Jenna Bush Hager on the ‘Today Show’
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No one’s safe on April Fools Day \u2014 not even the person pulling the prank.<\/p>\n
Jenna Bush Hager<\/a> learned this lesson the hard way after attempting to pull a fast one on guest cohost Willie Geist<\/a> during the April 1 broadcast of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle. <\/em>During the Wednesday morning segment, Hager, Geist, and editor Arianna Davis were running down a list of trending topics when they turned their attention to an (allegedly) viral cake that people have been shilling out thousands of dollars to get their hands on.<\/p>\n But what Geist didn’t know is that Today<\/em> made up the “famous” cake and its bakery.<\/p>\n “We\u2019ve got to talk about this viral cake that\u2019s being walked in, very carefully,” Geist said as Today<\/em> culinary producer Katie Stilo carefully walked out with the intricate two-layer cake, topped with macaroons, strawberries, gold flakes and caviar.<\/p>\n “This is a $20,000 cake,” Davis told the live studio audience. “It is all the rage right now on the internet, because they only make one of these every single day.”<\/p>\n Jenna Bush Hager, Willie Geist, and Arianna Davis on ‘Today’ April 1 As Davis spoke, Stilo motioned for Hager to lend her a hand, pretending to struggle over the cake’s weight. Jenna helpfully jumped up and took the platter in both hands \u2014 before dropping the cake in its entirety.<\/p>\n “Oh my gosh,” Jenna exclaimed, as the cake flopped on the ground. Making matters more dramatic \u2014 and tragic \u2014 Jenna immediately slipped on some of the spilled frosting, barely catching herself on a nearby chair.<\/p>\n Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered.<\/p>\n The prank did succeed in shocking Geist, whose jaw fell open when Hager fell. But immediately, he schooled his expression into a look of suspicion.<\/p>\n “Well, there goes the one cake,” Davis laughed. “$20,000, Jenna.”<\/p>\n But Geist was already onto them and leaned down to help Hager up before declaring, “April Fools!”<\/p>\n He then commended Hager on her commitment, adding, “Good job.”<\/p>\n Jenna Bush Hager and Willie Geist on ‘Today’ April 1 “You knew?” she asked<\/p>\n “Only after you went down,” Geist replied.<\/p>\n “Well, I did get it all over my shoes. I really committed,” Hager said, confirming that her icing mishap was not part of the plan. “The fall was real. We tried to trick Willie.”<\/p>\n “The commitment from Jenna Bush Hager to take this spill for the cause,” Willie later said, requesting a slow-motion replay. “Can we see that one more time?”<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Geist admitted that prior to the fall, he truly believed that a trendy $20,000 cake had arrived on the scene, noting, “Upstairs, I was like, ‘You know, it\u2019s a crazy world out there, someone\u2019s going to buy that for their wedding. Maybe it\u2019s real.’ I was locked in until you went down.”<\/p>\n Apologizing to the crew for the prank’s failure, Jenna turned to where the show’s next guest, Sharon Stone<\/a>, was waiting in the wings, quipping, “I\u2019m so embarrassed. You want some caviar?”<\/p>\n Hager added, “Sharon, please don\u2019t judge us.”<\/p>\n Watch Hager’s epic prank fail above.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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