Jenna Bush Hager has revealed that her boyfriend in the seventh grade broke up with her after catching a glimpse of her in a bathing suit.
Before the 41-year-old journalist – who is the twin daughter of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush – found love with now-husband Henry Hager, she dealt with her share of dating problems.
The mom-of-three shared during a three-minute confessional on Wednesday’s (April 12) broadcast of the Today show that she experienced quite a difficult breakup in school.
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Upon seeing the Grammy-nominated singer’s video, Bush Hager shared her own experience with body shaming and said: “It’s so interesting because people really do hit you right where it hurts.”
“I had a boyfriend in seventh grade who broke up with me after we went swimming together after he saw me in a bathing suit,” she divulged.
“I feel like even sometimes now when I feel great – I have three kids, three C-sections, I feel really in my body and I think of it as a beautiful thing – I’ll walk in a pool and have a moment.”
The journalist opened up about her own experiences. Credit: INSTAR Images LLC / Alamy
The author’s break-up was so intense that it affected her approach to parenting. She then stated that she mostly raises her kids to be “loving” to others.
The mother shares daughters Mila, nine, and Poppy, seven, and son Hal, three, with businessman Henry Hager.
