Andy Cohen and 4-year-old son Ben.Photo:Dan Steinberg/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images
Dan Steinberg/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images
Andy Cohenis celebrating a small win!TheWatch What Happens Livehost,55, revealed on his Instagram Story Sunday that son Benjamin Allen, 4, let him grab a full night’s sleep. Sharing a glimpse of the back of his son’s head, Cohen smiled at the camera as he celebrated his relatable parenting moment.“He let me sleep til 8:30!!!” Cohen wrote in the caption of the snap that showed him sporting a pink hoodie and a wide grin. The father-of-two welcomed Benvia surrogatein 2019 and named him after his grandfather, Ben Allen.Andy Cohen.Andy Cohen InstagramCohen is also father to daughter Lucy Eve, 17 months, whowas bornvia surrogate in April 2022. The broadcaster has since confirmed that Lucy and Ben are “biological siblings” though they were born via different surrogates.The presenter also shared a snap of Lucy showing off a new hairstyle on his Instagram Story Sunday, which he captioned: “First (almost) side-pony!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.At the time of his son’s birth in February 2019,the chat show host revealed on theToday show that:"[Ben] was so alert for the first two hours. His eyes were wide open. He didn’t cry; he was just calm. I kind of have no words for it.““I worked with an incredible surrogate,” he added “My surrogate just viewed it as she was giving me the ultimate gift. She gave me life. So I’ll be forever indebted to her.“Andy Cohen and Lucy.Andy Cohen InstagramShortly before Ben’s birth, Cohen opened up about how much he wanted to be a dad during an episode of his Bravo show. “Family means everything to meand having one of my own is something that I have wanted in my heart for my entire life,” he said. “Though it’s taken me longer than most to get there, I cannot wait for what I envision will be the most rewarding chapter yet.“Cohen also said that he’d “never thought it would be possible” for him to have a family.“When I was growing up…I just never thought it would be possible as a gay man to grow up and have a family,” he continued.The star even wrote a book on parenting,The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, andspoke about his experiencewhile promoting the guide in May 2023 to his longtime friend, CNN anchorAnderson Cooper.“I’m the only gay parent at Ben’s nursery school and the only single parent,” Cohen said.The father-of-two added that “[Ben] has been saying lately, ‘I want another daddy, I want another daddy.’ And it’s so cool to me that he knows that it would be a daddy.”
Andy Cohenis celebrating a small win!
TheWatch What Happens Livehost,55, revealed on his Instagram Story Sunday that son Benjamin Allen, 4, let him grab a full night’s sleep. Sharing a glimpse of the back of his son’s head, Cohen smiled at the camera as he celebrated his relatable parenting moment.
“He let me sleep til 8:30!!!” Cohen wrote in the caption of the snap that showed him sporting a pink hoodie and a wide grin. The father-of-two welcomed Benvia surrogatein 2019 and named him after his grandfather, Ben Allen.
Andy Cohen.Andy Cohen Instagram
Andy Cohen Instagram
Cohen is also father to daughter Lucy Eve, 17 months, whowas bornvia surrogate in April 2022. The broadcaster has since confirmed that Lucy and Ben are “biological siblings” though they were born via different surrogates.
The presenter also shared a snap of Lucy showing off a new hairstyle on his Instagram Story Sunday, which he captioned: “First (almost) side-pony!”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
At the time of his son’s birth in February 2019,the chat show host revealed on theToday show that:"[Ben] was so alert for the first two hours. His eyes were wide open. He didn’t cry; he was just calm. I kind of have no words for it.”
“I worked with an incredible surrogate,” he added “My surrogate just viewed it as she was giving me the ultimate gift. She gave me life. So I’ll be forever indebted to her.”
Andy Cohen and Lucy.Andy Cohen Instagram
Shortly before Ben’s birth, Cohen opened up about how much he wanted to be a dad during an episode of his Bravo show. “Family means everything to meand having one of my own is something that I have wanted in my heart for my entire life,” he said. “Though it’s taken me longer than most to get there, I cannot wait for what I envision will be the most rewarding chapter yet.”
Cohen also said that he’d “never thought it would be possible” for him to have a family.
“When I was growing up…I just never thought it would be possible as a gay man to grow up and have a family,” he continued.
The star even wrote a book on parenting,The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, andspoke about his experiencewhile promoting the guide in May 2023 to his longtime friend, CNN anchorAnderson Cooper.
“I’m the only gay parent at Ben’s nursery school and the only single parent,” Cohen said.
The father-of-two added that “[Ben] has been saying lately, ‘I want another daddy, I want another daddy.’ And it’s so cool to me that he knows that it would be a daddy.”
source: people.com
