In Greenroom Confidential, reporters and editors at TODAY.com share a look at what actors, authors, performers and more guests told us behind the scenes at TODAY. Plenty of celebs came through TODAY’s Orange Room on their way to Studio 1A, including Karol G, Hilaria Baldwin, Emma Grede, Matt Rogers and many more. Discover some of the best moments right here. Karol G reminisces on her historic TODAY concert Before a broadcast segment to discuss her new Netflix documentary, “Mañana Fue Bonito” — or “Tomorrow Was Beautiful,” — Karol G caught up with the third hour anchors. While Al and Dylan were excited to welcome back the Colombian superstar, Craig was especially so — because he had missed history during the singer's previous visit. Back in the summer of 2023, Karol G broke TODAY's all-time attendance record for our Citi Concert series. More than 15,000 fans gathered to watch her perform hits like “Amargura” and “TQG.” But, Craig told her during her visit this week, he had been off that day and missed the major moment. “I kept hearing about it from these guys — ” he said, referring to Al and Dylan — “and couldn't believe it when I saw all the photos and videos! It was incredible!” Karol agreed. "It was a very special day ... maybe one day I will be back!" Elizabeth Chambers talks toxic relationships and 'pick me' girls Journalist and actor Elizabeth Chambers joined Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Matt Rogers to talk about relationships gone wrong, the focus of her new Investigation Discovery series “Toxic.” “This show touches on domestic violence, it touches on really unhealthy patterns. For me, I just experienced betrayal, but in that process, I really learned so much about patterns,” Chambers told Jenna and Matt, referencing her relationship with ex-husband, Armie Hammer, who she notably split from in 2020. After appearing on Jenna & Friends, Chambers sat down with TODAY.com to delve deeper into why women stay in unhealthy and sometimes life-threatening relationships. “In Season One, we have more than one person that lost their life because of a bad relationship,” Chambers told TODAY.com, saying that she hopes the show will increase awareness around behaviors of toxic partners, including isolation and love-bombing. “I learned that this season, one is love-bombing, like right away. ‘I love you, I love you, you’re amazing,’ bringing flowers,” she explained. Even when women know that they’re in an unhealthy relationship, Chambers says it’s not always easy for them to leave. “I do believe that we have been conditioned to be ‘pick me’ girls,” she says, explaining that the messaging for women is often to be “good in bed, so he puts a ring on it” or that the goal is to be the one who’s chosen, at any cost. “I asked many of our victims, ‘ Why did you stay with him when this happened?’ And (they said), ‘He was just so handsome, I couldn’t believe he liked me.’ And that’s not any shame on their part or any fault of their own. We have been conditioned through media and through messaging and through generations to be excited when someone picks you.” Ultimately, Chambers says she hopes “Toxic” will leave viewers better informed. “Hopefully we can save lives and prevent people from entering into unhealthy, toxic relationships,” she tells TODAY.com. Hilaria Baldwin says she’s found ‘so much benefit’ from her ADHD diagnosis In Hilaria Baldwin’s new book, “Manual Not Included,” the entrepreneur addresses how her attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has impacted her own life and family. Despite “so many years” of Baldwin “trying to pretend that it’s easy for me to read like other people, that it’s easy for me to remember things,” she told TODAY.com in studio that she’s found “so much benefit from her diagnosis. “It’s not just being in school, it’s living for neurodivergent people who are just fired differently,” she said. “A lot of people are who are very successful or very interesting, we think a little different.” Baldwin, who shares seven children with husband Alec Baldwin, said her son was "really sad" to also be diagnosed with ADHD. But she decided to reframe the condition for him. “I said, ‘You know what? Let’s look at what the superpowers are.’ There’s so many benefits,” she said. “And if somebody had told me that growing up, I think I would have had a much easier time.” The author also opened up about her marriage with Alec Baldwin in her new book, telling TODAY.com that she's “proud of the work we’ve done.” “When you have the time and make the time to spend with each other, you can work on almost anything.” Emma Grede, famed businesswoman, credits dyslexia for contributing to success One of America's Richest Self Made Women, Emma Grede, was already an entrepreneur when she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her 20s. Now, she calls it her “superpower.” “I got diagnosed because I had a boyfriend who was like, ‘I think you’re dyslexic. That’s not a five, girl,’” she told TODAY.com, laughing. “I was like, ‘Oh, OK! Maybe I’ll be assessed.’” Dyslexia is a learning disorder that causes difficulty reading due to “problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words,” per Mayo Clinic. The condition is not, however, related to intelligence. “There’s no one who reads more books than me,” Grede said. “I feel like maybe there are ways that I learned to be more productive, or I found hacks.” The Skims co-founder explained her dyslexia has allowed her to “see through problems,” adding, “I make things less simple somehow. And I feel like that must have come from being dyslexic — I had to simplify things.” Grede made history on the business competition show “Shark Tank” when she became the first Black female guest shark investor. She's co-founded several brands, including several with the Kardashian family, such as Good