Leslie Bibb recently opened up to Today’s Jenna Bush Hager about the one time she took “a break” from her partner of 18 years, actor Sam Rockwell.
Bush Hager had just shared videos of Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes, who have seemingly reunited after they were reported to have broken up in September. She then asked Bibb, who is guest hosting Today this week, “Did you and Sam ever take a break?”
Bibb initially denied it before confessing, “Well, I went to Burning Man for a week and I said, ‘I’m not gonna talk to you for a week. Think about what you’ve done. Think about your choices.’”
Bush Hager responded with a smile, “Wait, did you come back from Burning Man and think about your choices?” implying Bibb might have gotten up to some antics while attending the music festival.
“I had a great time!” Bibb revealed. “I didn’t do anything crazy. I was going around spraying SPF on girls’ boobs so that they wouldn’t get sunburned. I was so scared.” She added, “Well, I’m like Cathy Careful of Burning Man. I’m like, ‘Are you hydrated?’ I would give everybody water.”
Although Bibb did not share what caused her and Rockwell to take the break, she noted, “That was the only time where we just didn’t talk for the week.”
Bush Hager then shared her own experience, confessing that she and her husband “maybe took a small break” at one point that lasted “a couple of days.”
However, Bibb is not particularly a fan of taking “breaks” in a relationship. “I am a Scorpio and when I’m done, I’m done. It’s over,” she told Bush Hager. She even wondered if she should “go talk to my shrink” about that, adding, “It’s probably not healthy to do that.”
The White Lotus star has been a welcome addition to the Today With Jenna & Friends family. This marks the second time she has guest hosted the fourth hour of Today with Bush Hager, and Bibb will continue guest hosting for the remainder of the week.
Stars Oliver Hudson and Ali Larter are set to join Bibb and Bush Hager later this week.
Today with Jenna & Friends airs on weekdays at 10/9c on NBC.
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