Andy Cohenmay not be getting a full eight hours of sleep every night now that he’s a father to a newborn, but it’s not fazing him in the least.
TheWatch What Happens Livehost, 50, phoned in to theTodayshow Wednesday morning followingPEOPLE’s exclusive cover revealof this week’s issue, out Friday, where Cohen officially introduces his 1-week-old sonBenjamin Allen.
“I’m chill, Hoda,” the new dad says whenHoda Kotbpoints out that she,Savannah Guthrieand the rest of theTodayteam have never seen him with “this look in [his] eye” before.
And while “sleep is another story,” Cohen explains that the long nights are nothing new to him, since he wasn’t getting a ton of Zs beforeBenjamin’s Feb. 4 arrival via surrogate— the circumstances have just shifted.
“I was never sleeping but I just wasn’t sleeping for different reasons,” he says, causing the co-hosts to laugh. “Now I kinda feel like, ‘Oh,theseare the reasons I shouldn’t be sleeping!’ ”
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Andy Cohen calls in to theTodayshow.
Upon first meeting his son in the delivery room, Cohen admits the pair just sat and “stared at each other for about two hours” — and now, nine days after Benjamin’s birth, “I just sit and stare at him.”
And the lucky newcomer has been enjoying a barrage of affection since his arrival, according to his proud papa.
“There’s a lot ofsweetness and hugs and snuggleshappening in the West Village right now,” says the Bravo personality.
Cohen might technically be a single father, but he knows “It’s not easy for a single guy to do this on his own” — and he’s not afraid to lean on his loved ones.
“It takes a village,” Cohen tellsToday. “I reallywanted him, and the fact that he’s hereand he’s so perfect and he’s in wonderful health … I have great gratitude for my surrogate and all the people who helped me get to this place.”
“I’m just thrilled. It’s truly a dream,” he raves, adding of Kotb,who welcomed daughter Haley Joyin February 2017, “Hoda has been a great inspiration for me.”
source: people.com
