All eyes are on former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson after she interrupted his CBS Sunday Morning interview this past weekend. So much so, even Today‘s Jenna Bush Hager and comedian Wanda Sykes are chiming in with their own jokes about the couple.
Bush Hager aired a clip from the interview in which Hudson interrupted the interview to keep Belichick from sharing how they met. “There’s something wrong,” Bush Hager commented. “Also, I think it’s public knowledge they met on an airplane, what’s so bad about that?”
Sykes hesitantly agreed with Bush Hager, making it clear that she wasn’t so sure that the couple – who have a 49-year age difference – actually met on an airplane.
“Right, okay,” she hesitantly responded with a subtle side-eye. “Yeah, on an airplane…”
The Today stage crew laughed in response at her clear skepticism.
Speaking of airplanes, Bush Hager pointed out that Belichick and Hudson shared a cringey photo on social media of him holding her up airplane-style on the beach. In another photo, Hudson is dressed like a mermaid in the water while Belichick is dressed as a fisherman reeling her in.
This was enough to inspire Sykes and Bush Hager to begin a new campaign: Keep senior citizens off of social media.
“We talked about how we’re trying to keep younger kids off social media. I think that’s a campaign we can both get behind. But we have a new campaign that we need to state right now,” Bush Hager said.
“At a certain age you got to get off Instagram,” Sykes declared. “We need a window, we need a window right? 75 [years old] – you out, get off of there.”
Bush Hager added, “otherwise you could be in those situations, dressed up in costumes.”
Sykes then went on a rant about just how little she wants to speak to any 24-year-old, let alone a 24-year-old girlfriend.
“Just think about it, do you really want to have a conversation with a 24 year old? I’m 61, if someone 24 starts talking to me I’m like, ‘Oh god make it stop, please make it stop,’” she joked. “You know what? I would go, ‘Yeah lets’ go dress up like a mermaid just so i can shut you up.’”
Today with Jenna & Friends airs on weekdays at 10/9c on NBC.
