'Today' host Al Roker snubs co-host Craig Melvin as he abruptly ends segment
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ‘Today’ hosts Sheinelle Jones, Al Roker, Dylan Dryer, and Craig Melvin welcomed multimedia lifestyle journalist Brittany Jones-Cooper to announce the winners of NBC Select’s Best of Bed & Bath Awards.
Although the segment was brief and filled the playful banter between the hosts, with Jones, Roker, and Melvin chiming in, Roker was the one to bring the segment to an end, despite Melvin asking Jones-Cooper a question about the discount on products.
‘Today’ hosts swoon over bed and bath products
Dylan Dryer announced the segment to her audience and her co-hosts, “We are back now with the winners of NBC Select’s first ever Best of Bed and Bath awards.”
Dreyer mentioned that there are some “great suggestions” present on the ‘Today’ show.
Here are the winners of NBC Select’s Best of Bed & Bath Awards! pic.twitter.com/c4pFMyrmRs
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 15, 2023
Al Roker immediately took over as he held a basket of towels, “So their staff spent nearly 900 hours, trying over 200 robes, towels and more…wow…and they are getting paid.”
Roker then welcomed Brittany Jones-Cooper, who then went on to describe the products on the table.
One after the other, Jones-Cooper went through several products on the ‘Today’ show, ranging from spa bath towels, fabric bath mats, waterproof shower curtain liners, sheet sets, black-out curtains, and pillows.
Al Roker interrupts Craig Melvin during the segment
Towards the end of the Best of Bed and Bath Awards segment, Brittany Jones-Cooper showcased the “original Casper pillow” which helps Jones-Cooper sleep through the night.
She also informed the co-hosts that they are supposed to wash their pillows “every six months.”
Jones-Cooper then talked about the discount on the pillows, which was up to 30%.
After this, Al Roker was ready to end the segment, but Craig Melvin had more questions about the discount, “Do you 10% more…”
However, before he could complete his question, and before Cooper-Jones could respond to him, Roker looked at them and said, “Okay, stop” before he turned to face the camera “Brittany thank you so much”, abruptly interrupting Melvin.
As the other co-hosts continued to play with the pillows, Roker closed the segment, “scan the QR code at the bottom.”
Roker continued to talk as Melvin put the pillow back, walked over, and stood behind Sheinelle Jones and Jones-Cooper, not saying another word.
