{"id":2442008,"date":"2026-06-02T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442008"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:39:21","slug":"jenna-bush-hager-reveals-the-nicknames-she-and-husband-henry-use-for-each-other-we-need-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jenna-bush-hager-reveals-the-nicknames-she-and-husband-henry-use-for-each-other-we-need-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Bush Hager Reveals the Nicknames She and Husband Henry Use for Each Other: \u2018We Need Help\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenna Bush Hager revealed her husband Henry Hager used to call her \u201cShiny\u201d but now jokingly calls her \u201cRusty\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple admitted to calling each other \u201cMommy\u201d and \u201cDaddy\u201d at times, which Jenna says has become a problem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenna and Henry married in 2008 and share three children, Mila, Poppy, and Hal, while balancing public and private life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jenna-bush-hager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jenna Bush Hager;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jenna Bush Hager&quot;}\">Jenna Bush Hager<\/a> and her husband, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/who-is-henry-chase-hager-jenna-bush-hager-husband\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Henry Hager;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Henry Hager&quot;}\">Henry Hager<\/a>, could use some help in the nickname department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 44-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/jenna-and-sheinelle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Today with Jenna &amp;amp&quot;}\"><em>Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle<\/em><\/a> co-host opened up about her husband of 18 years on Tuesday, June 2. During a discussion about her parents former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:President George W. Bush;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;President George W. Bush&quot;}\">President George W. Bush<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/laura-bush\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:First Lady Laura Bush;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;First Lady Laura Bush&quot;}\">First Lady Laura Bush<\/a>&#8216;s nicknames for one another, Jenna&#8217;s co-host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sheinelle-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sheinelle Jones;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sheinelle Jones&quot;}\">Sheinelle Jones <\/a>asked if Jenna&#8217;s husband had a nickname for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNot really. He don&#8217;t call me \u2018Bushy,&#8217; \u201d she quipped, referencing her mom&#8217;s nickname for her dad. \u201cHe don&#8217;t call me Bushy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenna, who married Hager in 2008, said that while her husband used to call her \u201cShiny,\u201d he has since retired the nickname.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe don&#8217;t call me \u2018Shiny&#8217; anymore,\u201d she joked. \u201cNow he calls me \u2018Rusty,&#8217; \u201d adding that the change comes from her being \u201cold.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones discuss nicknames on &#8216;Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle&#8217; on June 2.<br \/>Credit: NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, there was an even more egregious nickname that the pair share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt&#8217;s become a problem and it&#8217;s something that we need help with. I know. We call each other \u2018Mommy&#8217; and \u2018Daddy&#8217; sometimes,\u201d Jenna admitted as her producers groaned in the live studio. \u201cI know. I know that I [have] a problem. I&#8217;m telling you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though Jones tried to excuse the nicknames, Jenna insisted that they were a problem.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Henry Hager and Jenna Bush Hager with kids Hal, Mila and Poppy.Credit: jennabhager\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pnprh_8OT0SgJ7Owjj9F2g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/da3402c8cfe243a1bbf0af1fd37bf826\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Henry Hager and Jenna Bush Hager with kids Hal, Mila and Poppy.<br \/>Credit: jennabhager\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe doesn&#8217;t say \u2018Mommy,&#8217; but he&#8217;ll say, \u2018Ask Mom,&#8217; \u201d Jenna said. \u201cSo I&#8217;ve started to work on this where I say, \u2018I&#8217;m not your mom.&#8217; But it doesn&#8217;t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Read with Jenna founder added, \u201cI know we need help! The first help is saying I have a problem. I am telling you and the world, we have a problem. And I&#8217;m sure many of you at home\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jones agreed, saying, \u201cI think you two are America. I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBut let&#8217;s please get out of it, America,\u201d Jenna joked. \u201cThat&#8217;s why my name&#8217;s Rusty.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager on 'Today with Jenna &amp; Friends'Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CCd6S_sDu.QzisEw5dvNOA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/fcc2f5effcea3a7b53fbaebe8eb7923a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager on &#8216;Today with Jenna &amp; Friends&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenna met Hager in 2004 when he was working on her father&#8217;s re-election campaign. The couple tied the knot in 2008 on the Bush family&#8217;s Texas ranch. They now share children Mila, 13, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hager has appeared on the show several times, including a stint where he co-hosted alongside his wife while the show was called <em>Today with Jenna &amp; Friends<\/em> after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/hoda-kotb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hoda Kotb;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hoda Kotb&quot;}\">Hoda Kotb<\/a>&#8216;s Jan. 2025 departure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In July 2025, Jenna said that Hager <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jenna-bush-hager-says-publicizing-her-family-life-makes-her-husband-grumpy-11773390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wasn't always a fan of her sharing their private lives on TV.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wasn'&quot;}\">wasn&#8217;t always a fan of her sharing their private lives on TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOne of the great things about Henry is he always is thinking that way,\u201d she said of Hager. \u201cHe just believes we should have privacy as a family. So if I say something \u2014 maybe on this show \u2014 that gets pickup, he gets grumpy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jenna-bush-hager-husband-henry-nicknames-mommy-daddy-11989123\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jenna Bush Hager revealed her husband Henry Hager used to call her \u201cShiny\u201d but now jokingly calls her \u201cRusty\u201d The couple admitted to calling each other \u201cMommy\u201d and \u201cDaddy\u201d at times, which Jenna says has become a problem Jenna and Henry married in 2008 and share three children, Mila, Poppy, and Hal, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2442009,"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":[354459,31888,370553,380370,361283],"class_list":["post-2442008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-henry-hager","tag-jenna-bush-hager","tag-laura-bush","tag-president-george-w-bush","tag-sheinelle-jones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jenna-Bush-Hager-Reveals-the-Nicknames-She-and-Husband-Henry.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442008","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=2442008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442010,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442008\/revisions\/2442010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}