Andy Cohen’s – Andy Cohen, the 55-year-old Bravo boss, has turned fatherhood into his favorite role. He welcomed son Benjamin in February 2019 and daughter Lucy on April 29, 2022, both via surrogacy—sharing the journey with touching updates about love, routine, and hope.
Andy Cohen’s life may run on Bravo schedules and late-night hosting. but the most meaningful countdown clock in his world starts earlier than most. When he leaves for Watch What Happens Live between 9:00 and 9:30 every night. his son Benjamin is tucked in by 8:30—an everyday detail Andy has shared because it captures what fatherhood has changed for him.
The 55-year-old TV personality and producer welcomed his first child, son Benjamin, in February 2019 through surrogacy. Posting a newborn photo on Instagram at the time. Cohen wrote: “He is named after my grandfather. Ben Allen.” In the same post. he added. “I’m in love. And speechless. And eternally grateful to an incredible surrogate. And I’m a dad. Wow.”.
Becoming a parent didn’t just land as a headline moment for Cohen—it reshaped his days in ways he describes with careful affection. In June 2019, he told Hollywood Life, “He goes to bed at 8:30. But. the other thing is I’m a single parent so I want to spend as much time as I can with him.” He also explained that even with a packed schedule. he’s able to keep his presence around Benjamin’s routines: he’ll leave for part of the day. return to put his son down for his nap. and then head back out again—until Benjamin wakes up and the time together stretches into another window before work resumes.
“He’s a cheerful, great kid. He makes it fun. I learn things every day,” Cohen said on KMOX radio. He added that becoming a dad later in life has been its own kind of gift: “I think also having a kid later in life is really fun. because you do sweat things. [but] I’m trying to be as laid back as I possibly can.”.
That laid-back approach carries extra weight because Cohen once believed fatherhood might never happen at all. As a gay man. he told People shortly after Benjamin was born. “I never thought it was in the cards for me.” He recalled coming out to his parents in 1988 and sharing that his mother said she had to “mourn the life that I wasn’t going to be able to have. ” describing a future that involved “getting married and having kids.”.
Now, fatherhood is no longer a question—it’s the daily reality he keeps choosing.
On April 29, 2022, Cohen welcomed his second child, daughter Lucy, again via surrogacy. Posting on Instagram, he wrote, “HERE’S LUCY!!!!! Meet my daughter, Lucy Eve Cohen!” He shared the details of her arrival: “She’s 8 pounds 13 oz and was born at 5:13 pm in New York City!!!”
Cohen also made it clear that Benjamin was part of the excitement before Lucy even fully entered his world. “Her big brother can’t wait to meet her!” he said in the post. He then dedicated thanks to the people who made it possible. giving a shoutout to his unnamed surrogate: “Thank you to my rock star surrogate (ALL surrogates are rockstars. by the way) and everyone who helped make this miracle happen. I’m so happy,” he wrote.
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Surrogacy is still weird to me. Like can you really say it’s “your” kid if it wasn’t carried?
8:30 bedtime?? That’s actually nice. But I’m not gonna lie I didn’t read the whole thing, just saw the headline. Andy Cohen seems like he’s always filming something anyway.
I think people misunderstand surrogacy. The baby is literally already there like… not sure how to explain it, but if he’s raising them it’s his kid. Also he named Benjamin after his grandfather so that part’s sweet.
So he’s single parent but also Bravo boss? Doesn’t add up. Like who’s doing what, the surrogate still doing childcare? And Lucy born 2022 but it says April 29 like that’s when he started posting about it? idk sounds like PR for the show.