OHMYGOSSIP — Natalie Portman is seeking a restraining order against a man who claims to have a telepathic connection with her.
The ‘Black Swan’ actress has made an application against the guy, whose real name has not been made public but who identified himself as John Wick when confronted by police after he showed up at her house and tried to get into her gated community last month.
While the specific details of her request were not available, the Blast has confirmed her petition is connected with an application for a firearms restraining order filed two weeks prior by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) against someone with the same name.
The LAPD petition claims that on January 31, “a high-profile actor of international notoriety” reported a man trespassing on her property.
The officer who submitted the report explained the man “rang the intercom/doorbell multiple times but said nothing when attempts to engage him were made over the intercom”.
When police mde contact with him, “he identified himself as John Wick, even though officers had his Colorado Driver’s License which confirmed his true identity.”
The man told them he had “spoken to the reporting person several times, telepathically, and that he had traveled from Colorado to Los Angeles to meet the individual.”
The man refused to respond when the officers called him by his name, but gave “limited and delayed” replies when they called him John.
He was eventually placed under a mental health hold and the detective had the firearms restraining order granted.
It is currently unclear whether the 37-year-old star – who has two children, Aleph, seven, and 23-month-old Amalia with dancer husband Benjamin Millepied – has had her application for a restraining order granted.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Caroline Flack is proud to be a “cougar”.
The 39-year-old presenter famously dated Harry Styles when he was 17 and she was 31, has also been romantically linked with dancer AJ Pritchard, 24, and personal trainer Bradley Simmonds, 24, and was briefly engaged to 26-year-old ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star Andrew Brady.
And the ‘Love Island’ host is defiant about the criticism she’s faced over her life because she just “doesn’t care”.
Caroline shared a photo of her upcoming You magazine cover, which featured the quote: “If ‘cougar’ is supposed to be an insult, I’m making it a badge of honour.”
She captioned the Instagram post: “I normally keep my mouth shut when it comes to my life and being in the public eye … but for the first time I really wanted to write something personal about some of the ‘flack’ I’ve had over the years and how I quite frankly don’t care.”
The former ‘X Factor’ host previously insisted she hadn’t “done anything wrong” when she dated Harry.
She said: “I keep thinking, what have I done wrong? But I haven’t done anything wrong. What’s hard for me to get my head around is people saying it’s ­disgusting. I don’t think it is.
“I feel like I shouldn’t have to worry about what I do. But it’s a social thing that people aren’t accepting of big age gaps. I know it’s human nature to gossip. But why say it’s bad? No one’s being hurt.”
And last year, she dismissed concerns over the 11-year age gap between herself and then-fiance Andrew.
She said: “What can I say? You can’t help who you make a connection with. My mum says we seem like best mates – and that’s all I want.
“People spend too long overanalysing and overthinking things. Over the past few years I’ve seen so many loved ones go through very sad and tough times and I’ve come to realise that we can’t take anything for granted.
“I’ve never lived life traditionally or by the rules and I’m not about to change.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Davood Ghadami has praised the impact Nitin Ganatra had on his early ‘EastEnders’ days.
The soap star – who first appeared as Kush Kazemi in 2014 – has revealed how the Albert Square veteran helped him settle into life on set, and made it “a joy” to go to work.
Wishing Nitin a “Happy Birthday” just days after his final scenes aired, Davood tweeted: “When I started at @bbceastenders someone who I loved to watch on screen took me under his wing and helped make every working day a joy.
“Happy Birthday @GanatraNitin and thank you”
The message on Thursday (21.02.19) came just two days after Nitin appeared in his last episode as Masood Ahmed – a part he has played on the BBC soap since 2007 – after recently confirming his plans to move to another stage of his career.
And it seems his former cast mates are already finding it tough without him, after co-star Tamzin Outhwaite sent a simple message of support after his last episode.
She wrote: “Missing you already @GanatraNitin”
Nitin initially left the show in 2016, before making rare appearances the following year and eventually making a full comeback in 2018.
Speaking about his decision to leave a second time, he previously said: “When I was asked to return to EastEnders it was always with the intention of helping set up new Asian characters that continue the Masood family adventures.
