Andy Cohen Post-BravoCon_ Reality Reckoning, Kyle Richards’ Split and His Love L
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00:00 All right, Andy, backstage at BravoCon, BravoCon Live.
00:04 Yeah.
00:05 What's been the rose and thorn of BravoCon for you so far?
00:08 Oh, my gosh. I mean, the rose has been the whole thing.
00:10 I can't think of the thorn is getting no sleep.
00:12 Yeah, but I didn't come to Vegas to sleep, especially this weekend.
00:16 You kicked off the weekend by singing.
00:20 You told us you were a little nervous. Yes, I was.
00:22 If you come to your reunion with a brand new face, we say Bravo!
00:29 If Tribeca sounds like an up and coming place, we say Bravo!
00:35 How would you rate your performance?
00:38 B minus. B minus?
00:40 Yeah, B minus.
00:42 I was bombed.
00:43 I messed up the kick line and I just I rehearsed so much.
00:47 How many hours of rehearsals?
00:49 Well, no, I mean, well, look, I don't want to say so much.
00:52 I mean, but I will say I sang that song for the last six weeks
00:57 and my son almost knows it all by heart now, except for the F word
01:01 that's in it, which we didn't say.
01:03 I was going to say, not not the most kid appropriate song.
01:05 No, but we sang it every day on the way to school.
01:09 And he and I said to him, I have to go to Las Vegas to sing my song.
01:13 And he's like, OK, so I can't wait for him to see me singing this song.
01:16 I just I really feel like I just kind of did it for him.
01:19 But also I've had all of those.
01:22 I've had so many Bravo liberties sing on Watch What Happens Live
01:25 and be faced with, you know, so much criticism and all of my expressions.
01:30 And I was like, you know what?
01:31 This is poetic justice that I should have to do this on a stage
01:34 in front of all those. Yes, absolutely.
01:36 Whether you're into drama or wear notice pajamas, we say Bravo.
01:43 Did you get any feedback from them?
01:44 They were all very supportive and sweet.
01:46 I mean, some of them are also involved in it.
01:48 Yes, exactly.
01:49 But I mean, you know, the ones that really, you know, look
01:53 in front of me were Kenya Garcelle, Erica Candice,
01:56 who are all showmen in their own right, and they all were very sweet
02:00 with me after and it meant a lot.
02:02 I'm a showman, Dorit. Yes.
02:04 Vegas, this is bigger,
02:07 louder, wilder than the first two Bravo cons.
02:10 Yes. What challenges went into pulling off BravoCon live in Vegas?
02:14 Oh, my gosh.
02:15 Well, I mean, it's just it's bigger and it's more people.
02:19 And, you know, putting on the Bravos, we had one hundred and twenty five
02:22 Bravo talent here, and it was a big challenge.
02:24 The bathroom breaks were a big challenge.
02:26 I mean, we started a commercial break.
02:28 Half of them got up to leave, which is, by the way, what I deal with
02:32 at reunion shows.
02:33 So and I was like, you guys can't do this.
02:36 We're never going to leave.
02:38 You just have to hold it in and no potty breaks.
02:42 Right. So that was a very big challenge.
02:46 Otherwise, I mean, I have to say everyone, our Bravo
02:49 liberties are so happy. It's really great.
02:52 They're selling their merch.
02:54 They're meeting their fans.
02:55 They're making so many people happy.
02:57 And it's a real kind of circular love fest.
03:00 Oh, yeah. Everyone is living their best life this weekend.
03:03 Yeah. I mean, it's like soap dish.
03:05 They're at the mall getting to experience the Sally Field moment.
03:08 Yeah. Being around everybody.
03:09 It is a big surprise at the Bravos.
03:13 RHOC, the leg, almost like a legacy cast of RHOC came out.
03:17 Yes. How long was that in the works and what did it go?
03:20 What went into pulling it off?
03:21 Well, you know, we we it was various permutations
03:25 because we were thinking first of having Mick, Michael and Brianna
03:29 come out to surprise Vicky and not tell her.
