# My boyfriend, Anderson Cooper... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760 "2006-05-07T12:00:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/1 "2006-05-07T12:00:49Z")
…is featured on the cover of “Vanity Fair”. The photo credits for the cover, which usually features a laundry list of designers, hair stylist, makeup artists, dog walkers, etc, simply states “Anderson Cooper is wearing his own Abercrombie & Fitch shirt”. I lub him. Also - his article reflects on the suicide of his brother, and features a beautiful portrait of Anderson & mom - Gloria Vanderbilt. While I am fully willing to concede she’s possibly “had some work done”, she is a _stunning_ 82 year old woman. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/2 "2006-05-07T12:50:41Z")
Excuse me, I had dibs on him four years ago. **elbows V\_CNJ aside.** ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/3 "2006-05-07T13:49:20Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Excuse me, I had dibs on him four years ago. **elbows V\_CNJ aside.** Don’t make me stop this car. 😃 VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/4 "2006-05-07T14:02:19Z")
Boys, boys. At least I’m _assuming_ you’re boys. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/5 "2006-05-07T14:07:18Z")
Uhh… ladies, I have some super-disappointing news for you… [sub]okay, okay, it’s never been confirmed that he’s gay, but you may want to start attending grief counseling now…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/6 "2006-05-07T14:22:23Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > Uhh… ladies, I have some super-disappointing news for you… > [sub]okay, okay, it’s never been confirmed that he’s gay, but you may want to start attending grief counseling now…[/sub] [I thought you were going to tell them he’s into clowns.](http://img10.echo.cx/img10/8995/screenhunter0715ou.jpg) I think Doc Cathode’s in the pic somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/7 "2006-05-07T14:33:23Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > [sub]okay, okay, it’s never been confirmed that he’s gay, but you may want to start attending grief counseling now…[/sub] La la la la la I can’t _hear_ you… ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/8 "2006-05-07T15:29:52Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > Uhh… ladies, I have some super-disappointing news for you… > [sub]okay, okay, it’s never been confirmed that he’s gay, but you may want to start attending grief counseling now…[/sub] Hey - I’m a modern kind of girl 😃 VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/9 "2006-05-07T19:31:29Z")
Anderson Cooper is a hot smoking stud. Too bad he left The Mole, the celebrity episodes were useless without him. I’m actually 90% hetero, but…man! Sometimes, that 10% just leaps out at you. 😃 And I’ve heard the rumors. THERE IS HOPE! Too bad Phil Keoghan is (probably) straight. I’d like to get both of them in a hotel room with a video camera and – hey! I just got an idea for a slashfic story… ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/10 "2006-05-07T19:36:00Z")
Sorry, he’s MINE! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/11 "2006-05-07T19:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=KGS] Anderson Cooper is a hot smoking stud. Too bad he left The Mole, the celebrity episodes were useless without him. I’m actually 90% hetero, but…man! Sometimes, that 10% just leaps out at you. 😃 [QUOTE] This is so true. A while ago I was watching a Shakira video and she got down on the ground and lifted her leg over her head. . . WoW! Anderson Cooper is very, very pretty. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/12 "2006-05-07T19:54:13Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Excuse me, I had dibs on him four years ago. **elbows V\_CNJ aside.** I called dibbs on him during a previous life time. Back off. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/13 "2006-05-07T20:12:34Z")
CAT FIGHT! I’ll get the popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/14 "2006-05-07T20:30:34Z")
I think twickster wins, but I don’t mind as long as she shares. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/15 "2006-05-07T20:35:55Z")
I’ll get in line! I sure wouldn’t mind a bit of Anderson Cooper. But not until I have exhausted the capabilities of my main fantasy squeeze, Alton Brown. I bet Anderson Cooper can’t cook worth a damn. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/16 "2006-05-07T23:42:27Z")
sorry y’all, i’ve actually met the guy. i have dibs. no, he doesn’t cook well. he has an odd sort of diet that i think meshes perfectly with mine. he also fears la cucaracha. i love a chance to go hurricane reporting with him. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/17 "2006-05-08T01:29:23Z")
Remember _The Mole_? He was pretty good as the host of that. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/18 "2006-05-08T03:14:42Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > [sub]okay, okay, it’s never been confirmed that he’s gay, but you may want to start attending grief counseling now…[/sub] Heh. Well, for me, 'tis confirmed. About ten years ago, back when he was a relative unknown doing ABC World News Overnight (the 3AM shift), Anderson was going out with a male colleague/friend of mine. They were pretty hot ‘n’ heavy for a while, but it didn’t last all that long. AC seemed like a cool guy, although he did end up dumping my friend. I can’t say I blame him, since there was a big difference in both years and maturity … with Anderson having more of each. Gay, straight, whatevah … doesn’t mean my fellow ladies can’t crush on him. Ain’t like we’re any less likely to get us some either way! (My own personal gaycrush is Kevin Spacey.) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/19 "2006-05-08T03:29:04Z")
Malcontent regularly follows Anderson’s exploits. Here’s one where they caught [Anderson & Ryan Seacrest practically cruising each other on CNN.](http://malcontent.typepad.com/malcontent/2005/11/anderson_and_ry.html)\* \*May not be completely a work-safe website, if the occasional ad with a bare-chested man freaks your boss out. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760/20 "2006-05-08T22:56:15Z")
Gorgeous man. The picture with his mother screams “Mama’s boy”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-anderson-cooper/355760.md?page=2)