <\/p>\n Guthrie\u2019s advice earned another joke from Bush Hager, who teasingly asked: \u201cBut what if you\u2019re worried about her spanking somebody and getting called into HR?\u201d<\/p>\n She noted that a \u201cwork bestie\u201d might have a different responsibility than a personal pal. <\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t touch it myself \u2014 but I\u2019m wimpy,\u201d Guthrie said, doubling down.<\/p>\n Guthrie has co-hosted alongside Bush Hager on a number of occasions this year following Hoda Kotb\u2019s departure. <\/p>\n Sheinelle Jones was announced as the show\u2019s new permanent co-host earlier this month. GC Images<\/p>\n Guthrie has co-hosted<\/a> alongside Bush Hager on many occasions over the year, following Hoda Kotb\u2019s exit<\/a> from the \u201cToday\u201d talk show in January.<\/p>\n After Kotb\u2019s departure<\/a>, the show was renamed \u201cJenna & Friends\u201d and went through a series of potential guest hosts until it was decided that Sheinelle Jones would be the new permanent co-host<\/a> earlier this month. <\/p>\n Jones is set to start her official post on Jan. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie has apparently given out more than just Christmas cheer during the holiday season. 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