Friday’s (Oct. 6) episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna came with a major surprise duo: Jenna Bush Hager and Chelsea Handler as “besties!”

But, according to Bush Hager, it wasn’t always that way. She revealed she was always “a little scared” of Handler after the comedian made fun of her on her late night show Chelsea Lately during her early days at NBC.

“When I first started here as a correspondent, I did America The Beautiful,” Bush Hager recalled, referring to the national park special. “I mean, I was a teacher, I could command a class, but I didn’t really know what to do.”

She continued, “I guess at one point I didn’t know I was on camera and I had these huge gloves on because it was cold. And I was just reading, I didn’t know. I was devastated because Chelsea Handler, who I love, made fun of me on her show.”

While she admitted that she was “always a little scared” of Handler, they have since patched things up.

“But now, she’s my sissy,” she said, before adding, “And you know that’s what late night people do. She had that show Chelsea Lately, she made fun of people.”

“But now, look at it, even the people who make fun of you on live television can be your besties,” Bush Hager said.

She and Hoda Kotb continued to gush over Handler, adding that she was their “pick” to replace Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, which is currently searching for a new host.

When Handler later joined them for an interview, Bush Hager told her, “You need a full time hosting gig.”

Handler replied, “Well, I mean, they’re going to have to hire a woman at some point, even if it’s not me, it has to be a woman. Women have been underserved, we need a woman behind the desk to give us the news. There’s enough men.”

Kotb said they agreed with her “a thousand percent.”

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