Surprise! Anderson Cooper Announced That He’s A Father

Well here’s a coronavirus quarantine surprise I don’t think many of us saw coming. Anderson Cooper has officially made the transition from handsome silver news daddy to…well, okay, he’s still that. But now he’s also a literal father.

52-year-old Anderson Cooper made the official announcement last night on Instagram and his CNN show, Anderson Cooper 360°. Anderson explained that while everything seems like it’s currently going to shit, it’s important to hold onto moments of joy. And that’s when he revealed the joyful news that his baby son Wyatt Morgan Cooper was born by a “remarkable surrogate” at a healthy 7.2 lbs on Monday.

CNN's @AndersonCooper is a dad.

"On Monday I became a father. I've never said that out loud and it astonishes me," he said Thursday at the end of the #CNNTownHall.

"I have a son."

Wyatt Morgan Cooper was born on Monday weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.https://t.co/Gsg9MgwyzM pic.twitter.com/sforNP3sBF

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) May 1, 2020

Anderson explained that his son is named Wyatt, after his late father Wyatt Cooper who died during heart surgery when Anderson was 10 years old. He says that Morgan was on a list of potential baby names that his late mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, and dad made when they were trying to pick a name for Anderson 52 years ago. Then he managed to squeeze at least half an ounce of tears out of my face by saying this:

“I do wish my mom and my dad and my brother Carter were alive to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.”

Gloria Vanderbilt died just under a year ago, while Anderson’s brother Carter Cooper died when Anderson was 21.

Here’s Anderson working some tight biceps while holding Baby Wyatt. Only time will tell if Wyatt inherits his father’s signature silver hair or legendary eye-rolling abilities.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oKGL9BYs1/

Anderson’s BFF/partner is New Year’s Eve messiness Andy Cohen gave Baby Wyatt a shout-out on Instagram, writing: “New life, new hope! Wyatt Cooper, you couldn’t have come at a better time! I know a friend who can’t wait to meet you!“. Andy is of course talking about his own 14-month-old son, Benjamin. I know Andy is excited for Anderson to have joined the wrist-deep-in-diapers club, but he might be going a little overboard by suggesting that Wyatt couldn’t have come at a better time. I can only imagine the headache you’d get after you go to clean up a massive newborn blowout and realize you used the last of the Clorox to disinfect your door handles.

Pic: Instagram