Apparently even Savannah Guthrie thought her recent sit-down with Kate Gosselin and twins Mady and Cara was "crazy" and super awkward, US Weekly reported.
"Today" show co-anchors Guthrie and Matt Lauer both appeared on "Watch What Happens Live!" on Thursday, and had lots to share with host Andy Cohen.
"I was really surprised," Guthrie said in response to a caller who asked about the live-broadcast interview with Kate, 38, and the twins, 13. "They came on, and I thought the girls had something on their minds -- they wanted to get it off their chests."
In a painfully awkward chat that had the two girls remain notoriously silent, their mother Kate eventually ended up scolding them on live television for not speaking up, US Weekly reported.
"Mady, what would you want to say about how you and your sister and your family are doing?" Guthrie asked during one part of the Jan. 16 segment. "Um..." the twin responded."Mady, your words -- It's your chance, spit it out," demanded her 38-year-old mother.
"I was really sympathetic to them. It's not easy to get on national television -- this isn't something they do every day, live every morning," NBC star Guthrie, 42 said. "They're 13-year-old girls. I felt bad for them."
According to US Weekly, Cohen has famously been expressive about his dislike for the Gosselin family matriarch through Twitter. "In the galaxy of appearing unlikeable, has Kate Gosselin appeared more unlikeable?" he asked Guthrie.
With a laugh, the always diplomatic morning show host responded, "Is this the 'I plead the 5th' segment?"
"During the Kate Gosselin interview were you thinking, 'this is incredible television' or 'how do I wrangle this back?'" Cohen asked.
"I honestly was just thinking, this is crazy," Guthrie said. "Does it look as crazy [as it feels on the inside]?" she wondered during her sit-down with the reality show trio. "Then I checked my twitter feed... then I saw Matt after," she confirmed with a laugh. "It was insane."
"I guess I always give people the benefit of the doubt," she said. "Unless they're politicians."
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