Hoda Kotb Used to Stalk Jerry Seinfeld Outside His Apartment

Jenna Bush Hager is putting Hoda Kotb in the hot seat for her longtime obsession with Jerry Seinfeld.

During his appearance onToday with Hoda and Jenna on Wednesday, April 24, the comedian, 69, was made privy to Kobt’s past tendency to “stand outside your apartment building” by Bush Hager.

The topic came up as they were discussing their “Social Dilemmas” segment, and Kotb, 59, warned Bush Hager to “not go into my past.”

She told Seinfeld she’d fill him on the details “later” before her co-host added, “She used to wait outside and just hope she could get a glimpse of you.”

The mom of two then recalled how she and her sister Hala would camp outside the Seinfeld alum’s old apartment in New York City on the off chance she would be able to see him one day.

“We saw you at the Mets game on TV, and then we were like, ‘How long does it take to get back?’” she recalled of one incident. “Because I lived near where you used to live, according to sources and doormen.”

“We would stand and wait,” she added. “We figured, ‘Does he take the subway? Does he take a car?’”

Some celebrities would feel uncomfortable by Kotb’s admission, but Seinfeld wasn’t one of them.

“This is the nicest thing I’ve heard all day. This makes me feel so good,” he smiled before Bush Hager asked, “And a little creeped?”

“No, no, I don’t mind a little stalking. A little stalking is okay!” Seinfeld replied with a laugh.

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Elsewhere in his appearance on the daytime talk show, the comedian addressed Larry David’s attack on Elmo during the show in February and defended his friend and long time collaborator.

“Did you see when Larry David was here and he attacked Elmo?” Bush Hager asked. While Kotb said it was “sad,” Seinfeld insisted, “No, I liked it. I enjoyed that!”

“Elmo is an American treasure!” the former first daughter exclaimed as he retorted, “Well, even treasures need a beating once in awhile.”