American with Khloé Kardashian, Skims with Kim Kardashian and Safely with Kris Kardashian. In her most recent endeavor, Grede launched a podcast, “Aspire with Emma Grede,” which takes a look at the lives of similar success stories. “What’s been so amazing about my career is that the more successful I’ve become, the more people I’ve been able to help, and the more I’ve realized that there’s a reason you’re doing what you’re doing,” she said. “I think about this podcast as a way of scaling mentorship, as a way of reaching more people.” Grede has been known for her keen sense of trends and predicting what will resonate with consumers. But she tells TODAY.com that entrepreneurs trying to stay ahead of trends have the wrong idea. “What we’ve done really uniquely in our business is we create the trends,” she explains. “It’s really, really difficult to be right in the right time, in the right season. But if you’re creating things, then you’re actually saying, ‘This is what’s cut. This is what we all should be thinking about. This is where the business of fashion is actually going.’” Mycah Dior, Cynthia Erivo’s nail artist, explains why the singer's long nails ‘don’t break’ Twenty-year-old Mycah Dior is the mastermind behind the manicures of a myriad of celebrities, including Cynthia Erivo. Aside from her resounding singing voice, the “Wicked” star is known stylistically for her long and dramatic nails. Speaking to TODAY.com, Dior shared insight into what prevents those notable nails from breaking. For Erivo’s nails, Dior said she opts to use “classic acrylic extensions,” a tip molded onto the nail bed traditionally used to add length to the nail. Dior herself was wearing Gel-X, a softer and more modern form of nail extension. “She loves the classic,” Dior said of Erivo. “They don’t break. They’re three times longer than mine. So, she loves them.” As for creating the design on top of the nail, Dior said Erivo gives her freedom to "go wild" with her artistic instincts. But Dior did her homework. She says she's long followed Erivo's social media presence for inspiration. “I just knew her love for style, for fashion. So, I wanted to incorporate lots of lines, lots of big charms, lots of texture,” she said. “I think that’s what really creates magic you see today.” Matt Rogers dishes on co-hosting with Jenna — and what to expect at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards Matt Rogers, comedian and co-host of the "Las Culturistas" podcast with “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang, has spent the past five days co-hosting TODAY With Jenna & Friends alongside Jenna Bush Hager. The Las Culturistas Culture Awards, Yang and Rogers' pop culture award show, will air on Bravo later this summer, and Rogers told TODAY.com if Jenna has a chance of earning yet another nomination. “I think that Jenna Bush Hager stands an incredible chance at earning a nomination for, I think, the third year in a row — she's also won. I don't know if she remembers this, but she's the culture award winner with Hoda. They won the TODAY show award for excellence in the morning, and they beat out scrambled eggs, so that actually was huge.” Rogers also revealed more about what viewers can expect at the awards this year. “I think that it's going to be as stupid and fun and gay as Peacock will allow, because we've been setting our own rules and rubrics for the past few years, and we're so grateful to them that they've bought the show really as is, and they are really excited about us leading the charge creatively,” he says. As for his co-hosting duties, when asked if he did anything in particular to prepare, his response mirrored “SNL” alum Tina Fey's answer. “I'm gonna be really honest with you: No. Because the team here is so amazing, like, we have these really fun briefings before every show,” he said, giving shout-outs to the show's producers. Rogers adds that he was surprised by how fast everything moves on the show, recounting that he went from a makeup tutorial to a cooking segment to an interview with a celebrity in just a few minutes. “I mean, there's so many different dynamic things that go on, and they happen fast and again, that's another compliment to the whole team that makes it seem and look so seamless,” Rogers said. “I walked in every day and felt so taken care of by the team.” 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan team up for a cause The dynamic duo behind ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ are back together once again. This time, it’s for a cause close to their hearts. The actors (and paid spokespeople of GSK) visited TODAY to discuss their new project in partnership with GSK’s “Ask2BeSure” campaign that aims to raise awareness around meningitis vaccinations. “As parents, there so much information out there, and I think sometimes you’re intimidated,” Gellar said of the campaign, which encourages parents to take a proactive approach to their children's vaccination status. “We all know that knowledge is power, but sometimes it’s hard to ask those questions. That’s what we’re advocating for — it’s about asking your doctor to be sure.” As moms to teenagers, both Gellar and Hannigan discussed their evolving relationship with their children, as well as the legacy of the beloved supernatural series, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” that’s gearing up for a long-awaited Hulu reboot. While Hannigan’s two girls have yet to watch the original series, Gellar admits that she and her kids binged the show during the 2020 pandemic, when her family essentially “ran out of the internet and TV.” “I let them watch Buffy until season 6. Season 6 got dark, so we skipped over it and went straight to season 7,” Gellar told TODAY.com. “My daughter was very into Angel, and my son was like, ‘Wow, you could really fight back in the day.’”
