First of all: His body language — which an animal behaviorist might call “crotch offering” — would fluster any gal. But poor Hoda!
Please take note of how she rakes her hand through her hair — twice — as she smiles at him. Tossing, touching or stroking the hair is a preening gesture; an invitation to flirt. Then, when he says he has a girlfriend, Hoda is visibly upset. “You see,” she says, “That’s not what you said before.” She looks off the set — perhaps to the producers? — while covering her mouth in shock. Then she tries to recover. Hoda, we understand. He is smokin’ hot. Sigh! Stay tuned — the end of the clip features a new Old Spice spot, in which Mustafa is mustachioed.