See Hoda and Jenna transform into Jack and Rose from ‘Titanic’ for TODAY Halloween
Never let go, Jenna!
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager did their best Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet impressions from “Titanic” as part of TODAY’s annual Halloween extravaganza.
As part of this year’s TODAY Halloween Theme, “VHS Rewind,” Hoda dressed up as DiCaprio’s Jack Dawson and Jenna transformed into Winslet’s Rose DeWitt Bukater on Oct. 31, portraying the star-crossed lovers from the 1997 blockbuster movie.
At the end of the film, Rose survives the doomed voyage of history’s most famous ship, while Jack succumbs to the icy Atlantic Ocean, a cinematic finale that remains controversial to this day. Hoda and Jenna did their own version of the scene on the fourth hour of TODAY.
“Never let go,” Hoda said as Jack. “Promise me you’ll survive.”
“I promise, Jack. Also, there’s like definitely room on this door for you to just stay with me,” Jenna ad-libbed as Rose.
“Look, it’s been amazing, but I kind of feel like I’m out of here, I’m repotting myself elsewhere,” Hoda said.
“Into the ocean?” Jenna asked.
“Yup, byeee,” Hoda said before sinking.
They also gave their take on another classic scene.
Jenna as Rose asked Hoda, playing Jack, if she could teach her to “spit like a man.”
She then watched Hoda about to spit.
“Oh wait, that is disgusting, never mind,” Jenna said.
“Rose, you know what, I think you should leave your super rich fiancé and come with me,” Hoda said. “I have literally nothing except for the few seconds we’ve spent together on this ship.”
“I’m going to pass on that,” Jenna said before walking away and then coming back. “Wait actually, I changed my mind. I’ll do it!”
Earlier on TODAY, the duo did their version of another one of the movie’s legendary scenes.
“I trust you Jack, I trust you with my whole heart,” Jenna told Hoda while in character. “I’ll never let you go.”
“Do you promise?” Hoda said as Jack. “Rose, I love you, step up here.”
The two then recreated the iconic scene of Rose and Jack holding each other on the bow of the Titanic.
“I’m flying!” Jenna said.
“I’m king of the world!” Hoda said in one of the movie’s most famous lines.
“Titanic” went perfectly with this year’s TODAY Halloween theme of “VHS Rewind,” hearkening back to the ‘90s and 2000s when trying to find a rental copy of the massive hit at the local video store was a chore.
The rest of the TODAY family got in the spirit, too, with Al Roker playing Michael Keaton’s famous character and Dylan Dreyer dressing up as Winona Ryder from “Beetlejuice,” and Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones looking shagadelic in character as Austin Powers and Beyonce’s Foxxy Cleopatra from “Austin Powers in Goldmember.”
Savannah Guthrie dressed up as Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde,” complete with a tiny dog and special guest Luke Wilson, while Craig Melvin did his best impression of Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop.” Peter Alexander threw on the dress and wig for a homage to Robin Williams’ beloved Mrs. Doubtfire from the film of the same name.
Willie Geist became Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy with an “Anchorman”-themed costume, and Weekend TODAY co-anchor Laura Jarrett channeled Gabrielle Union’s character from the cheerleading classic “Bring It On.”
Hoda and Jenna’s Jack and Rose costumes come a year after they dressed up as Sonny and Cher and lip-synced their classic song “I Got You Babe” as part of the show’s 2023 theme “Kellyoke,” which honored Kelly Clarkson’s covers of famous songs on her talk show.
Hoda wore a black wig to capture Cher’s long hair, while Jenna donned a mustache and wig to replicate Sonny Bono’s look.
Other Halloween costumes from Hoda and Jenna over the years include Jenna as Celine Dion and Hoda as a Cirque du Soleil performer in a Vegas-themed show, Jenna as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Hoda as Glinda from “Wicked,” and Hoda as John Travolta’s Tony Manero from “Saturday Night Fever.”
