Andy Cohen Explains Baby Announcement On ‘WWHL,’ ‘Real Housewives’ Reaction, And His Plans For More Kids

Andy Cohen was featured on Vicki Gunvalson’s new Westwood One podcast, Whoop It Up with Vicki, last week. While being interviewed, he responded to questions from the former Real Housewives of Orange County cast member regarding his decision to announce his baby news on Watch What Happens Live. He and Gunvalson also detailed whether or not he had plans to further expand his family.

During an episode of his late-night talk show in December of 2018, Cohen confirmed he was going to be welcoming his first child via surrogate. He made the announcement while surrounded by several OGs of his Real Housewives franchise: Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Teresa Giudice, Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s NeNe Leakes, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Kyle Richards, Real Housewives of New York City‘s Ramona Singer, and Gunvalson.

“I thought, you know what, this entire [‘Watch What Happens Live‘ production] started with the ‘Housewives,’ is built around the ‘Housewives,’ they are like my TV family and I was like, ‘How great would it be with the OGs?'” Cohen explained of his decision to announce the then-impending birth of his first son, Ben, in their company.

Looking back, Cohen said that he had no regrets about his on-air announcement, and that he had received more love and motherly vibes from his Real Housewives cast members than he could have imagined. He also said that his night with the OGs was amazing, and that he was grateful to be surrounded by such warmth from the women.

Weeks after his announcement was made, the ladies threw Cohen an over-the-top baby shower. There could be a second shower in the works as Cohen considers welcoming another child into his family. As Cohen explained to Gunvalson, he comes from a pretty conventional family, and wants Ben to grow up with a sibling so that his son, too, is rooted in a family tradition.

Although Cohen does have a live-in nanny who helps him care for Ben when he’s working, his schedule allows him to spend most meals with his child. Cohen puts Ben to bed each night before setting out to tape his live episodes of Watch What Happens Live.

Cohen also shares tons of adorable photos of his son Ben, including one which included the boy sitting on the hood of a Volkswagen Beetle. In the comments section of the post, Cohen was met with a number of followers who couldn’t get enough of Ben’s cuteness.

“Omg cute on cute on cute!!!!!” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna wrote.

“Omg! Ben, I can’t handle cuteness!!” added Vanderprump Rules cast member Katie Maloney.