03:32 And so I contacted them and they both had things truly
03:35 that they couldn't get out of this weekend.
03:37 And then it was like, let's see the former cast mates.
03:41 And so I wanted to show a breadth of the time that Vicky has been on Bravo.
03:46 So, you know, you saw her sitting there with the Trace Amigos and Trace Amigos
03:50 in the audience.
03:51 But, you know, it was fun to me.
03:53 Lori Gretchen, Joe and Alexis
03:57 represent kind of the scope of the first ten years.
04:01 And then you've got Shannon and Heather and Emily and Gina
04:06 representing the last kind of eight years.
04:08 And so I thought it was a really cool mix of people.
04:11 And I thought that became surprisingly not.
04:14 Well, maybe surprisingly or not, an impactful moment when she got that award.
04:19 And I was talking to a lot.
04:19 I was talking to Kyle Cook about it, actually.
04:22 And he said, I was so moved when Vicky got the award.
04:25 And I said, why?
04:25 And he said, you know, it just made me feel like, wow,
04:27 we could all be a part of this for a really long time.
04:30 And it was kind of inspiration for them in a weird way.
04:33 Yes. Some of the Married to Medicine ladies said the same thing to me.
04:35 Oh, I love that.
04:36 That when they saw 17 years, we've been on 10 years, like we're getting up there.
04:39 Right. It's great.
04:41 It's I mean, I think this whole weekend's been a celebration of the fandom,
04:44 the network, the impact of all these shows.
04:47 Yeah. And the fandom.
04:49 Yes. The fandom, especially while this other conversation
04:52 is happening around the network, a certain individual keeps
04:55 bringing up this conversation.
04:57 What do you think the next steps are for moving that conversation
05:00 in a more positive direction?
05:03 I don't know. It's not really on my.
05:06 You can't control the one person.
05:07 It's really not on my.
05:09 It's it's at the bottom of my list.
05:11 You there was the so-called expose that dropped the week
05:15 leading into BravoCon, which I think you called a factually incorrect rehashing.
05:19 That is exactly what I called it.
05:21 You have a good memory. Yes, I think that's true.
05:23 What what do you think is missing from the story that's out there?
05:26 Context and facts.
05:29 It was just like a partial oral history of why Roni got a reboot in my.
05:33 Except without mentioning that Roni got a rebate as a result
05:37 of all this stuff that happened.
05:38 A huge fact. Yes.
05:41 All of this stuff happened, which has already been reported.
05:44 And then we rebooted the entire show very successfully, I might add.
05:50 Yes. The Roni panel had, I think, 5000 people at it.
05:53 I think it was the biggest panel of the weekend.
05:55 Biggest panel of the weekend lines around the corner to get in,
06:00 which was so excited.
06:02 But yes, wouldn't that have been something to include
06:05 as a result of everything that happened?
06:07 Action was taken.
06:08 We rebooted the entire show to represent New York
06:13 in the as the cultural malting pot that it is to great success.
06:18 So, yeah, that that would be one piece of context.
06:21 Well, you know, every year I like to do a little housewife
06:23 State of the Union with you.
06:24 So let's start there with Roni. OK.
06:27 And I would assume these women are coming back.
06:29 I hope so. I think this is a great group.
06:31 And I think, you know, we're I was talking earlier
06:35 to one of the producers of the show.
06:37 The casting is great for next season.
06:39 And we you know, we're always casting.
06:41 And I think what's happened with this group is that because they were so great
06:45 and they were different and young and really,
06:47 really players in New York City,
06:50 it's caused a whole new crop of people
06:54 who maybe never would have considered wanting to be on the other Roni
06:58 to come to us.
06:59 So we're casting rich right now, but I hope that everybody's back.
07:03 That's my hope.
07:04 Sort of the Sonia equation where she turned it down initially
07:07 and then saw the success of the show and came back. Yeah. Yeah.
07:09 Legacy, we got the trailer this weekend.
07:12 I would love to see those ladies on a trip once a year.
07:16 Do you think that would be great?
