{"id":2361230,"date":"2026-04-06T17:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2361230"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:20","slug":"savannah-guthries-emotional-behind-the-scenes-moments-with-today-co-hosts-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/savannah-guthries-emotional-behind-the-scenes-moments-with-today-co-hosts-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s emotional behind-the-scenes moments with &#8216;Today&#8217; co-hosts revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional behind-the-scenes moment with her \u201cToday\u201d co-host Jenna Bush Hager during her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-makes-return-to-today-show-as-mom-nancy-remains-missing\/\">return to the morning show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness exclusively told Page Six that Bush Hager waited for Guthrie to enter the outdoor Rockefeller Plaza area and their co-anchors Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Carson Daly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJenna hugged Savannah when she walked beside her and then made a sad face,\u201d the insider told us of  the embrace, which Page Six <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-tears-up-greeting-today-fans-on-first-day-back-since-mom-nancys-disappearance\/\">exclusively obtained photos of<\/a>. \u201cThey hugged for about a minute. It looked like Savannah was crying when they embraced.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional behind-the-scenes moment with her co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager, seen here, on Monday.  <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Guthrie\u2019s co-hosts, including Carson Daly, showered the anchor with love during her return to the morning show.  <span class=\"credit\">Elder Ordonez\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The source further explained that Guthrie spent time greeting the approximately 75 fans, who held up signs for the anchor outside NBC\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSavannah walked around and took selfies with some of the fans,\u201d the source said. \u201cWhen she first walked out, she smiled. She looked like a trooper.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The eyewitness added that the plaza \u201chad a lot of security,\u201d with fans having to go through metal detectors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cJenna hugged Savannah when she walked beside her and then made a sad face,\u201d the insider told us of the embrace. <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThey hugged for about a minute. It looked like Savannah was crying when they embraced,\u201d the source added.  <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Monday morning\u2019s show, Guthrie and Hager walked out hand-in-hand as the crowd cheered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are back at 8:30 on this beautiful Monday morning, and it\u2019s a special Monday morning for us and for this crowd as well, because we are welcoming back our North Star,\u201d Melvin said on-air. \u201cCome on out here! Come right out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tearing up, Guthrie responded to the cheering crowds, \u201cThese signs are so beautiful. You guys have been so beautiful. I received so many letters, so much kindness, to me and my whole family. We feel it, we feel your prayers, thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the morning, the NBC anchor told viewers on her first day back, \u201cGood morning, welcome to \u2018Today\u2019 on this morning. We are so glad you started the week with us and it is good to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Guthrie also greeted fans who welcomed her back with signs.  <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The insider said Guthrie took selfies with fans.  <span class=\"credit\">Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Guthrie\u2019s composure on air, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/signs-savannah-guthrie-was-in-a-heightened-emotional-state-despite-composed-appearance-in-today-return\/\">body language expert said she appeared<\/a> to be in a \u201cheightened emotional state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Behavioral scientist Dr. Abbie Maro\u00f1o previously explained to Page Six, \u201cShe didn\u2019t look fully relaxed into it though, her shoulders stayed slightly held and there was less spontaneity in her reactions than you would typically expect from her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the body is under emotional strain, you often see reduced variability like this because attention is split between performing and regulating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie initially returned to \u201cToday\u201d last month, sitting down for her first TV interview with Hoda Kotb. In a devastating moment, the journalist revealed she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-sobs-over-possibility-shes-at-fault-for-mom-nancys-kidnapping\/\">blamed herself for her mother\u2019s disappearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Guthrie returned to \u201cToday\u201d after taking a break from the show when her mom was reported missing on Feb. 1.  <span class=\"credit\">Elder Ordonez\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>No suspects have been identified in Nancy\u2019s disappearance.  <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Savanah Guthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Page Six was the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/22\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-could-return-to-today-show-next-month\/\">first to report that Guthrie would be returning<\/a> to \u201cToday\u201d in April \u2014 two months after her mom, Nancy, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-84-reported-missing-in-southern-arizona-homicide-detectives-involved\/\">was reportedly abducted<\/a> from her Arizona home.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities released video and photos of a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/23\/celebrity-news\/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-suspect-caught-on-doorbell-camera-before-her-abduction-report\/\">masked individual breaking into the 84-year-old\u2019s home <\/a>to the public on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>While authorities have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/14\/celebrity-news\/3-people-detained-after-swat-team-raids-home-near-nancy-guthries-house-report\/\">detained and questioned several people<\/a>, no one has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional behind-the-scenes moment with her \u201cToday\u201d co-host Jenna Bush Hager during her return to the morning show. An eyewitness exclusively told Page Six that Bush Hager waited for Guthrie to enter the outdoor Rockefeller Plaza area and their co-anchors Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Carson Daly. \u201cJenna hugged Savannah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2361231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[351942,70626,24003,25404,31888,438301,351836,350134,21913],"class_list":["post-2361230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-crimes","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-exclusive","tag-jenna-bush-hager","tag-nancy-guthrie","tag-savannah-guthrie","tag-today-show","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Savannah-Guthries-emotional-behind-the-scenes-moments-with-Today-co-hosts-revealed.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361232,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361230\/revisions\/2361232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}