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Scarlett Johansson co-hosted the final hour of the Today Show on Jan. 20

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Scarlett Johansson co-hosted the final hour of the Today Show .

The A-list actress spent the week filling in on the NBC morning show.

Johansson said on air that being a morning television host was actually a childhood dream of hers.

The art of being a charismatic, beautiful actress in movies translates seamlessly to being a TV presenter.

We may never know, but I tend to think of this as akin to how the actress Sydney Sweeney has developed a reputation for endorsing tons of products, a practice that was until recently frowned upon: The old rules simply don’t matter anymore. If hot young things can hawk the ugliest shoes you’ve ever seen, why shouldn’t ScarJo replace Hoda? Because, by the way, fans are apparently calling for Johansson to be the show’s permanent replacement. Stranger things have happened..

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