Andy shared in an interview that he needs to stick with Bravo for so long as potential however that “everyone seems to be finally replacable.”
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A Actual Housewives reunion isn’t full with out Andy Cohen sitting on the heart of every present’s fights, controversies, and revelations. Andy has been with the franchise for over a decade and spawned a worldwide phenomenon in 2006 with The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
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All through his time with the Housewives, Andy turned concerned in a number of feuds — and now lawsuits — with present and former solid members. In 2024, Caroline Manzo and Leah McSweeney filed claims in opposition to Andy and Bravo on harassment expenses and allegations relating to alcohol and substance abuse. In 2022, NeNe Leakes additionally accused Andy of fostering a “poisonous office” and accused him of encouraging racism on The Actual Housewives of Atlanta set.
In April 2024, Andy addressed the lawsuits and ongoing Housewives drama for the primary time. He shared his tackle his future on the community he helped construct into the conglomerate it’s at the moment. So, what’s Andy truly accountable for at Bravo? We now have his official position under!
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What’s Andy Cohen’s position at Bravo?
Though his title is now synonymous with the Actual Housewives, Andy’s time with Bravo started earlier than the franchise did. The Boston College graduate booked a job as Bravo’s Vice President of Authentic Programming after a number of different positions on the community. Two years later, he developed RHOC and served as an government producer. After RHOC, Andy launched over ten extra exhibits throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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As an EP, Andy will get to see every episode of each present earlier than it airs on TV. Then, he makes “producer” notes that may vary from a solid member retelling their story in a confessional to including new music to a scene.
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Andy can be accountable for who stays or leaves the present and insists he works with a group of producers who assist him make the ultimate choices. Nonetheless, social media commenters tag him in any Actual Housewives drama, and he’s used to it by now.
“I get blamed for lots,” Andy admitted to Kandi Burruss on her YouTube present, Converse on It, in 2019. “And I’ll say I attempt to be an advocate for everybody to level.”
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Andy Cohen hinted that his time at Bravo might finish at any second: “everyone seems to be finally replaceable.”
Andy’s present internet price would possibly make the flack he receives from Actual Housewives followers somewhat extra manageable. The Bravo exec earns $50 million, most of which he amassed via his actuality exhibits. In 2009, although, Andy stepped in entrance of the digital camera to host his late-night present, Watch What Occurs Dwell.
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The sequence started as one other alternative for the Housewives to dish on their newest drama however quickly moved to a weekly present. Throughout his time on WWHL, Andy navigated his twin position as Bravo’s expertise and government producer. In 2013, he opted to go away his job to deal with WWHL full-time.
“It was not possible for me to be answerable for all programming at Bravo and host this present each night time,” he advised Kandi concerning the determination.
Though Andy is ready to stay his dream of being a TV whereas additionally being perpetually tied to the Housewives empire, he advised The Hollywood Reporter in April 2024 that there may very well be a time we see a reunion with out his insane facial reactions on the heart of the drama. He shared with the outlet that, whereas he has no plans to remain on Bravo’s payroll for some time “as a result of I prefer it there,” the forward-thinker stated the community finally has the ultimate say.
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“You’ll need to ask Bravo concerning the first half,” Andy stated of a potential departure. “Hopefully they’ll maintain using me for some time as a result of I prefer it there. However you realize, everyone seems to be finally replaceable. I really like doing the exhibits, but when all of it went away tomorrow for some motive, I’ll be nice. I can write books, I’ve a profitable radio profession at Sirius. There are many issues that I can do. And now that I’ve a household, I do know now that I’ll by no means be alone.”
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Andy additionally confused that most of the choices Bravo makes — from making their exhibits “extra consultant” amongst demographics to the choice to delay BravoCon for a 12 months in April 2024 — don’t have anything to do with him. Nonetheless, in lots of followers’ eyes, Andy is Bravo and Bravo is Andy (the person’s Instagram deal with even says so).
Stream every Actual Housewives sequence on Peacock.