“With Arshad and Mariam at the helm and with the arrival of the feisty sister Iqra and Habiba I can now venture off to new horizons as an actor.
“I am still deeply attached to Masood and have invested much emotion into making this character memorable.
“I am in awe of how loved he is by audiences and fans of all ages, from all cultures and religions and walks with of life. Thank you. I am humbled by the love.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Takaya Honda will be returning to ‘Neighbours’ on Monday (25.02.19) after being hospitalised this week
The soap stars – who plays David Tanaka on the Australian show – was taken to hospital for a severe eye infection, but now he has revealed he is on the mend and almost ready to be back on set.
In a video shared to his Instagram Stories, Tayaka said: “Things should be all good… I should be back filming on Monday.”
It means viewers should only miss him in a handful of scenes, after he revealed his swollen eye on Wednesday (20.02.19) and confirmed he was on antibiotics through a drip to battle the infection.
He explained: “Just to catch you up, I have a bad eye infection that I likely got from someone at fair day on the weekend that went from bad to worse across 24 hours.
“I saw the GP yesterday and was given antibiotic tablets and eye drops. Throughout the day my eye got more and more swollen and by this morning my eye had basically closed over.”
Last September, Takaya made history on the Channel 5 show when he and co-star Matt Wilson (Aaron Brennan) were involved in the country’s first on-screen gay wedding following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in 2017.
Although the timing was perfect, the actor said at the time: “This was planned from the start. There was always going to be a wedding but after the vote it meant as a happy outcome it would be the first legal marriage on screen.
“‘Neighbours’ deserve that accolade, they’ve worked for years on Aaron and David’s story and had LGBT storylines other shows hadn’t done. It would’ve felt cheap if another show had stole their thunder and done it as a publicity stunt.”
‘Neighbours’ airs weekdays at both 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 in the UK, and at 6.30pm on 10 Peach in Australia.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Carly Rae Jepsen will release her new single ‘Now That I Found You’ on February 27.
The 33-year-old singer has released a slew of singles since her 2015 LP ‘Emotion’ – but she will give her fans the first taste of her new record next week.
Teasing the track’s release date on Twitter, she wrote: “One week til #NowThatIFoundYou http://smarturl.it/NTIFY.Presave (sic)”
The upcoming song – which was previewed on a trailer for Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’ recently – even has its own emoji on the micro-blogging app.
The Canadian star previously admitted she is taking her time picking the “cream of the crop” from the songs she’s penned for her new album.
The ‘Call Me Maybe’ hitmaker doesn’t want to rush release the process or go with tracks which seem the most “obvious” choice.
Giving an update on the much-awaited release, she said: “I am writing, I can tell you that. This is the favourite part of what I do and that’s the creating a body of work.
“So when I am in this stage it is like getting tunnel vision. Whenever I am offered something I ask myself if it takes away from the album.
“Part of the process is over-writing. Like for this next project I am already 75 songs deep.
“I think I am nearly done with that and the next step is figuring out what is the cream of the crop from that group.”
The ‘I Really Like You’ hitmaker wants to ensure that her new material is entirely different to her previous work.
She said: “I normally write in a bunch of different directions at once.
“Now, the thing that I noticed, generally with a lot of artists, is that we try to put out the most obvious choices.
“I am trying really hard not to do [that] and instead offer something fresh and different from what I did before.
“It is all about showing some kind of growth with each project.”
The musical – who toured with Katy Perry on her ‘WITNESS: Tour’ last year – recently said she has a “game plan” starting to take shape.
She said: “I’ll say this: I have my own little game plan, but life’s a mystery, and you never know what could happen.
“I’m open to a little flexibility in that, obviously. I don’t run the show in terms of what happens [when], but I definitely feel like I’m starting to have a game plan, yes.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alex Gaskarth was “nervous” to tell his All Time Low bandmates about his new band Simple Creatures.
The 31-year-old frontman has joined forces with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on the new project after “quietly making music together for a little while”, and the duo recently dropped their first song, ‘Drug’, together.
