Jenna Bush Hager's teen daughter makes 'Botox' request as TODAY star reacts


TODAY star Jenna Bush Hager revealed that her 13-year-old daughter, Mila, requested that she get Botox to help her look more youthful


Jenna Bush Hager on NBC's "Today with Jenna & Sheinelle" on March 4, 2026© NBC
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Jenna Bush Hager's daughter, Mila, isn't afraid to be brutally honest with her mom.

The 13-year-old appears very invested in her mom's appearance and suggested that Jenna should get a professional helping hand to appear more youthful.

During an interview on the Las Culturistas podcast on Wednesday, the TODAY with Jenna and Sheinelle star revealed that her teenager encouraged her to get some work done, much to Jenna's dismay.

"My daughter, the other day, was like, 'You know, you could probably use a little Botox,'" Jenna told co-hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Adding insult to injury, Jenna admitted that she is no stranger to the injectable neurotoxin that temporarily relaxes muscles to smooth facial wrinkles.

"I'm like, 'Mila, I get Botox!'" Jenna exclaimed. However, she admitted she is cautious not to overdo it. 

Photo shared by Jenna Bush Hager on Instagram April 13 2026 celebrating her daughter Mila's 13th birthday© Instagram
Mila suggested Jenna get Botox

"I'm always like, 'I could use a little more.' But then I think everybody's so scared because we're on TV that all of a sudden I couldn't move my face," she explained.

Mila's Botox request, however, did leave Jenna feeling very humbled. "If you feel like you're like too big for your britches, get a 13-year-old to hang out with you for a little," she jokingly added.

Botox wasn't Mila's only request either, as she made another suggestion about Jenna's graying hair.

Jenna Bush Hager © Getty Images
Jenna admitted she takes on her daughter's advice

"She's like, 'And your hair highlights, I can see your grays,'" Jenna said, before admitting that she takes all of Mila's advice on board. "By the way, I do change accordingly. I made an appointment."

It was only last week that Jenna discussed Mila and her other two children, Poppy, 10, and Hal, six, whom she shares with her husband, Henry Hager, revealing they have taken to calling her an offensive nickname.

"My children have brought home a term that I wish they'd left at the old door," Jenna explained on the show. "They call me Biggie. They're like, 'Okay, Biggie!' And I'm like, 'Excuse me?' They're like, 'Whatever, Biggie!'

Jenna Bush Hager with her three kids and husband Henry© Instagram
Jenna Bush Hager with her three kids and husband Henry

"I'm like, 'Mila, stop saying this.' Hal's gonna go to school, and his teacher's gonna be like, 'Now, Hal, please turn in your homework.' And he's gonna be like, 'No way, Biggie!'" she continued, before adding that her kids also gave the nickname to her husband.

"You know what it stems from?" she asked her co-star, Sheinelle Jones. "The root word is 'Big Back'…[Mila] has simplified it just to Biggie."

"Part of me at first found it to be…I like humor in words, so I was like, 'Oh, that's creative.' But I'm like, 'Stop calling everybody Biggie. It's gonna spread,'" she concluded.

Jenna Bush Hager with her daughter Mila on the Today Show© Getty
Jenna with a then nine-year-old Mila

Jenna's eldest child is certainly not afraid to challenge her mother and even gave her some honest advice ahead of the TODAY star's meeting with Queen Camilla during the royal's visit to the US. 

"I really have been preparing because it wasn't just the interview. I also hosted a panel. I also had to introduce the Queen – imagine having to introduce the Queen!" Jenna told Sheinelle in April. "It was a lot on my plate."

"Mila actually said, 'You're talking too much about yourself,'" she continued. "I woke up at four in the morning yesterday, and I changed the introduction." 

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