It’s a crisp October afternoon, and Andy Cohen is sprawled across a banquette at London’s Chiltern Firehouse. His voice, rasping from a cold courtesy of his five-year-old son Benjamin, is still commanding. Between sips of tea, the Emmy-winning producer and Watch What Happens Live host sets the stage with an anecdote about bumping into Nicky Rothschild—daughter of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kathy Hilton—at the bar the previous night. It’s classic Cohen: equal parts glamour, gossip, and candour.
His knack for blending authenticity with drama has made him the king of American reality TV. At 56, he commands a multi-award winning franchise spanning 11 U.S. Real Housewives series, 21 international editions, and countless spin-offs. Despite his casual demeanour, his focus is razor-sharp. “I’m in the business of making interesting, provocative television,” he says.
