Thursday’s (Feb. 1) broadcast of Today With Hoda & Jenna was derailed when Hoda Kotb interrupted a segment to announce that she had a contact lens stuck in her eye, setting off a saga that would continue through the commercial break and into the next segment.
“I don’t think I took it out last night and I can’t find it,” Kotb said.
Jenna Bush Hager appeared concerned for her co-host. “Is this a medical emergency?” she joked.
“Well, it feels like it’s in there. I’m not kidding, I was going to go to the eye doctor but I didn’t have time,” Kotb replied.
She then turned to the camera and said, “Maybe people have tricks to how to get it out! I’m sure people have had contacts that have rolled up. If you guys know, can you post on X?”
As they rolled to commercial, Bush Hager asked, “Can we help our girl get her contact out?” The co-hosts could be heard concernedly talking about Kotb’s eye problem.
And when they returned from the commercial break, it appeared the issue was ongoing. While kicking off a segment called “Girl Code,” Kotb used a comically large hand mirror to try and locate the contact.
“We have breaking news,” Bush Hager announced when they were back on the air. “Hoda’s now lost all eye sight because her other contact fell out.”
After Kotb clarified that there are two contacts stuck “in there,” Bush Hager clarified, “Okay, they are both lost in the eye cavity.”
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