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Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager discussed the behind-the-scenes rules while on-air during a recent episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna. Bush Hager revealed NBC initially discouraged her from using 'Hey, y'all' due to its regional nature, leading her to question the necessity of altering her authentic self to fit professional expectations.On the December 2 episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the rules they've followed while on-air and how they had to adapt to meet network standards. Their candid conversation touched on the adjustments they made after joining NBC, revealing the challenges of balancing authenticity with professional expectations. Jenna Bush Hager, who began her career with NBC as a correspondent in 2009, shared a surprising anecdote about one particular phrase the network initially discouraged her from using: "Hey, y'all." "[They were like], 'Hey, y'all, isn't for the whole country,'" Bush Hager recalled. The Southern phrase, part of her Texan roots, was deemed too regional for national television. However, the suggestion to abandon it didn't sit well with her. "I was like, 'Well, but it's who I am.' It's so weird, and this happens in life too. If you have friends and then, all of a sudden, you're acting not who you are, and you're like, 'Wait,' something in your gut feels wrong." Bush Hager explained how pretending to fit a certain image felt unnatural. "When they said, 'You can't say y'all,' in my gut, I was like, 'But why? We have to pretend to be news people?'" she questioned. She added humorously, "Because whenever you pretend to be a news person, I felt like I was acting. And we all know from [our Titanic Halloween skit], I'm not a great actor. When you try to pretend you're somebody else,