Andy Cohen celebrates his son Benjamins 3rd birthday with a sparkler-covered cake – Daily Mail

He earned his spot in one of the most iconic places in Hollywood.

But for Andy Cohen the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony wasn’t the only reason the day was special as he was also celebrating his son Benjamin’s 3rd birthday.

The 53-year-old Bravo executive and host took to Instagram on Friday to share snaps of his son’s birthday party with a sparkling cake captioning the post: ‘Ben had the best 3rd birthday ever!!!’

Andy’s mother could be seen clapping next to him as Ben smiled at his birthday surprise.

In one photo, musician John Mayer held Ben as the pair smiled for a picture at the ceremony.

Cohen – who hosts late night talk show Watch What Happens Live on Bravo and Radio Andy on Sirius XM – also posted several videos including his son waving to onlookers.

Another video showed B. J. Novak carrying Ben and pointing towards a billboard of Andy saying ‘Never seen that guy before. Who’s that?’ with his son replying ‘Da-da’.

Cohen revealed that he was expecting to welcome a child into his life during a 2018 episode of his talk show.

He also pointed out that he was very grateful for the assistance of his son’s surrogate mother in his statement.

The media personality went on to announce that he was expecting a baby boy while co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with longtime friend Anderson Cooper.

Andy was honored with a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday as he carried his beloved son at the ceremony. 

He ended his speech by saying: ‘This is all my honor and my privilege and thank you so much all of you and thanks for coming out to my friends and family.  

‘And happy birthday Ben! Happy birthday Ben! It’s your birthday! We’ve got cookies waiting for you man.’ 

Cohen had the support of his famous friends including Lisa Rinna, Garcelle Beauvais, and John Mayer who all spoke at the event.

The radio and television personality also posed for some precious family snaps with his only child as they posed with his newly unveiled star.

Earlier during the event Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills stars Lisa Rinna and Garcelle Beauvais hit the podium to shares some words about the Bravo boss.

Rinna concluded their speech by saying: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our mazel of the day goes to you, Andy Cohen, to all that you have accomplished and to all amazing things that you will accomplish in the future.’

Beauvais joked: ‘And we’re not just saying that because you’re our boss.’

Then Andy fist pumped as Rinna hyped up the crowd at the end of their speech by yelling: ‘So I would like to say and congratulate you and tell you all to get up on a table and dance for Andy Cohen and his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame now!’

Musician John Mayer also hit the stage to give a touching dedication to his friend Andy as he said: ‘He is utterly original, he consults with nobody wondering what is funny, what’s compelling, what’s soothing, and what’s satisfying.

‘His inner compass is unshakable, he’s a rule breaker, he’s an icon, and an iconoclast, a Madonna Stan and a Dead Head. He’s an A-lister who parties like a B-lister with the free spirit of a C-lister. He moves through all levels and truly appreciates each and every person he comes in contact with. 

‘He belongs just a little to every culture and can connect to anyone from any walk of life and he has something that every politician would give everything they would have for: the public’s trust.’

Andy looked handsome in a teal suit over a crisp white dress shirt, black tie, and black leather dress shoes for his big day. 

He has worked hard to get to the place he is in as he began his career in the late 1980s working in television as an intern at CBS News where he spent 10 years and eventually served as senior producer for The Early Show. He also served as a producer for 48 Hours and CBS This Morning. 

He went on to join pop culture network Trio in 2000 which was bought out by Bravo in 2004 and Andy eventually became vice president of original programming.

In the summer of 2009, he began hosting a weekly late night chat show titled Watch What Happens Live which later expanded to a weeknight series and still is on air to this day.

The proud St. Louis, Missouri native made history with the gig as it made him the first openly gay host of an American late-night talk show. 

As if that already wasn’t enough, in September 2015 Sirius XM launched a new radio channel curated by him, known as Radio Andy. 

More recently Andy joined pal Anderson Cooper as co-host of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage as he replaced Kathy Griffin in 2017. 

Andy commemorated the occasion by sharing a gallery of snaps featuring one of him with son Benjamin prominently.

He captioned the post: ‘[star emoji I got a STAR!!! [star emoji] And I’m gonna be floating from today for a long time. Thank you John, Garcelle & Lisa for helping make today incredibly special.’