Andy Cohen revealed that one of his biggest regrets is asking Oprah Winfrey if she ever slept with a woman.
In a new interview with Entertainment TonightThe Bravo host, 56, reflected on his career and admitted that one of his biggest regrets was asking the billionaire media mogul if she had ever “bathed in the girl pool.”
The awkward moment occurred during a 2013 episode of his Watch what's happening live talk show in what Cohen described as a successful episode up to that point.
But when Cohen asked him to reveal whether he had ever had a sexual encounter with a woman, things took a turn. He recalled the classic Watch what's happening live The consultation was “one of my few regrets.”
In a video clip shared by Eastern Timehe Purple Star Color He looked at Cohen and replied, “No, I haven't. Thank you.”
“It meant a lot to me that Oprah Winfrey did the show,” Cohen recalled. Eastern Time“It was going great and I turn around and ask him if he’s ever had sex with a woman. I mean, couldn’t I just leave it at that?”
After he asked the question and the cameras stopped rolling, Cohen said Winfrey did not make him feel uncomfortable by asking him about his sexual history.
Gayle King later revealed that Winfrey didn't know what Cohen meant at the time.
“Gayle King told me later that week that Oprah didn't know what she meant by 'the ladies' pond,'” he said. “I thought she explained it pretty well there, but listen, I was so grateful that Oprah did the show and I still am.
Despite the awkward moment, Cohen remembers the interview fondly. “I think it's still my favorite episode of World Hockey League,” he said.
In the same interview, he reflected on how his late-night show had not received proper recognition, unlike other late-night television shows.
“I was very conscious that I wanted to be part of the evening conversation,” he told DeadlineHe recalled an incident from September 2015. vanity fair article highlighting 10 other male late-night TV hosts including Stephen Colbert, James Corden, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, John Oliver, Bill Maher, Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers and Larry Wilmore.
After being cut from the show, Cohen admitted he's been feeling “salty” ever since. WWHL It had been on the air for six years when it came out. He said, “I know what we’re doing; I know what it means to people and I know what it means to me.”
