What to know about news anchor Anderson Cooper’s love life
THE WORLD-renowned broadcast journalist, Anderson Cooper, may have been in the public eye for decades but he tends to keep his relationship status relatively private.
Although the CNN star shares snippets of his life with his children and his ex-partner Benjamin Maisani, fans are eager to know if there's a new beau on the scene.
Is Anderson Cooper married?
Cooper and French businessman, Benjamin Maisani, made their public debut together in 2015, after dating for seven years.
They continued to go strong and steady until they split in 2018. Although, the pair have chosen to remain in each other's lives.
Cooper told at the time that they still thought of each other as family and that they continued to love each other.
Despite the fact that their romantic relationship ended in 2018, in 2020 the former lovers decided to embark on a new journey together - parenthood.
Cooper and Maisani welcomed their first child Wyatt Emory Cooper in April of that year, via a surrogate.
In interviews following Wyatt's birth, Cooper said that he understands its an "unusual setup" but that he just knew they'd be great dads.
He said: "It’s awesome. We’re exes, but we’re family to each other, and we love each other as family and as co-parents."
On February 10, 2022, Cooper and Maisani announced that they had welcomed their second son, Sebastian Luke-Maisani-Cooper.
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Cooper made the announcement while opening up his Thursday night CNN segment. He stated, "I want to start off with good news, which also happens to be personal news."
He continued that his first child, Wyatt, would now have a baby brother, "His name is Sebastian and I would like you to meet him."
Cooper admitted he grew up in a single-parent household and wants his son to have a different experience.
Who is Cooper dating?
Cooper has always been private about his personal life.
Shortly after his split from Maisani, Cooper was linked to Dallas Doctor Victor Lopez. However, Cooper never confirmed this relationship.
He's also been linked to Bravo host, Andy Cohen but the two said they're only best friends.
In an interview with the CNN star said that his priorities have changed recently.
He said: "I have not been dating, I don't know.
"I love spending time with the kids so much that the idea of taking any time away seems impossible to me."
Cooper went on to say that his outlook on life is different, and that his kids and their lives have to come first.
Where is Anderson Cooper now?
The CNN star, best known for reporting on war zones and natural disasters has also said that having children has made him think twice about his job.
He said that he wouldn't want to be posted to regions with high risk, and that he certainly couldn't be away from his children for months.
On The Late Show, Cooper revealed that he was in Israel when Wyatt took his first steps.
He said: "It was my first work trip for 60 Minutes and I was doing an interview and I get this text from Wyatt's other dad, Benjamin, and he said, 'He just walked,'
"My reaction was fury, "I got really pissed at Benjamin."
Vowing never to miss another major milestone, Cooper has remained grounded in America for the most part.
He has also previously promoted his Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty.
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Cooper's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is an heiress-turned-fashion designer who married Cooper's father, a writer who died during heart surgery when Cooper was 10.
Cooper said after his mother passed away in 2019, he found personal letters from her grandmother, her mother, and her aunt. He said these letters helped their voices come alive in his life.