Anderson Cooper says his newborn is wearing hand-me-downs from Andy Cohen's son
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Celia Fernandez
May 6, 2020, 22:06 IST
Anderson Cooper said Andy Cohen has been so helpful now that they both have kids.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
In an interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Anderson Cooper shared that his newborn son Wyatt is wearing hand-me-downs that were previously worn by Andy Cohen's son.
Cooper shared the news that he welcomed his son Wyatt during a CNN segment on Thursday.
The TV anchor also expressed how Cohen has been helpful in coaching him through fatherhood.
On Monday, the CNN anchor appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," where he revealed that his best friend, Andy Cohen, gifted him clothing that was previously worn by his son Benjamin. Cohen welcomed Benjamin in February 2019.
"He's actually really helped me because my son is entirely wearing hand-me-downs from Andy Cohen's son," Cooper said.
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Cooper explained the reason why he was gifted the hand-me-downs is because he doesn't like to spend money and because he didn't know how to go about shopping for baby clothes.
"I'm inherently cheap, I like a good value," he said. "I was planning on going shopping, which I hate to do. And then online shopping, how do you that for baby clothes? Do you go to Buy Buy Baby or Amazon? I don't know! It just seemed weird, so he just gave me all the clothes."
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Cooper also joked that he didn't buy Wyatt any clothes on purpose.
"I wanted my son to be a Depression-era child who grows up wearing hand-me-down clothes," he said.
The 52-year-old media personality welcomed Wyatt Morgan Cooper on April 27 and shared the news during a moving CNN segment on Thursday. During the segment, Cooper spoke candidly about how he always dreamed of becoming a father but didn't think it would ever happen.
Not only is Wyatt wearing Benjamin's hand-me-downs, but they also have the same nanny. On Monday's episode of Radio Andy, Cohen revealed his nanny is now helping Cooper take care of Wyatt.
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"We had long planned this transition, but I certainly didn't expect it to happen during a quarantine, of course," Cohen said. "So we had to really handle this hand-off from one home to the next very carefully, but we did and she is now with Anderson and I know she's gonna get Wyatt on a great sleep schedule just like she got Ben."
Cohen also explained how happy he is for Cooper to have a child of his own now.
"I'm so happy for Anderson," he said. "We've been talking about this for a long time and I have been really enjoying Anderson coming over."
"His visits with Ben have taken on a special significance since we both knew for a while that Anderson was planning on doing this himself," Cohen added. "I'm so excited for the two of our sons to grow up together and be friends."
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