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Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager dress up as “Titanic” characters Jack and Rose for 2024 TODAY Halloween

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager dress up as “Titanic” characters Jack and Rose for 2024 TODAY Halloween

Never let go, Jenna!

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager did their best impressions of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet from “Titanic” as part of TODAY's annual Halloween extravaganza.

As part of this year's TODAY Halloween theme, “VHS Rewind,” on Oct. 31, Hoda morphed into Winslet's Rose DeWitt Bukater as DiCaprio's Jack Dawson and Jenna, portraying the star-crossed lovers from the 1997 blockbuster film.

At the end of the film, Rose survives the doomed voyage of history's most famous ship, while Jack succumbs in the icy Atlantic – a cinematic finale that remains controversial to this day. Hoda and Jenna filmed their own version of the scene during the fourth hour of TODAY.

Hoda and Jenna as Jack and Rose "Titanic."
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager take on the roles of Jack and Rose from “Titanic.” TODAY

“Never let go,” said Hoda as Jack. “Promise me you’ll survive.”

“I promise, Jack. Plus, there’s definitely room at this door for you to just stay with me,” Jenna spontaneously said as Rose.

“Look, it's been great, but I kind of feel like I'm out of here and moving on to somewhere else,” Hoda said.

“Into the sea?” Jenna asked.

“Yeah, bye,” Hoda said before sinking.

They also commented on another classic scene.

Jenna as Rose asked Hoda, who plays Jack, if she could teach her to “spit like a man.”

Then she watched as Hoda just spat.

“Oh, wait, that’s gross, whatever,” Jenna said.

“Rose, you know what, I think you should leave your super rich fiancé and come with me,” Hoda said. “I literally have nothing but the few seconds we spent together on that ship.”

“I’ll pass this on,” Jenna said before walking away and then coming back. “Wait a minute, I changed my mind. I will do it!”

Previously, the duo shot their version of another iconic scene from the film TODAY.

“I trust you, Jack, I trust you with all my heart,” Jenna, in character, told Hoda. “I will never let you go.”

“Do you promise?” said Hoda as Jack. “Rose, I love you, come here.”

The two then recreated the iconic scene of Rose and Jack holding each other on the bow of the Titanic.

Hoda and Jenna as Jack and Rose "Titanic."
Hoda and Jenna recreate the iconic scene where “Titanic” characters Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater share a moment together.TODAY

“I’m flying!” Jenna said.

“I am the king of the world!” Hoda said in one of the film’s most famous lines.

“Titanic” fit perfectly with this year's TODAY Halloween theme of “VHS Rewind,” harkening back to the '90s and '00s when it was a hassle to find a rental copy of the smash hit at the local video store.

The rest of the TODAY family was in the mood, too: Al Roker played Michael Keaton's famous character, Dylan Dreyer dressed as Winona Ryder from “Beetlejuice,” and Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones looked crazy in their roles as Austin Powers and Beyoncé's Foxxy from Cleopatra “Austin Powers in Goldmember.”

Savannah Guthrie dressed up as Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, complete with a small 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 as a tribute to Robin Williams' beloved Mrs. Doubtfire from the film of the same name.

Willie Geist became Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy with an “Anchorman” costume, and Weekend TODAY co-host Laura Jarrett modeled herself on 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 “I Got You Babe” as part of the show's 2023 theme, “Kellyoke,” which featured Kelly Clarkson Cover versions of famous songs were honored on her talk show.

Hoda wore a black wig to capture Cher's long hair, while Jenna sported a mustache and a wig to mimic Sonny Bono's look.

TODAY Halloween
Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie dressed as Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, while Hoda Kotb channeled country star Carrie Underwood in honor of NBC's “Sunday Night Football” at the 2021 TODAY Halloween celebration. John Lamparski/Getty Images

Hoda and Jenna's other Halloween costumes over the years include Jenna as Celine Dion and Hoda as a Cirque du Soleil performer in a Vegas show, Jenna as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Hoda as Glinda from Wicked and Hoda as John Travolta Tony Manero from Saturday Night Fever.

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