Jenna Bush Hager has shared an update on finding Hoda Kotb's replacement on the Today show, and it seems like the search is still ongoing.

In an interview with PEOPLE, Bush Hager revealed that they are still searching for a permanent co-host to fill Kotb's shoes. "We definitely want somebody permanent at some point just because that's our show, and I think the Today show is such a family," she said.

Bush Hager and Kotb co-hosted the fourth hour of the Today show, titled Today with Hoda & Jenna, together for more than five years until Kotb's departure in January 2025. Since then, the show has been retooled as Today with Jenna & Friends, with guest co-hosts joining Bush Hager.

The former colleagues had a tear-filled on-camera reunion last week when Kotb guest co-hosted Today with Jenna & Friends alongside Bush Hager on the May 28 episode. "It was so nice," Bush Hager told PEOPLE of the reunion, likening her relationship with Kotb to that of "your best friend from college" or "your childhood best friend."

Despite missing Kotb at work, Bush Hager said she's happy her friend is "in such an exciting place of her next chapter and she's so excited about it."

Kotb exited Today earlier this year after 17 years, revealing in the newest issue of PEOPLE that one of her biggest reasons for leaving was to focus on her daughters, 8-year-old Haley and 6-year-old Hope — specifically due to her youngest's type 1 diabetes.

Kotb has also launched a wellness app, Joy 101, since leaving Today. Read more about Kotb's new venture here.

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