Never has a newborn had so many unofficial aunties.
Because when Benjamin Allen Cohen entered the world exactly one year ago today, there was a slew of famous ladies just chomping at the bit to shower him with love, designer baby gear and, perhaps, tagline suggestions.
Such is the life when you’re the heir to the entire Real Housewives empire.
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Even before Andy Cohen‘s son made his appearance last February, his celebrity wattage was recognized, women from every corner of the Bravo franchise (plus Cohen friend John Mayer) descending on L.A. to celebrate his impending arrival at A Star Is Born-themed bash thrown by OGs Kyle Richards, Ramona Singer, NeNe Leakes, Teresa Giudice and Vicki Gunvalson.
“Get up on a f–king table and dance for Andy now,” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills representative Lisa Rinna crowed, ordering everyone atop the flower-lined tables at The Palm, the posh Beverly Hills steakhouse co-owned by Cohen pal Bruce Bozzi. “He paid for your life.” So safe to say Benjamin will be kept in $400 Fendi cashmere pants for years to come.
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But even that’s not enough to damper the joy he’s felt since all nine pounds, two ounces of Benjamin made his debut in a California hospital.
“I was in the delivery room,” Cohen shared with People days later. “I had been hoping that he would have a full head of hair, and he really overdelivered. That was the first thing you see, the head of hair coming out. And I was amazed.” Following his surrogate’s labor, he was tasked with cutting the umbilical cord and then enjoyed his very first skin-to-skin session with his newborn.
“He was so alert for the first two hours. His eyes were wide open. He didn’t cry; he was just calm,” he recalled. “I kind of have no words for it.”
And he’s not the only one charmed by his sweet demeanor, enviable hair and squishable thighs. Who but People‘s designated “Cutest Baby Alive” could get legendary designer Diane Von Furstenberg to crawl around on all fours? Or Uncle Anderson to make silly faces?
Good thing each encounter is preserved on the Internet for prosperity. Because while Benjamin isn’t yet able to build memories, he’s already enjoyed quite the highlight reel. And Cohen has no intention of slowing down, their beach days, trips back to his native Missouri and visits to the Statue of Liberty, the stuff he dreamed about when he first contemplated parenting.
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“I’m excited to go on adventures with him and show him the world,” he noted to People. “I want to see him running around a big green yard. I want to teach him to swim.” Thankfully, the career he’s spent decades nurturing affords him the option to split his time between his duplex in NYC’s West Village, a home in the Hamptons and wherever else he may decide to bide his time.
“I’m in a place in my life where I have a pretty generous schedule and where I can afford to pick up and go somewhere for the weekend,” he explained. In other words, Benjamin better have a passport at the ready.
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But while Cohen is excited for the big milestones—his first day of school, a bar mitzvah—he’s savoring the thousands of little ones that come first. At four months, he reported to People, his son was growing rapidly: “He is drinking his milk, he is a really chill baby. He is trying to crawl. He’s grasping a lot, a lot of eye contact, focusing on books. He can hold his bottle almost.”
He’s also developed an affection for Snoopy, is mastering the art of solids (“He always hates the first bite and it amuse me every time,” Cohen shared in September), uttering his first words and winning over a crowd of ladies not used to welcoming outsiders in, with Kyle Richards, Vicki Gunvalson and Bethenny Frankel all making their acquaintance.
“Fatherhood is a new adventure every day, and watching Ben grow has been a total joy and eye-opening joy ride,” Cohen mused to People. “It can feel overwhelming. But when he looks at me and smiles or laughs at something I say, everything feels right.”
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