Today host Jenna Bush Hager made a rather shocking, but hilarious, confession on the show while discussing Hailey Bieber‘s current pregnancy.

Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb were discussing recent comments Hailey made in which she wondered how could she “possibly bring someone else” into her relationship with husband Justin Bieber.

While Kotb acknowledged that having kids can “change the dynamic of your life,” Bush Hager admitted that she used to worry about the same thing before she had her three kids.

“I will say, I remember feeling this way,” she said, before adding, “And this is gonna sound crazy. But could I ever love anything as much as my cat, Bernadette? I remember I said it to my friend, Crystal, you can call her and ask her.”

The comment made Kotb laugh as Bush Hager continued explaining, “Crystal at that point was my only friend that had a child, well, she had a cat too named Killer, but she had a child. She was like, ‘Jenna, your heart has room. But also hilarious that you think your cat is gonna compare.'”

Kotb noted that this confession “spoke volumes about you and your cat relationships.” She said, “I didn’t know it was like that, wow.”

After Bush Hager noted that she had friends who wondered if they had “enough room” for two kids instead of one, Kotb replied, “I so wanted a child for so long that I think I didn’t have that initially. But I didn’t realize that your heart’s ability to expand is beyond measure, like there’s always room. If you want more to love, there’s room, you just have to decide.”

Bush Hager had some advice for Hailey, who is nearing the end of her first pregnancy.

“She’s gonna find out though, she’s gonna be like, ‘Byeee Justin,'” she joked. “But it brings you together in a completely different way. I don’t think you judge one relationship to the other. And she’ll have space for both, I think.”

Bush Hager is definitely not opposed to bringing in new cats or family members now. At the top of the show, she tried to convince Kotb to bring back a stray cat from the Paris Olympics, prompting Kotb to roll her eyes at her co-host.

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