--- title: Andy Cohen Announces Being Dad, Having a Baby via Surrogate description: Andy Cohen announced that he'll be experiencing fatherhood for the first time, soon to be welcoming a baby via surrogate. canonical: https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-21T17:40:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:36.736Z og:title: Andy Cohen Announces He's Becoming a Dad via Surrogate og:description: Many congrats are in order og:url: https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc7d26344d08a41f/6989422486f68e33a96eb09b/Andy-Cohen-expecting-baby-via-surrogate.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen - Season 15 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Andy Cohen Announces He's Becoming a Dad via Surrogate twitter:description: Many congrats are in order twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc7d26344d08a41f/6989422486f68e33a96eb09b/Andy-Cohen-expecting-baby-via-surrogate.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Andy Cohen Announces He's Becoming a Dad Via Surrogate  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 21, 2018 5:40 PM UTC  WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN -- Pictured: Andy Cohen -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN -- Pictured: Andy Cohen -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)Bravo—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 21, 2018 5:40 PM UTC Bravo host [Andy Cohen](http://time.com/3588186/andy-cohen-the-andy-cohen-diaries-bravo/) wears many hats, but he’ll be donning a new one in the coming months when he becomes a father for the first time. The popular [_Watch What Happens Live_](http://time.com/5422244/lena-dunham-on-taylor-swift-boyfriend/) host announced on the show Thursday night that he is expecting his first child in six weeks [via surrogate.](http://time.com/5070296/surrogacy-baby-kim-kardashian-kanye-west/) “Tonight, I want you to be the first to know that after many years of careful deliberation, a fair amount of prayers and the benefit of science, if all goes according to plan, in about six weeks’ time, I am going to become a father, thanks to a wonderful surrogate who is carrying my future,” he said. “Family means everything to me, and having one of my own is something I’ve wanted in my heart for my entire life. And though it’s taken most me longer than most to get there, I cannot wait for what I envision will be the most rewarding chapter yet.” Cohen’s announcement was met with plenty of support from viewers and fans, including many of his celebrity friends and of course, housewives across all franchises. > [](https://twitter.com/lisarinna/status/1075972890732855296) > [](https://twitter.com/BrandiGlanville/status/1075993790920372225) > [](https://twitter.com/hodakotb/status/1076045366670315520) > [](https://twitter.com/ramonasinger/status/1075973733737775105) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/"},"headline":"Andy Cohen Announces He's Becoming a Dad Via Surrogate","datePublished":"2018-12-21T17:40:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:36.736Z","description":"Many congrats are in order","url":"https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc7d26344d08a41f/6989422486f68e33a96eb09b/Andy-Cohen-expecting-baby-via-surrogate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc7d26344d08a41f/6989422486f68e33a96eb09b/Andy-Cohen-expecting-baby-via-surrogate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen - Season 15","caption":"Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen - Season 15","creditText":"Bravo—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5486895/andy-cohen-baby/","name":"Andy Cohen Announces He's Becoming a Dad Via Surrogate"}}]}] ```