Al Roker Teases Craig Melvin for His Reaction to Halle Berry on “Today”: 'You're Gonna Have Some ‘Splaining to Do'

Even Craig Melvin gets starstruck!

At nan apical of nan Today show connected Wednesday, June 4, nan journalist, 46, seemed other excited erstwhile going done that morning’s upcoming segments. After naming nan impermanent big of Jenna & Friends, Melvin’s co-anchors realized it was because he had a personage crush.

“Halle Berry’s present today?” Melvin asked Jenna Bush Hager, who teased, “All nan abrupt you’re sticking around!”

“Look astatine nan grin connected his face,” Al Roker chimed in. “Oh my, ohio my.”

They continued to flick nosy astatine Melvin, pinch Bush Hager, 43, joking that he was astir apt going to commencement “walking past nan constitution room” and Roker, 70, declaring: “I deliberation Craig’s sewage nan vapors.”

“I didn’t cognize you had Halle on,” Melvin insisted. “She’s upstairs successful makeup?”

Savannah Guthrie past noted, “You’ll beryllium astatine nan greeting gathering for sure.”

“Oh my god, look astatine Craig blushing,” Bush Hager continued earlier Guthrie added, “Let’s get a cheque of nan weather. It’s getting basking successful here.”

Going on pinch it, Melvin asked for nan forecast arsenic Roker told him he was “cheesing” and Bush Hager said he “turned red.”

“My forecast is you’re gonna person immoderate ‘splaining to do erstwhile you travel home,” Roker joked astir what Melvin's wife, Lindsay Czarniak, would deliberation of his crush.

Later successful nan episode, Melvin was met pinch a awesome surprise while introducing nan show’s 3rd Hour unrecorded connected air.

“Just for you, Craig, ‘Oh, Halle! Halle Berry!’” Roker shouted, catching Melvin disconnected guard.

“No, don’t do that,” he responded, attempting to proceed pinch his normal talking points.

Berry, 58, past snuck up down Melvin, who jumped arsenic she placed her hands connected his shoulders.

“Halle, he’s been blushing each morning,” Bush Hager told nan actress. “He’s really sweating.”

As Melvin greeted Berry pinch a hug, she laughed and agreed: “Oh my god, you are sweating!”

“Good to spot you. Do you request a 3rd host?" he quipped.

When Bush Hager stepped successful to punctual him that Barry’s partner, Van Hunt, was there, telling Melvin to “back off,” he quickly defended himself. He exclaimed, “Oh, travel on! I didn’t cognize that."

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