Jenna Bush Hager is an author, television personality, mom of three and journalist — and now, she's going to be an actor, too.
On TODAY July 11, Jenna revealed that she will make her acting debut when she appears in the upcoming Hallmark holiday movie called “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.”
The TODAY with Hoda & Jenna co-host shared the news on air while sporting a Chiefs jersey and a Santa hat as holiday music blasted in the background. She held tightly onto a copy of her script and said she couldn’t share more details about her cameo just yet.
"Here's the script, but it's top secret," Jenna told the TODAY team. However, she was able to share that she has a speaking part.
The holiday movie, which was first announced in June, will star actors Tyler Hynes, Hunter King and Ed Begley Jr.
“Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” will follow a woman named Alana (King) who comes from a family of die-hard Chiefs fans. One day, she decides to enter the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest and meets Derrick (Hynes), the director of fan engagement.
Derrick must determine how Alana’s and her family’s support of the Chiefs compare to the other finalists in the competition. Derrick and Alana quickly sense chemistry between the two of them, but they hit a speed bump when her grandfather’s (Begley Jr.) vintage Chiefs winter hat — his good luck charm — disappears.
Suddenly, Alana “begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and even questions her future with Derrick — unless, that is, a little Christmas magic can throw a Hail Mary,” a June 25 press release for the film says.
The entire movie will be filmed in Kansas City, Missouri, including at the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium. “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” marks the first time the stadium will be used as a filming location in a Hallmark movie.
Production will begin in July 2024 and no release date has been announced.