Justin Sylvester pushes Jenna Bush Hager away after she gets too close: video

Justin Sylvester pushes Jenna Bush Hager away after she gets too close: video

Setting boundaries.

Justin Sylvester attempted to keep Jenna Bush Hager at arms’ length on Wednesday’s episode of the “Today” show after she got a little too close for comfort.

During a cooking segment, the “Daily Pop” star, 35, was receiving instructions for making chicken when Bush Hager, 40, patted his back and put one arm around his shoulders.

As Sylvester leaned out of the way, Bush Hager didn’t budge — so the “Beverly Hills Nannies” alum used one arm to push her away.

Bush Hager laughed at the diss, only to step back just as close to him.

When the “Sisters First” author continued to touch Sylvester’s back despite his arm still being held aloft between them, he glanced up, smiled and pushed her out of the way once more.

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Justin Sylvester pushed back against Jenna Bush Hager's closeness during a "Today" show segment.

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Justin Sylvester pushed back against Jenna Bush Hager's closeness during a "Today" show segment.

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Bush Hager, backing up, raised her eyebrows at the cameras.

NBC viewers took to Instagram to bash her behavior, with one calling Bush Hager’s actions “not cool at all” and advising her to “keep her hands to herself” from now on.

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Hager touched her co-host multiple times on Wednesday.

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“He literally defined his personal space and she forced herself into it,” one social media user wrote of the awkward interaction.

Another added, “He was clearly uncomfortable and kept trying to push her off politely.”

Justin SylvesterSylvester is a regular “Today” show contributor.Getty Images

Sylvester, who has yet to comment on the segment, is a regular contributor to the “Today” show, often appearing alongside Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb.

Later in Wednesday’s episode, he and Bush Hager also broke down his recent St. Tropez vacation pics posted via Instagram.

“That thirst trap is looking, like, perfect,” the former first daughter — who has been married to Henry Chase Hager since 2008 — told Sylvester. “You look like you belong in St. Tropez.”