Andy Cohen confirms that helium and Anderson Cooper volition portion intoxicant arsenic they ringing successful 2025 arsenic hosts of CNN’s yearly New Year’s Eve special.
By Tionah Lee Oct 28, 2024 7:32 PMTags
Anderson Cooper Reacts to NYE Demands After Hurricane Milton Coverage
Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper won’t beryllium popping champagne erstwhile the timepiece strikes midnight.
They whitethorn beryllium aiming for thing adjacent stronger. Andy confirmed that erstwhile the duo big CNN’s yearly New Year’s Eve connected Dec. 31, they not lone volition beryllium allowed to portion connected camera, but helium teased helium and his cohost are successful for a boozy night.
“Yes! You bet,” the Watch What Happens Live big told Variety successful an interrogation published Oct. 20. “After what Anderson did successful that hurricane, I’m not lone giving him tequila, I’m throwing it astatine him.”
Indeed, aft the seasoned quality anchor endured being struck by debris portion covering Hurricane Milton successful Brandenton, Fla, successful aboriginal October, galore fans were calling connected CNN to springiness the all-clear for Anderson (and Andy) to fto escaped arsenic they usher successful 2025.
"We request @AndersonCooper and @BravoAndy to big NYE. Please get this nationalist treasure nether cover," 1 instrumentality wrote connected their Instagram Story, which Andy reposted connected his relationship and added, "Agree."
Andy, 56, besides reposted a station connected X (formally known arsenic Twitter) that read, "CNN had amended fto Anderson Cooper achromatic retired connected New Year’s Eve for this."
Back successful 2023, CNN enactment the intermission connected Anderson and Andy’s intoxicant consumption during the hours agelong unrecorded telecast seemingly aft Andy raised eyebrows for comments helium made, including erstwhile helium declared that Ryan Seacrest and the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve team were “a radical of losers” a fewer years earlier.
However, by the pursuing twelvemonth the protocols had relaxed arsenic the longtime friends rang successful 2024 with afloat cups and plentifulness of laughs. Noticeably Anderson, who had a mates shots of tequila earlier going into a afloat giggle acceptable during a drinking crippled with Neil Patrick Harris.
"We've been present for 7 years doing this and for astir of those years—" Andy began during their yearly changeable to ringing successful the caller year, as Anderson remarked, "Are you asking astir alcohol?"
"At the apical of the hr we typically person a toast," the Most Talkative writer noted arsenic helium poured shots for him and his cohost. "I guess, I'm conscionable wondering does daddy get his juice?"
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