we're going to play, lachey what? >> lachey what?. lachey what? >> we're going to share some fun facts that we learned about you from the internet. and you will tell them if they're true or not. >> okay. >> your nickname is slider. >> oh, man. so -- >> is that true? >> it's true with an asterisk. >> i want to hear why. >> in the early days of boy bands you would do "teen beat" and "tiger jam" and all of the interviews. i didn't have a nickname. so, when "top gun" was one of my favorite movies at the time. and just panicked and said, slider. next thing you know, fans are making me hats that say slider, hockey jerseys that say slider. it was never my nickname. >> just like small ham bergers. >> i'm a big fan. especially with cheese. it's something i panicked and came up with at the time. and it stuck with me my entire career. until now. >> wow. i like the next one. if it's true, we share something in common. your guilty pleasure, barry m manil manilow. >> true. and i know we share something in common because i heard barry manilow's vel

singing sensation, nick lachey.ment right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a, in rockefeller >>> welcome to tuesday morning. it is hard to believe that already the last day of february. that's crazy. listening to black magic by little mix, who are here. they've got a huge announcement besides a live and added to that mr. nick lachey here with us for the second day. >> thank you, guys. >> we haven't had a guest co-host for a week long in a long time. so glad to have you. >> you drive them out after one day. i am a glutton for punishment. >> i am stunned you decided to come back. it's your first night back in the city. no kids. no wife. i bet you blew the doors off last night? >> oh, yeah. i went out and raged. no, i literally got back to the hotel. took a nap. hit the gym. ordered room service. caught up on "homeland." first time i have been away from the kids for a long time. i love my kids but having a day to catch up on the sleep was awesome. >> are you ready to conquer the world? >

nick lachey our co-host.most shocking hollywood ending ever. glitz, galam, and the gaffe fro last night's hollywood oscars. >> from nbc news this, is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today." on a monday morning. february 27th, 2017. listening to "give me just one night." >> a little noche to get the week started. >> 98 degrees. welcome to our guest, nick lachey. >> thank you. thank you. thanks for having me. >> you hear that? >> that was the song that got the applause. >> no. it was you, my friend. it was you. if you went to bed before the oscars were over, did you stay up to see the whole thing? >> i did, actually. i was flying in. >> me, too. i fell asleep right before the end. everything is going great. it's fine. and i woke up this morning, and i thought, what? >> they what? >> you missed a moment that will live in oscar history. take a look. >> and the academy award -- for best picture -- >> come on. "la la land." >> there's a mistake. "moonlight," you guys won

. >> and then, jessica simpson she abstained from sex with nick lachey until they got the married. >>es. >> she remain a virgin until they tied the knot. >> it is great. >> i cannot look at her without thinking of she thought that chicken of the the sea natalie chicken swims in the ocean or something. >> yes. >> she thought it was chicken. >> he didn't know. >> she thought chicken of the sea was tuna. >> yes. >> while she was eating it. >> yes. >> some people don't live in reality. >> jen just tweeted his father called kissing tonsil hockey. >> i like that one. i heard that one. >> get on twitter. >> you know different things work for different couples. people have different beliefs. >> yeah. >> i was just saying at any age you can make that decision no matter what you have done we're just not going to and we will wait for a while. even if you have been, married , but my sister before they got married they had counseling, religious counseling and priest talks to you. they decided, even though they already had that they will wait up until before the wedding. >> yes. >> yes. >> that cou

our guest co-host, nick lachey. >>> we are back with today's take.use we were talking so much about the oscars. >> there were bigger fish to fry. >> getting up early is probably no problem for you now that you have a little baby. >> sleeping in is a thing of the past for sure. i love that picture. that was his 2 month picture. >> did you name him phoenix because of that? >> no. we were looking for a name and actually my wife for some reason river phoenix was on her mind and she thought of phoenix and she ran it by me and we agreed on that name long before he came. >> what's interesting is your kids are named after places. >> we like to travel, al. we like to travel. >> little sister brooklyn. >> we knew we wanted him to be a "c" name. i thought it was going to be colin and then she didn't like colin. she said and then brooklyn because she was conceived in brooklyn and then phoenix. >> camden, and then bronx. >> they're all blessed. they're all doing well. >> we want to send love to savannah who returned from maternity leave this morning. young master