'It was just a large dinner!' Jenna Bush Hager fires back at rumors that she is pregnant after she wore a form-fitting gown to the Golden Globes

  • The 35-year-old Today show correspondent worked the red carpet for the first time at Sunday night's Golden Globes 
  • Jenna looked lovely in an off-the-shoulder green dress, but many took to social media to question if she was pregnant with her second child 
  • The mother-of-two, who has daughters Mila and Poppy, denied the rumors live on air on the Today show on Wednesday morning 
  • Jenna told Tamron Hall that she was 'not pregnant' and said she just 'had a large dinner' that night 

By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:32 EST, 12 January 2017 | Updated: 14:37 EST, 12 January 2017

Jenna Bush Hager has hit back at rumors that she is pregnant by explaining that she just 'had a large dinner' before the Golden Globes. 

The 35-year-old mom donned a form-fitting green Lela Rose gown to the awards show on Sunday, and after the high-profile event, many took to social media to question whether former President George W. Bush's daughter was pregnant with her third child.

Jenna brought up the mounting speculation while chatting with Tamron Hall on the Today show on Wednesday morning and insisted that she is 'not pregnant'.

Bun in the oven? The green Lela Rose gown Jenna Bush Hager wore to the Golden Globes had viewers wondering if she was pregnant

During the segment, Tamron, 46, mentioned that people were questioning whether she traded her signature pixie cut for a new 'do after a recent photoshoot. 

Jenna has two daughters, Mila, three, and Poppy, one, with her husband Henry Hager, and Tamron's comments inspired her to talk about her own experience with other people's assumptions.  

'Don't you just love how people jump on things? Like you put a new hairdo or you wear a dress that's a little baggy, and it's like, "Jenna Bush Hager pregnant with her third child,"' Jenna said. 

Another on the way? The formfitting number hugged her in the middle, leading many to believe she was sporting a baby bump

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Food baby: Jenna insisted on the Today Show today that she is not pregnant

Tamron asked if she replies to those comments, and Jenna responded: 'No. I'm not pregnant, and I do not reply.

'Because how do you reply other than saying, "Thank you very much. No I'm not. That was just a large dinner last night."' 

Sunday's Golden Globe Awards was Jenna's first time conducting interviews on the red carpet, and in addition to pregnancy rumors, the mother-of-two also made headlines when she mistakenly called the film Hidden Figures 'Hidden Fences'. 

Speculation: She joked that she had just had a large dinner so her stomach was bulging

Blondes: During her red carpet interviews, Jenna caught up with Reese Witherspoon

Jenna was interviewing Pharrell Williams when she meant to ask him about his nomination for the film Hidden Figures. 

But instead Jenna accidentally called the movie 'Hidden Fences', clearly mixing it up with the drama starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

'So you're nominated for Hidden Fences,' Jenna said, prompting Pharrell to visibly grimace in a moment that quickly went viral on Twitter.

She came under fire for asking Pharell about 'Hidden Fences', though the movie Pharell was in was called Hidden Figures (another movie, called Fences, was also up for awards)

Pressure: Later, Jenna apologized for the slip-up and blamed it on being a beginnner

Some poked fun at the moment but others called Jenna racist after mixing up the two nominated films, which both feature black actors in the lead roles.

It was clear the criticism had affected Jenna, who delivered a tearful apology on the Today Show on Monday morning.

'I had an error in the night that I have to apologize for,' she began. 'I was interviewing the incomparable Pharrell who I adore.'

Rumors to rest: Jenna has two children, Mila and Poppy, and his not expecting a third

Tribute: She welcomed Poppy in August of 2015 and named her after her grandfather, George H. W. Bush

'I accidentally, in the electricity of the red carpet – which I’ve never done one before – I called Hidden Figures 'Hidden Fences''.

‘I’ve seen both movies, I thought they were both brilliant, I’ve interviewed casts from both of the movies,' she added. 'And If I offended people I am deeply sorry it was a mistake.'

'Y’all know I’m not perfect,' she then said with a laugh to Al Roker and co-host Natalie Morales. 'I’m authentic, but a human, and what I didn’t want to do was making anyone feel lesser than who they are. 

'I apologize to both the casts, to Pharrell, but it was a mistake and I hope we can all move on now.’ 

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