Decoding 'Today' star Jenna Bush Hager's love story; here's how Henry Hager started dating George Bush's daughter
Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former US President George Bush and his partner Laura Bush, is garnering praise for her Today show where she has remained pretty vocal about her upcoming career projects and her personal life, especially with her husband, Henry Chase Hager.
Although the couple got married at a private ceremony in 2008, the two of them have remained together for over two decades now and are co-parenting their three children.
How did it start?
While many are aware about Jenna and Henry being romantically linked to each other for a few years before they tied the knot, not many might be knowing the fact that their romance actually started in the world of politics.
The two of them met each other for the very first time in 2004. This was during the time when George W. Bush was heavily invested in his re-election campaign, with Henry being a part of the committee that was working hard to get Bush back to the White House.
Jenna saw Henry for the first time when he came over to the White House to catch a football game, according to Good Housekeeping.
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Back then, she used to serve as a teacher in Washington, DC. However, Henry was dating somebody else at that time, while Jenna found him attractive, the lifestyle magazine states.
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Henry starts dating Jenna
Jenna and Henry started seeing each other till the time her father was re-elected as the US President in 2005.
In 2008, a close friend of Henry told People magazine that though they were «friends» on the Election Day, they «were an item» by the inaugural time.
In the second month of 2005, their relationship had become public. Henry went on to propose marriage to Jenna in