{"id":12090,"date":"2026-06-04T19:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imgist.ru\/endi-koen-udivil-krasavchika-bliznecza-andersona-kupera-tortom-i-vozdushnymi-sharami-vo-vremya-pozdravitelnoj-translyaczii\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:08:25","slug":"andy-koen-surprised-handsome-twin-anderson-cooper-with-cake-and-balloons-during-a-congratulatory-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imgist.ru\/en\/endi-koen-udivil-krasavchika-bliznecza-andersona-kupera-tortom-i-vozdushnymi-sharami-vo-vremya-pozdravitelnoj-translyaczii\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen surprised &quot;Gemini Twin&quot; Anderson Cooper with cake and balloons during his birthday broadcast."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p> Anderson Cooper received a birthday wish from his friend Andy Cohen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> The CNN anchor celebrated his birthday with a surprise appearance by Cohen on the show. <em>Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0<\/em> on Wednesday, June 3.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;Forget about this election in Los Angeles. Enough. We&#039;ve heard it all before. Dude, it&#039;s your birthday today, and mine was yesterday,&quot; Cohen said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Andy Cohen had no intention of throwing a birthday party for Anderson Cooper.<\/p>\n<p> The duo&#039;s last live interaction took place on Wednesday, June 3, during the broadcast of the program <em>Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0<\/em> , when Cohen surprised his friend with a birthday cake and balloons. &quot;Happy birthday, you handsome Gemini!&quot; Cohen announced, entering the CNN studio and connecting to the microphone. &quot;How are you, buddy? Happy birthday! Anderson!&quot;\u00ab<\/p>\n<p> He added: &quot;Forget about this election in Los Angeles. Enough. We&#039;ve heard it all before. Dude, it&#039;s your birthday today, mine was yesterday. Happy birthday to you, so good to see you.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> Cooper, who turned 59 on Wednesday, was cheerful throughout the meeting and blew out the candles on his cake. &quot;I really like your editorial; it&#039;s great,&quot; Cohen said, before inviting him to &quot;blow out the candles.&quot;.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Don&#039;t miss any news - subscribe to<\/strong> <strong>free daily newsletter PEOPLE<\/strong> <strong>, to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Cooper told his friend the broadcast was going &quot;fine,&quot; and Cohen, 58, jokingly noted he had &quot;hate in his eyes,&quot; a reference to President Donald Trump&#039;s attacks on Cooper&#039;s CNN colleague, Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;You know what I think is great?&quot; Cohen asked Cooper, to which he replied, &quot;What?&quot;\u00bb<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;You!&quot; Cohen exclaimed, trying to wipe the icing off Cooper&#039;s nose.<\/p>\n<p> \u00ab&quot;You&#039;re a great anchor. You&#039;re a great newsreader,&quot; Cohen added, calling Cooper &quot;the best&quot; as the journalist chuckled and ate a cupcake during their farewell. <\/p>\n<p> Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper will host CNN&#039;s New Year&#039;s Eve special live on December 31, 2025. Photo: Craig T. Fruchtman\/Getty.<\/p>\n<p> The host of the program <em>Watch What Happens Live<\/em> , who celebrated his own birthday the day before on Tuesday, June 2, has co-hosted CNN&#039;s New Year&#039;s Eve broadcast with Cooper since 2017. On Tuesday, Cohen wished his friend a happy birthday in an Instagram Stories post, and Cooper responded by calling him his &quot;Gemini twin.&quot; The next special, titled <em>Independence Eve Live<\/em> featuring Cohen and Cooper, the episode will air July 3 on CNN.<\/p>\n<p> This year has been a year of big changes for Cooper: on May 17, he hosted his final episode of the program. <em>\u00ab&quot;60 minutes&quot;.<\/em> The departure comes three months after Cooper announced his departure from the news program as a correspondent due to family reasons.<\/p>\n<p> \u00abDuring my vacation at CNN, I worked on stories for the program <em>\u00ab60 Minutes\u00bb<\/em> , and I really enjoyed it. But it wasn&#039;t easy. I always imagined, &quot;Well, when I don&#039;t want to work in the daily news routine, I&#039;ll enjoy telling stories for <em>\u00ab60 minutes<\/em> \u00bb&quot;But when I had children, the reality was completely different from what you might imagine,&quot; Cooper said during <em>additional edition of the program &quot;60 Minutes&quot;\u00ab<\/em> .<\/p>\n<p> Cooper joined the program <em>\u00ab60 Minutes\u00bb<\/em> during the 2006-2007 television season. At CNN, he renewed his contract in December 2025 and continues to host the program. <em>\u00ab&quot;Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0&quot;,<\/em> and also co-hosts CNN&#039;s annual New Year&#039;s Eve special with Cohen.<\/p>\n<p> Read the original article on People.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW: Anderson Cooper received a birthday wish from his friend Andy Cohen. 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