Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper share every thing from equivalent initials to related professions, which makes it simple to see why the twosome are finest pal targets.
Cohen and Cooper met within the early ’90s after they have been nearly arrange on a blind date. Nevertheless, the pair’s dynamic by no means grew to become romantic as a result of Cohen broke Cooper’s “cardinal rule” of courting — mentioning his socialite mom, Gloria Vanderbilt.
Though the duo by no means went on a date, they solid a friendship that developed into an equally sturdy working relationship. Cohen and Cooper have hit the highway collectively yearly since 2016 for his or her conversational stage tour, “AC2: An Intimate Night with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.” The pair have additionally cohosted CNN’s New Yr’s Eve Dwell collectively since 2017.
The BFFs have been by one another’s facet as they’ve each develop into mother and father. Cohen welcomed his son, Benjamin, through surrogate in February 2019. Cooper, for his half, introduced the delivery of his son, Wyatt, through surrogate in April 2020.
Cohen revealed through Instagram in Could 2020 that he hopes their sons will “be finest buddies” after they become older — similar to their dads. He and Cooper have since welcomed daughter Lucy and son Sebastian, respectively.
Scroll all the way down to see Cohen and Cooper’s sweetest BFF moments:
