Anderson Cooper Teases Baby #3: 'I Love The Idea Of It'
By Kristin Myers on September 14, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT
Is Anderson Cooper looking to expand his growing family? It certainly seems that he’s open to the possibility!
The 55-year-old CNN news anchor is already father to sons Wyatt, who is 2, and Sebastian, who is just seven months old!
In a recent interview with PEOPLE magazine, Cooper teased that it’s possible that he might be looking to expand his family even further with a third child.
Anderson Cooper Has ‘Nothing Planned’ But Loves ‘The Idea’ Of Baby #3!
In the interview, the “Anderson Cooper 360” host admitted that he is open to welcoming a third child into his family, but it might not happen right away. “I love the idea of it,” he told the magazine. “But there’s nothing planned.”
Cooper welcomed Sebastian in February of this year and co-parents his children with his friend and former partner, Benjamin Maisani, 49. During the interview, Cooper admitted that it was a lot easier to welcome a second child into the family once he already had the experience of raising Wyatt.
"Logistically, it's more challenging because they're on different nap schedules and there are different feeding schedules, but you know the shortcuts, how to fold the diaper in the right way and do the milk," he explained.
He also talked about how “amazing” it was to see his two sons together, adding that Wyatt has been “super sweet” with his baby brother. “Every morning he wants to go and smell the baby,” Cooper revealed. "You forget how quickly they change and to see Sebastian and Wyatt together… that's really an amazing thing.”
Anderson Cooper Says He Wants To Be ‘The Best Parent I Can Be’
When he was still just a child himself, Anderson Cooper lost his own father, actor and writer Wyatt Cooper, after he passed away unexpectedly during open-heart surgery at age 50. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of the loss that Cooper would experience in his family.
Ten years after his father passed away, his older brother, Carter, took his own life at the age of 23 by jumping off the terrace at his mother’s 14th-floor New York City apartment. Three years ago, his mother, legendary heiress and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt, passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 95.
Although he has tried to avoid dealing with the grief of his cherished family members for most of his life, Cooper said that he realized that he had to tackle his feelings head-on when he became a father.
"I don't want to pass along to my kids any of my own failures or limitations," he told the magazine. "I want to be the best parent I can be, and I realized that the way I dealt with loss was effective for the time that it occurred, but that stuff catches up with you. You have to face it at some point."
Cooper Has Created His Own Podcast To Discuss The Themes Of Grief and Loss With His Fans
In his new podcast, “All There Is With Anderson Cooper,” he actually explores themes of loss and grief, noting that it’s “not really discussed openly.” He said, "I realized this is something we all go through or all will go through in one way or another,” which motivated him to create the podcast.
Despite the loss that he’s experienced in his life, Cooper added that fatherhood is by far his greatest joy in life. He told the magazine, "All my life, I've dreamed of having children. It puts everything in perspective and expands you in ways that are wonderful and magical."
Fans can listen to more of his thoughts on grief, loss, and parenthood in his new podcast, “All There Is With Anderson Cooper,” which is available to stream now.