Alex has confessed that he was initially anxious about how the rest of the pop punk group – also comprised of Jack Barakat, Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson – would react.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, he said: “I was pretty nervous to go to them and say ‘Hey, how do you guys feel about this?’
“Given that if the tables were turned and it was them being approached by someone that mattered this much in their creative lives, I think it would be a no-brainer for any of us.”
Alex says it was important Simple Creatures didn’t sound anything like their respective bands.
He explained: “It’s different, it’s exciting, it’s fun, there were no expectations for this, we kind of just went into it with an intention to make something different and something that sounds unlike Blink-182 and All Time Low.
“I think that was what we stuck by and it ended up with us making what I think is some really rad music.”
The ‘Lost in Stereo’ hitmaker has been working closely with Mark for years so there was no fear of going into fan-boy mode.
He said: “When we started out we were definitely influenced and inspired by blink, I think a big part of it for me was their energy live … It was very clearly friends going out and having a blast first and foremost, and also making rad music.
“I was very inspired by that mentality
“Fortunately, I met Mark years ago, so I kind of got to get my like hardcore fanboy phase out of the way, I’ve told Mark plenty of times how much I love him and now it’s just like, ‘Alright we can clear the air now and be normal.'”
The pair plan to release their debut EP next month.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adwoa Aboah is set to star in Mango’s spring/summer 2019 campaign.
The 26-year-old model has teamed up with the Spanish high street fashion chain – alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Pivovarova and Luna Bijl – for their upcoming new season campaign named ‘New Voices’.
Teasing a short video on Instagram, the band wrote: “COMING SOON “New Voices” SS19 Campaign by @alasdairmclellan
#MangoSS19 #MangoNewVoices #MangoTogether #Mango (sic)”
The campaign – photographed by Alasdair McLellan – will feature lightweight jackets, bucket hats with a pastel palette and new season knitwear, with all the model’s showing off their art and activism talents in the short film.
Aboah also features in the new 2019 Revlon campaign #ICanSoIDid with Ashley Graham and Gal Gadot to promote the brand#s new inclusive Candid foundation line shot by Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti.
The founder of ‘Gurls Talk’ previously admitted that she has an “on/off relationship’ with her beauty routine as her skincare regime changes all the time, but she always includes cleansing and face masks.
She said: “I have an on/off relationship with my skin but I’m pretty militant with it because it changes all the time. Stress, flying, pollution.
“Always a good old wash, a mask maybe twice a week and then serum, every morning and every night.
“I like Barbara Sturm. They do this one where they take your blood and take bits out of it and mix it with a cream.
“My mum, to this day, always makes sure I take off all my make-up before bed. And I do, always.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — America Ferrera claims motherhood has made her “more powerful”.
The 34-year-old actress – who has son Sebastian, nine months, with husband Ryan Piers Williams – admitted her life has changed a lot since she first started voicing Astrid in the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise in 2010.
She said: “I didn’t have a kid when we started. I didn’t have a kid a year ago. I have a kid now.
“I feel awesome. I feel like motherhood makes me feel all the more powerful and capable and amazing.
“I feel like when Astrid becomes a mom, she too will be even more badass than she already is.”
Though the dragon-based adventures are set to come to an end with third movie ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’, America hasn’t come to terms with saying goodbye to that part of her life just yet.
She said: “It’s just been an ongoing part of my life for 12 years. We played these characters in the movie and for six seasons in the TV show, so it’s just sort of a constant check-in, this world and with Astrid.
“So, I don’t think it will hit us until really, it’s all done.”
Meanwhile, the former ‘Ugly Betty’ star admitted having friends who also have children have been her “saving grace” in navigating parenthood, though she doesn’t always take their advice.
She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “I think that everyone has their own experience [with motherhood].
“I think there are ways to give advice that are helpful, other ways that are not helpful.
“Personally, my girlfriends who are also mothers are my saving grace. Like, I reach out to them all the time to say, ‘How do you deal with this? How did you do this? How did you get back to work? How did you deal?’
“Without them, I wouldn’t know what to do. That said, everyone and their mother has advice for you and you really do, at a certain point, have to use it for what it’s good for, and then let it go and trust your instincts.”