07:18 I mean, look, I think that that, you know, you look at Sonia
07:22 and Luann and Dorinda and you see these are people who are part of the family.
07:25 The fans love them so much.
07:27 And so it would be great to figure out ways that we could still work with them.
07:30 What about a way to get these two Roni worlds to collide and see some crossover?
07:35 I don't know if I really see it, but,
07:38 you know, and I don't know if it needs to happen.
07:42 I just think it's like, look, New York City is the biggest city.
07:45 Yes, there's a lot.
07:46 I mean, there's six Roni shows. You actually could. Yeah.
07:49 Jenna, people really pointing out she's not at BravoCon.
07:53 What's going on?
07:54 She's not at BravoCon.
07:55 And this is she's not at her.
07:58 Not being at BravoCon is not any great statement on her relationship to the show
08:04 or or with us.
08:07 We have a great relationship.
08:09 And I hope she comes back.
08:11 You know, I hope she comes back. I do, too.
08:13 I thought she was great TV. Me, too.
08:15 Beverly Hills, the big conversation, Kyle and Mauricio.
08:18 It was a topic for the entire season.
08:21 So when news broke that they were separate,
08:25 I mean, this was this is very much happening as the show is going.
08:30 You will see.
08:31 How do you decide when it's worth sending cameras back in for something like that
08:35 and when it's like we can just cover that at reunion?
08:38 Well, I mean, look, Kyle is a huge part of the Bravo family
08:41 and we've been following her story for 13, 14 years.
08:45 Yeah. So I mean, this this was a big one.
08:47 Salt Lake City, I feel like
08:51 taking Jen Shaw out of that equation really revitalized that show.
08:54 Yeah. Yeah. Mary, what's the what are the odds she makes it to reunion?
08:58 Um, I hope Mary kind of steps into the room.
09:01 I mean, she's kind of making it clear every week that she has no great affection
09:07 for any of the women.
09:08 Actually, I think Monica and Meredith are her favorites at this point.
09:11 And look, I think she's I think she's great comedy, frankly.
09:16 So I love seeing 100 percent.
09:17 I am. I applaud the production crew for knowing to follow her to McDonald's
09:22 and capture all that. Yes.
09:24 Orange County, we're headed into hopefully a season 18.
09:27 Yeah. Vicky pulled that orange out of her sleeve at the Bravo.
09:30 I know. What are the chances she comes back or that this exact ensemble comes back?
09:34 You know, I don't know.
09:35 I thought it was a very strong season.
09:37 And we are we've been looking at casting, actually.
09:43 And we're talking about it right now.
09:46 Could any of those ghosts from OC past that grace the Bravo Con live stage?
09:51 You know, you know, I'm a nostalgic guy, Bryce.
09:54 I love seeing old friends. Yes.
09:56 And and actually some beefs were squashed at the after party
10:01 among some of the OC women who hadn't been seeing eye to eye previously.
10:06 So, you know, look, I always love being bringing people back,
10:10 especially to the Real Housewives of Orange County.
10:13 Yeah, it seems like Alexis is actually involved in a lot of these women's lives.
10:16 Yes. Yeah. Interestingly enough,
10:19 Jersey, we're headed into a season that where the cast is pretty divided.
10:23 Yeah. Is that sustainable for Jersey?
10:26 This this kind of ensemble? Good question.
10:28 You know, we took a gamble by just bringing everyone back and seeing how it would roll.
10:32 We're just starting seeing cuts.
10:35 They just wrapped the season.
10:37 So I think it'll be interesting.
10:39 I think that actually what happened as a result of us
10:43 keeping everybody is that there were some shifting alliances.
10:47 And I think that the air is kind of let out of the Gorga
10:51 Giudice feud so that we could move into other areas,
10:55 which I think was really important for the viewers and for us.
10:59 But how we move forward is a really good question.
11:02 I mean, you do truly have two families who hate each other's guts.
11:05 And it's, you know, two factions of people.
11:07 And, you know, but there are also people who have been on air for a very long time
11:11 who are both strong participants in the Bravo family.
