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Andy Cohen Opens Up About Being a New Dad: "I Kind of Have No Words For It"

Feb 17 2019 - 9:23am

As a television personality, one would think that there aren't too many things that could leave someone like Andy Cohen [1] speechless. But after the birth of his son Benjamin Allen [2] on Feb. 4, even he was left with very few words to describe the feeling of being a new dad. The Watch What Happens Live [3] host recently covered an issue of PEOPLE, where he revealed the first official photos of his baby boy and opened up about his few first moments in the delivery room [4]. "He was so alert for the first two hours," he said. "His eyes were wide open. He didn't cry, he was just calm. I kind of have no words for it."

The 50-year-old Bravo host announced that he was going to be a dad during an episode of Watch What Happens Live [5] back in December. He announced the birth of his son [6] two months later via a sweet Instagram photo of himself holding the newborn. While talking to PEOPLE, Cohen spoke about his experience finding a surrogate and briefly expressed his gratitude to the woman who carried Benjamin for him.

"I worked with an incredible surrogate [8]," he said. "She was in California. Surrogacy is illegal in so many states, including New York. I don't understand why. It's a voluntary process, obviously. 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."


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