Anderson Cooper Used to Pretend to Be His Mom's Assistant on Instagram to Help Sell Her Artwork

Anderson Cooperhas a secret identity!The CNN anchor, 54, revealed during an appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyersthat he moonlighted as his momGloria Vanderbilt’s personal assistant for years before she died.Cooper, who was on the show promoting his bookVanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, explained to Meyers that he set up an Instagram page for his mom a few years before she died so that she could sell her artwork.

Anderson Cooper Was All of Us with His Hilarious Reactions as He Took Shots to Bid 2020 Farewell

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper.Photo: CNN The CNN anchor, 53, took shots on live television Thursday night as he celebratedNew Year’s Evealongside his friend and fellow television personalityAndy Cohen, and his reactions got more hilarious the later into the night they went. “I have not had a shot since, I think, the last time we were here,” Cooper told Cohen, 52, before their first drink. After they took the shot, Cooper pursed his lips and coughed in seemingly slight discomfort, though he otherwise held it together.

Anderson Cooper's Late Mother Gloria Vanderbilt's Treasure-Filled Manhattan Home Finds a Buyer

In early August,Anderson Cooperput his late motherGloria Vanderbilt’s New York City apartment on the market. Now, just a month later, the unique property has found a buyer. Though the final sale price is still unclear, the 18-time Emmy Award winner, 54, originally listed the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan for $1.125 million. Ileen G. Schoenfeld and Aracely Moran of Brown Harris Stevensheld the listing. The apartment features eccentric details like a vibrantly painted hallway, pink lacquered windows and a dining room with mirrored walls.

Anderson Cooper's Most Adorable Pictures with His Son, Wyatt Morgan

01of 27Welcome to the World!Anderson Cooper and son Wyatt.Anderson Cooper/instagramWyatt Morgan Cooperwas born via surrogate on April 27, 2020, making Anderson Cooper a first-time dad. 01of 27 Welcome to the World! Anderson Cooper and son Wyatt.Anderson Cooper/instagram Wyatt Morgan Cooperwas born via surrogate on April 27, 2020, making Anderson Cooper a first-time dad. 02of 27 Wyatt Cooper.Anderson Cooper/instagram Wyatt gets his namesake from Cooper’s late father, Wyatt Emory Cooper. “He is named after my father, who died when I was 10,” Cooper explained in his emotional announcement on CNN.

Anderson Cooper's Son Wyatt 'Chuckles' in Adorable Backstage Moment Shared by Andy Cohen

Wyatt Morganlikes his dad’s jokes! On Wednesday,Andy Cohenshared a sweet photo taken backstage that showed Anderson Cooper and the CNN anchor’s son, 16 months, as the toddler has a laugh at Cohen’s expense. In the picture, Wyatt, who was wearing a brown cardigan, adorably smiled and laughed, looking in the mirror at the two friends joking with each other. “Wyatt Cooper chuckles as his daddy zings me backstage at the 92 St Y,” Cohen, 53,captioned the snapshoton Instagram.