America also praised her friend Eva Longoria and their supportive circle of pals.
She said: “Look, it’s so wonderful to be able to feel the support of your colleagues, and to know that there is room and space for all of us.
“As a woman and as a woman of colour, it is easy to fall in the trap that there’s only one piece of the pie because that is what’s communicated over and over again.
“I think what’s happened so beautifully in communities of colour recently, and especially in this industry, is us denying that falsehood, saying, ‘You’re not my competition. There should be room for all of us, and let’s make the pie bigger.’
“So, if someone else is succeeding, I’ve got nothing but love and support and excitement that they’re breaking down the doors that are in front of them and making room for more and more peoples’ experiences to be represented and seen and heard.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Montana Brown ditched her “underwear” for the Brit Awards 2019 on Wednesday night (21.02.19).
The former ‘Love Island’ contestant stepped out in a see-through nude dress and revealed that she took knickerless “inspiration” from iconic model Bella Hadid to make her daring look “work”.
She told The Sun Online: “Basically I’m not wearing any underwear. I’ve copied Bella Hadid, she was my inspiration.
“I don’t care. If you can’t wear knickers with your dress it’s absolutely fine, you’ve got to make it work somehow.”
Montana, 23, donned the thong leotard and showed off her derrière on the red carpet admitting that she “felt fabulous”.
Speaking on Instagram, Montana said: “what a night…. best dressed? Worst dressed?
“A lot of speculation but all I know is I had a bloody fantastic evening, I felt fabulous and it was such a pleasure to see some music legends perform and congratulations to all the winners.
“You all smashed it maybe I’ll wear something less see through next time… or maybe I won’t (sic)”
The reality TV star paired her show-stopping look with gold platform sandals and diamond bracelets as she walked London’s 02 arena red carpet in celebration of the annual music awards.
The awards ceremony – which was hosted by Jack Whitehall for the second year in a row – saw The 1975 win British Album of the Year for their album ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online’ and British Group, and Calvin Harris bag two gongs for Best Producer and British Single for One Kiss with Dua Lipa.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emily Atack tells body-shamers to go and “f**k” themselves after appearing at the Brit Awards 2019 on Wednesday night (20.02.19).
The ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star – who is launching her own fashion collection with In The Style – took to social media to wish social media trolls “a wonderful evening” after appearing on the red carpet wearing a white one-shouldered gown.
Writing on Twitter, Emily said: “To all the lovely comments lots of you say to me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. To those who continue to call me fat.. have a wonderful evening, and then go and f**k yourself. All the best. X (sic)”
Emily teamed her chic thigh split dress with a glitzy clutch bag and a simple red lip.
The 29-year-old actress previously admitted that she’s no longer using apps which help her appear slimmer as it’s “easy to fall into that trap”, and she wanted her In The Style campaign to be honest and reflect her inner body confidence.
Emily recently added: “As I said post-Jungle, I’m done with the slimming and smoothing apps – so yes, no retouching on this campaign.
“I’ll openly admit I used to slim down my pictures loads, but I will honestly never, ever do that again. It’s just so easy to fall into that trap. You can take a photo in a bikini on holiday and literally use your finger to pull your hips in, slim down your waist and lift your bum.
“Looking at an edited picture might make me feel better about myself for five seconds thinking I look amazing, but that’s not what I actually look like. It’s false advertising, really. If you’re going to put yourself out there, show who you really are.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Heather Mills wants people to make “wiser choices” when it comes to toxins in cosmetics.
The 51-year-old businesswoman and activist has urged consumers to be more aware of what goes into the products they use on their skin, and insisted that cosmetics are “as important as what we eat” as our skin “absorbs everything”.
In her ‘Live healthy with Heather’ column in the Daily Mirror, she said: “So many people are still unaware of what is in the products they use on their skin. Our skin is like a sponge it absorbs everything we put on it, so ultimately it becomes as important as what we eat.
“One of the major things to watch out for are parabens: synthetic preservatives widely used on cosmetics and occasionally in processed food.
“They are known to disrupt hormone function which has been linked to breast cancer and reproductive toxicity.
“We are never going to be able to avoid all toxins but we can make wiser choices when it comes to toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and cosmetics.”
The media personality went on to explain that many products which claim to be vegan are not and revealed that she is launching her own cruelty-free make-up brand at an affordable price to “see if people want to go cruelty-free”.
She said: “Many products claim to be vegan so ask for the ingredients list. Without the beetles and beeswax to colour and form and hydrate, products can be bland, dry and crumbly.
“You may find at best they are vegetarian so I decided to create a vegan make-up range with my friend Milena, offering high-quality products – using argon oil, avocado oil, and aloe vera – at affordable prices to see if people want to go cruelty-free en masse.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kylie Jenner has insisted she’s not engaged or married to Travis Scott.
The 21-year-old reality star – who has 12-month-old daughter Stormi with the rapper – has been the subject of engagement rumours recently after it was claimed the ‘Sicko Mode’ rapper proposed to her during the Super Bowl earlier this month, where he joined Maroon 5 on stage.
But Kylie has said the speculation isn’t true, as she insisted she would be sure to tell her fans the minute her relationship status changes.
In an interview with PAPER magazine, the ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star said she wasn’t married or even engaged to 26-year-old Travis just yet, but if that changes, she added: “I’ll let everybody know.”
Her comments come after her older sister Kendall Jenner also quashed the rumours, saying that if Kylie had gotten engaged, she’d been keeping it a secret from her family.
Kendall said: “If she did, she hasn’t told the family yet. I don’t think that has happened.”
The 23-year-old beauty also spoke about rumours of a second pregnancy for the lip kit mogul, after she previously teased fans that she could be expecting another child with a post on Instagram.
Kylie posted a picture of herself and Travis sharing an embrace on the stairs, and joked: “baby #2?”
And although she later denied being pregnant, Kendall then addressed the rumours and claimed that perhaps her sister was just feeling broody because she is so loved-up with the ‘Goosebumps’ hitmaker.
She said: “She’s not [pregnant].
“I think she was just like, ‘We are like looking good and we’re really into each other and maybe baby #2 is gonna happen.’ They’re practicing.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband sees her as his “muse”.
The 46-year-old actress tied the knot with Brad Falchuk in September, and she has revealed her husband made reference to her Oscar-winning performance as Shakespeare’s muse in ‘Shakespeare in Love’ in his vows, as he dubbed her as his own muse.
Speaking to Variety in honour of the movie turning 20 years old this year, Gwyneth said: “I hope this isn’t too personal. But in my husband’s wedding vows, he actually said it’s no coincidence that I played this muse [character Viola de Lesseps], because that’s who I am to him, and his perception is that’s who I am in real life. It was really sweet.”
The ‘Iron Man’ actress and the producer spent their honeymoon in the Maldives, but rather than sticking to the traditional romantic vacation, they invited Gwyneth’s ex-husband Chris Martin and the two children she has with him, Apple, 14, and Moses, 12.
Describing it as a “very modern honeymoon”, Gwyneth said: “We just took our honeymoon in the Maldives and we had a big family honeymoon over Christmas.
“So, my new husband and his children, my children, my ex-husband, our best family friends [all went]. It was a very modern honeymoon.”
The former couple – who went their separate ways in 2014, after 10 years of marriage – also had a “modern” Thanksgiving with the children, Gwyneth’s new husband and Chris’ girlfriend and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star Dakota Johnson, 29.
A source said: “They’re a total modern family and had a great time celebrating together.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lady Gaga and Christian Carino have reportedly ended their engagement.
The 32-year-old singer and the talent agent, 42, began dating in February 2017 before confirming their engagement in October last year, but it now seems they’ve decided to call time on their romance, as sources say they are no longer together.
An insider told People magazine: “It just didn’t work out. Relationships sometimes end. There’s no long dramatic story.”
Speculation of Gaga’s relationship status has been circling for some time, after fans noticed the ‘Million Reasons’ singer wasn’t wearing her engagement ring when she attended the Grammy Awards earlier this month.
