It seems like every time Anderson Cooper visits Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, something awkward happens. Last time he outed Andy as a “total top,” which left Mr. Cohen more than a little uncomfortable. And last night, he and Kelly Ripa got into a heated discussion during a rousing match of Plead the Fifth.
During the game, Kelly asked Anderson a series of questions including which of his CNN co-workers irritated him the most: Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, or Jake Tapper. (Mr. Cooper, naturally, pled the fifth on that one.) And who would be rather have sex with, Madonna or Cher? (He picked Madonna).
Kelly also asked: “Who would you rather have sex with, Mark Consuelos or me?”
Mark Consuelos is her husband of 18 years.
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Anderson, ever the gentlemen, took a moment to formulate his answer in his head, then politely replied: “Mark. I guess.”
Kelly seemed fine with it at first, until Anderson awkwardly added: “I mean, he is a guy. You’re not. You’re a little too boy-like.”
“Boy-like”? What?
Check out the clip below.
footwork61
“A rousing match of Please the Fifth?” Oh, plead.
SteveDenver
Just googled Mark Consuelos. What a stupid question, MARK IS HOT.
Curty
All I can do is shake my head on how anderson wanted everyone to take his journalism seriously and for years never talked about these stupid things. In college part of why I wanted to become a journalist was because of him. Now he is just a joke when it comes to the profession. It’s embarrassing. He stopped being took seriously after his daytime fiasco anyhow
erasure25
It was a stupid question. He’s GAY! What answer did she expect?
jockjack5
@Curty:
Excellent point(s)…
I suppose this was ostensibly a light-hearted format with Kelly, but Anderson seems compulsive in attempting to be “edgy” about his sexuality in whatever format he appears in. He should concentrate more on reporting the news rather than BEING the news.
Still, I admire his courage in being open and honest about being gay.
jwtraveler
@SteveDenver: Yes, he is!
manjoguy
@Curty: My feelings exactly. I immediately asked “we are to take Cooper as a serious journalist?!
stanhope
@SteveDenver: mark is kept LOL
stanhope
It’s really simple: Anderson is a total bottom. Andy is a possible default top because he is too lazy to clean out otherwise that gal would be the biggest bottom since Caesar
Paco
@stanhope: Riding cowgirl doesn’t make one a top.
hyhybt
Ask a question like that and you deserve any answer you get.
Milk
Seriously you guys, you do know this particular show is about fluffy entertainment right? Just because Anderson Cooper do the hard news does not mean he has to keep up the facade of a serious newsman every program he is in.
Milk
@stanhope: That’s just speculation. Both Andy and Anderson attempt to go on a date once upon a time. Did not even get pass the phone call. One could speculate they are both top and would not have work out.
jason smeds
Anderson Cooper comes across as a tragic, sad gay guy who needs to surround himself with women in order to get to their husbands. How utterly sad. If he’s got so much money, why doesn’t he pay for it?
grrrandy
Mark is gorgeous, used to be a stripper, and has an amazing ass – OF COURSE Anderson would rather sleep with him instead of bag-of-antlers Kelly, as awesome and hilarious as she is.
I’ve always loved Kelly, but I’ve also wondered why she has worked so hard to chisel away all her feminine curves. Mark must really have a massive boner for the underfed twink look.
northwest
I doubt Anderson Cooper is interested in his female friends husbands/bf’s. He has quite a hunk of a boyfriend that he’s been with for years.
And no, he doesn’t have to be a serious news guy 24/7. Isn’t everyone allowed to laugh and relax a little bit with friends?
DuMaurier
@northwest: Yes, but given the choice between Ripa (a very nice, attractive woman, but a WOMAN) and Consuelos, what other answer was possible to such a bizarre question?
And I agree with those here who find this unappetizing in a “newsman”, whatever the venue. Try to imagine Cronkite indulging in this kind of giggly juvenilia (yeah, I’m old–sue me)
northwest
If it was really so outrageous that Anderson takes a break from reporting serious news to appearing on a lighthearted, silly program like WWHL, he probably would’ve been kicked off of CNN and 60 Minutes by now but he’s still considered an important part of both and I rarely see any criticism of his non-news activities except on websites like this.
Sluggo2007
@Curty: Being “took” seriously? And you want to be a journalist?
mcflyer54
@Curty: He stopped being “took” seriously? Hopefully you changed your major from journalism. And Cooper is doing just fine and still being TAKEN quite seriously.
YouGoGurl
@northwest: Except that today’s “news” is yesterday’s entertainment. There is no “news” anywhere to be found. So Anderson can squeal away with Kelly and the “top.” LOL
Kieran
Anderson Cooper is openly gay…..so I guess that means he gets treated with the same respect afforded a guest on the Jerry Springer show. Somehow I can’t imagine Kelly Ripa asking Wolf Blitzer or Tom Brokaw whether he would rather bang her or her husband.
northwest
I don’t think it’s Kelly Ripa’s intention to disrespect Anderson, they’re all in it together and it’s obvious they love each other to death and it’s all in good fun. Brian Williams has appeared on Saturday Night Live a few times but no one makes a big deal about him causing Edward R. Murrow and Cronkite to turn over in their graves. If Kelly Ripa was
BTW, Wolf Blitzer has been known to show up at The Soul Train Awards doing the ‘Dougie’.
dean089
People need to remember that Kelly and Anderson are “besties.” Kelly often refers to herself as having the body of a pre-pubescent boy, so he’s just running with an already established joke.
And, of course, as has been mentioned by others, Anderson Cooper is gay. One would assume he’d pick the husband over the wife.