Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager applaud Ina Garten for separating from Jeffrey: ‘He was used to a traditional wife role’
she briefly separated from her husband, Jeffrey Garten, in the 1970s. Kotb, 60, recently did a sit-down interview with Ina, 76, who recalled telling her husband of 10 years at the time that she needed to “be on my own for a little while,” which Jeffrey, 77, agreed to.“I felt I said the right thing but it was really scary because i said it to someone I really deeply loved,” Ina — who details the separation in her upcoming memoir, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens” — shared to Kotb.On Wednesday’s “Today with Hoda and Jenna,” Kotb and Bush Hager, 42, commended the Food Network star for putting herself first in her marriage.“It sounds like the root of what happened was he was used to a traditional wife role, and she was coming into her own creating her business,” Kotb said.