Scarlett Johansson Will Guest Cohost ‘Today’ As Hoda Kotb Leaves

Scarlett Johansson is making a pivot to hosting daytime TV — at least for the time being, as she temporarily cohosts the Today show following Hoda Kotb’s departure.

The 40-year-old two-time Oscar nominee will guest cohost Today with Jenna & Friends for a week in late January, Jenna Bush Hager told People. The Marvel superstar’s gig will kick off January 20.

“Scarlett Johansson is the queen! … We have so much in common,” the 43-year-old daytime show host said of the “wild dream.”

The pair’s similarities include both being “big reader[s], which will be so much fun,” as well as the fact that both are fraternal twins — Jenna with sister Barbara and Scarlett with brother Hunter. Both are also moms to young daughters.

Jenna is mom to 11-year-old Mila. The Lost in Translation star shares daughter Rose, 10, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac.

Johansson’s guest stint, while exciting for Jenna, is among many “bittersweet” changes coming to NBC’s legacy morning show amid her fourth hour coanchor’s departure.

“I adore Hoda. She’s the best partner. She’s been the most generous partner, and we are truly really great friends, so the thought of her not being here is almost too much to bear,” Jenna told People.

Hoda announced in late September that, after five years of coanchoring Today, she would be leaving. Hoda spent a total of 20 years at the show.

Referring to her tenure at the network as “the longest professional love affair of my life,” Hoda said she “realized it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new.”

Though “a painful” transition, Hoda concluded she was “making the right decision.”

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