Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper.Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Anderson CooperandAndy Cohencelebrated their respective birthdays together on Wednesday — with the help of a few more famous friends.
Cohen noted in his post’s caption that the twin cakes were courtesy of the Consuelos family, a.k.a.Kelly Ripaand her husbandMark Consuelos. (The couple also celebratedtheir eldest son, Michael, turning 24on Wednesday.)
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“Gemini Twins: ACTIVATE! Happy Birthday to my friend, AC2 partner, and brilliant Daddy,” Cohen said of Cooper. “Our lives are all better with you in them, Anderson. (Thanks to the Consuelos' for the cakes; and to SJ, Liza, & Bruce for the surprise party!)”
In Cooper’sown Instagram post, the CNN anchor shared a throwback photo of the pair alongside a sweet message for Cohen. “Happy Birthday @bravoandy! So proud of all you’ve done, the person you are, and the dad you’ve become,” he wrote.
Cooper and Cohen met in the early 1990s. They were set up to go on a blind date but never made it beyond an initial phone call, Cooper previously revealed.
“Andy and I were first set up on a blind date, which never happened because we had a phone call and after two minutes I said, ‘I’m not dating this guy,'” Cooper said onWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenin 2016. “He broke my cardinal rule … he mentioned my mom [Gloria Vanderbilt] within the first four sentences of meeting me.”
The pair instead ended up forging a long-lasting friendship.
“We’ve gotten much closer since I’ve had the talk show and since we’ve been on tour together. I mean we’ve been friends for 25 years,” Cohen said of Cooper during a 2019 interview withUSA Today. “He’s just an incredibly loyal and caring and sensitive and great friend.”
source: people.com
