Jenna Bush Hager delivered a heartfelt message during Tuesday’s (Oct. 24) episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna after the results of an online poll showed just how well her viewers know her.

Viewers voted for which hairstyle they liked best on Bush Hager after celebrity stylist Chris Appleton experimented with new looks for her during Monday’s (Oct. 23) episode. Though she and Hoda Kotb had their fun, the experiment left Bush Hager feeling “extra embarrassed” and “weird.”

But she appeared to be extremely touched when their viewers voted in favor of her usual hairstyle, with which made her feel most like herself.

“Aw, they liked my actual hair,” she said with a pout when the results were revealed. “That’s so sweet because I have to tell you, I learned something about myself. When I came out at the beginning, and you probably sensed this from me, I felt weird at the beginning. I felt so weird.”

Kotb replied, “I could tell you were not totally yourself.”

After the Today co-hosts discussed why Bush Hager didn’t feel like herself during the makeover experiment, she gave a touching message to their audience after their surprising display of support.

“The fact that ya’ll picked my real hair… I want to cry,” Bush Hager said as she got teary-eyed. “Look at the people who watch our show, we love ya’ll.”

Kotb told her good friend and co-host, “We like you just as you are.” This seemed to make Bush Hager grow even more emotional, as she replied, “Stop, I’m in a fragile, fragile [state].”

Kotb remarked, “I know, she’s right on the edge,” before swiftly segueing into a more lighthearted topic.

Though seemingly harmless, the hair experiment left Bush Hager feeling “extra embarrassed” throughout Monday’s episode, especially after Kotb remarked that she looked more “sensual” than usual.

After noting that Bush Hager appeared to be “self-conscious” because she wasn’t “used to” the new style, Kotb said, “But I also think there’s more sensuality because you don’t seem like you’re a sensual [person].”

Bush Hager joked in response, “I’m not a sensual person? I think Henry Hager would disagree,” referring to her husband.

But during Tuesday’s broadcast, Bush Hager candidly admitted that she didn’t feel like she couldn’t recognize herself at all under all the extensions: “When you’re trying to be something you’re not, it ain’t ever gonna work,” she told their viewers. “With all of that hair, I kept looking and thinking I don’t even know that person, I don’t feel like me.”

Today with Jenna and Hoda airs on weekdays at 10/9c on NBC.