Gaga didn’t bring Christian with her to the ceremony – despite him being in attendance at other events this season such as the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards – and also didn’t thank him during her acceptance speech when her song ‘Shallow’ won the best pop duo or group performance prize.
The report comes after it was previously claimed the ‘A Star Is Born’ actress was “over the moon” about her engagement.
A source said in December: “Gaga is so over the moon at the moment. She is constantly telling those close to her how grateful she is to be at this point in her life and work with such incredible artists and be with the man she loves so dearly.
“Gaga is incredibly elated about her engagement.”
The source also then claimed Christian was “so proud of her success”.
They added: “Christian loves to make her happy and he is so proud of her success. He is patient because he was a huge influence in her doing the film to begin with. The amazing thing about their relationship is that he understands her work and career and he is there to guide her.
“This relationship is different because Christian understands her on a more intimate level. She trusts him fully and feels totally secure around him. They don’t get a lot of private time, but when they do, they love to have private getaways in fancy hotels.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Avril Lavigne is “still friends” with her ex husbands.
The ‘Complicated’ hitmaker is now romancing new beau Phillip Sarofim – whom she recently revealed she has been dating secretly for a year – but has said she still maintains “good connections” with her two former spouses, Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley, whom she was married to from 2006 to 2010, and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, whom she divorced in 2015 after a two-year marriage.
Speaking during an appearance on SiriusXM show ‘The Morning Mash Up’, Avril said: “I’ve had really great relationships and good connections and bonds. Some might say because we’re Canadian but before him, Deryck Whibley from Sum 41, we keep in touch and like our moms hang out.
“They were like my long terms. Deryck and I were together for six and a half years and that’s a long time. It’s a whole chunk of your life. Chad and I are still friends and we work together. I’m glad it’s like that, it makes me happy.”
This isn’t the first time the 34-year-old singer has spoken about her close bond with her former husbands either, as she recently said they are still “like family” to her.
She said: “They’re just good people. We had marriages, we lived together, I knew their families, they knew mine, we just stayed close and there’s a mutual respect … Chad, in particular, we’re actually really close, because that was a more recent relationship. He was with me through a lot and is a really protective person in my life. He’s still like family. I didn’t know that it would be that way, and I’m really glad it is because we were friends and we made music together. We’ve just kept the friendship and continued having a working relationship, as well.”
Avril revealed her relationship with Phillip earlier this week, as she said they had celebrated their first anniversary together over Valentine’s Day (14.02.19).
She said: “I’ve dated a couple people over the last few years, but obviously I don’t really wanna talk about it. Actually, it was our one year anniversary on Valentine’s Day.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Andy Cohen was inspired to become a dad at 50 by Hoda Kotb.
The ‘Watch What Happens Live’ host recently welcomed his first child, a son named Benjamin, into the world when he was born via a surrogate mother, and has said he decided to pursue parenthood after ‘Today’ show host Hoda adopted a baby girl in 2017 when she was 52.
Speaking to Hoda during an appearance on the ‘Today’ show, Andy revealed: “Once I decided to do it, I was in. You were a great help to me and inspiring to me as you and I talked about it, Hoda. I was also wondering, ‘Can I do this at this moment in my life?’ I’m 50, let’s be real here.”
Whilst Hoda chose to adopt her daughter, whom she named Haley Joy Kotb, Andy went for a surrogacy approach, which he says was influenced by laws which make it illegal for gay people to adopt in certain US states.
He added: “I was fortunate to have the means to be able to. It can be expensive and complicated. And I just said, ‘I’m going to do this, I’m going to try to do this,’ and I did. It’s incredible to me as I’ve now learned that surrogacy is illegal in many states … which is why I went to California. That’s where my wonderful surrogate was, who I owe so much to.
“It’s also illegal for gay people to adopt in certain places.”
Meanwhile, the talk show host recently revealed he’s “falling in love” with his tot more and more each day.
He said: “He’s a lovely boy, he’s cute as a button, he’s two weeks old now and I can only speak for myself when I say I am falling more in love with him every day, he seems very happy, guzzling milk, he’s burping and making poops. My diaper changing skills aren’t bad but the swaddling has me a little perplexed!”

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