Andy Cohen is the sun, to which all the planets in the Bravo TV universe revolve around. He's gone toe-to-toe with Bethenny Frankel and has been tossed like a rag doll by Teresa Giudice — and lived to tell the tale.
Recently, Andy made the exciting announcement that he was expecting his second child via surrogacy. The beautiful baby girl was born on April 29th, and on Monday, May 9th, Lucy made her much-anticipated Bravo TV debut.
For the past 15 years, Andy has served as the proverbial patriarch of the Bravo TV universe. He's hosted every single series reunion from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to Below Deck.
On Watch What Happens Live..., Andy hosts a revolving slew of castmates from Bravo's most popular TV shows and a wide array of celebrity guests.
On April 29th, at 5:13 PM, Andy welcomed his first daughter (and second child) into the world via surrogacy, Lucy Eve Cohen.
The esteemed Bravo host began by thanking every one of his friends and followers for all their well-wishes toward Lucy and his family.
"Of course, I didn't do this on my own," Andy reminded the Bravo audience. "I have to once again thank my incredible surrogate — what a partner and friend she's been to me."
For decades, surrogacy contracts were deemed void and unenforceable — especially where compensation was involved. Now, thanks to a recent change in legislation, compensated gestational surrogacy is now 100% legal.
“As for her name, Louis is a big name in my family — two great grandfathers and my dad, all named Louis,” Andy explained.
It should therefore come as a surprise to absolutely no one that Andy originally hails from St. Louis, Missouri.
As for Lucy's middle name, that too hits close to home. "My mom, as you know, is named Evelyn and that's where Eve comes from."
Andy then threw it to a homemade video of himself cradling Lucy in his arms, singing a nursery rhyme that's all his own.
"Midnight! L-C-M-C! Late night, on Bravo TV!"
How Bravo has yet to pitch Andy a reality series based around his single-parent childrearing adventures with Ben and newborn Lucy, I will never understand. All I can say is when/if it inevitably happens, I'll be there.
