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Andy Cohen is a true family man.
This was further demonstrated on Friday, August 8, when the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host returned to his Hamptons beach house with his 6-year-old son Ben and his 3-year-old daughter Lucy. This particular weekend retreat was even more meaningful as it included Andy’s parents, Evelyn and Lou Cohen.
Andy Cohen shares an update on his parents, Evelyn and Lou Cohen
“Parents are in town!” Andy captioned an Instagram video of the family reunion.
The footage was taken at The Lobster Roll, a famous seafood spot in Amagansett. The video started with Andy’s dad, Lou, holding up a black-and-white portrait of a woman as his grandchildren, Ben and Lucy, attempted to guess who she was.
“You think that’s Princess Leia, Ben?” Andy said from behind the camera.
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“No, no, no. It sort of looks like Princess Leia, and also like ma,” Ben remarked, referencing his grandmother. “Plus one of the presidents that wasn’t elected.”
“Oh, you think that looks like Kamala Harris, also?” Andy said. “Interesting.”
The WWHL host then asked his daughter, Lucy, to take a guess before revealing that the woman in the photo was, in fact, Grandma Evelyn.
“I knew it!” Ben shouted.
“This is the before and after,” Andy noted while directing the camera from the old photograph to his mom. “And you know what? She looks just as good. Right, Ben?”
Andy confirmed that the portrait was taken in 1958.
Andy Cohen recalls the moment he came out to his mom
As highlighted by Andy’s earlier posts, Evelyn and Lou will mark their 66th wedding anniversary in September. The enduring couple raised Andy and his younger sister, Emily Rosenfeld, in St. Louis, Missouri, where they still live today.
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Andy touched on his family dynamics in a 2021 People magazine article, recalling how his mother supported him when he came out as gay.
“It definitely drew us closer,” he shared. “She discovered a letter I wrote to someone where I expressed my fear about coming out to more people. She believes I left it out intentionally for her to find. She approached me about it, and I admitted I was gay. We both cried; it was very emotional. But moments later, she said, ‘I probably would’ve hated your wife anyway.’ It was so funny and so true.”
Andy said shortly after he came out, his mom began volunteering at Doorways, a St. Louis organization that provides housing and supportive services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
“It’s an amazing testament to the kind of person she is, that her reaction to me coming out was: ‘I need to get involved in this community,’” Andy recalled.
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