11:15 So it's not anything that we're going to be taking lightly.
11:18 We'll see how the fan response is to see how reunion goes.
11:22 Yeah, we it's like a wealth of housewives airing right now.
11:26 Yeah. Potomac, Miami, Dubai, all about to be either on the air
11:30 or already are on the air. Right.
11:33 Is this the are we good where we are now?
11:36 Or is there room for more housewives?
11:38 I mean, I every time Bravo calls and says,
11:42 what do you think about developing here or there?
11:44 I mean, I do feel like we're very good right now.
11:48 I mean, I, I,
11:51 you might laugh at me if I say we don't want to oversaturate the market.
11:56 I will laugh at you because there are ten.
11:58 So, yeah, I mean, I think we're very good right now.
12:02 It's a it's a good moment in housewives world.
12:05 Yes. I think this weekend proves that we are.
12:08 It's an embarrassment of riches for the network and for the fans.
12:12 It's to me, we're missing a little of the chaotic nature of last year's
12:17 Bravo Con because we left that with like the Ashley and Luke hookup.
12:21 Oh, right. Well, what will be happening is now you're going to start finding out.
12:25 This is what happened.
12:27 I mean, you know, you didn't find everything out as it was happening.
12:30 So there are stories that are percolating.
12:32 I've heard a lot of whispers. I'm getting reports.
12:35 So things are going to be coming out, not my stories to tell.
12:39 But, you know, this is a group that that that works hard and plays hard.
12:44 Well, you were working overtime to get Captain Jason to meet all the ladies.
12:48 I was. He's like the most eligible bachelor at Bravo Con.
12:51 Listen, I mean, a straight guy who has to get together,
12:55 who's, you know, a man and he's 50.
12:59 I mean, he hits a lot of commodity.
13:01 He's a bullseye for a lot of people.
13:03 You joked to me on Friday that you might end this weekend by getting married.
13:08 And does anybody getting married?
13:10 Maybe I'll get married.
13:11 OK, that would be crazy.
13:14 You've given me a really good idea.
13:16 Yes. The weekend's almost over, Bryce.
13:18 And here I am. OK, so no ring on that finger.
13:21 No ring on the finger.
13:22 But what is the love life situation these days?
13:24 Because the clip of Mama Elsa
13:27 predicting your future has been recirculating online.
13:30 Has it? Yeah.
13:31 Predicting my demise, saying I will never find love.
13:34 Your lack of a future. Yes, exactly.
13:35 Well, I have found the two greatest loves of my life with my kids.
13:39 And I listen, dude.
13:42 I'm on Hinge, Grindr, Tinder and Raya.
13:46 So, you know, you're putting it out.
13:49 A joker, joker, joker, joker.
13:51 It's something's got to hit.
13:53 My numbers got to hit here.
13:55 We got to make it.
13:56 Got to hit an ace. Yes. Yes.
13:58 This weekend, I think, proves there's a lot of gas left in this Bravo machine.
14:02 Yeah. But do you think do you think about how much longer
14:06 it can go the way it is going?
14:09 Or do you live in the moment?
14:10 I live in the moment.
14:11 I mean, I think it's a it's a I think a weekend like this is a testament to,
14:16 you know, not only the love that the fans have for for the Bravo
14:20 liberties, but our commitment to each other
14:23 and our commitment to this group as a family.
14:26 And, you know, there are 170
14:30 really happy people here who chose to be here
14:34 and are getting a lot out of it.
14:37 So that's what I'm taking with it.
14:39 Just kind of the great times I've had, not only with the fans, but,
14:42 you know, my my my fellow Bravo liberties.
14:46 And no end in sight for you either.
14:48 I'll stay as long as they want me.
14:50 What do you hope of all the you put so much joy out into the world
14:55 for a lot of people?
14:56 What do you hope like the legacy is for Andy Cohen?
14:59 I hope it's just that just that we gave people a place to escape and have fun.
15:05 I think people come to watch what happens live just to have a silly great time.
15:09 And it's surprising to them the stuff that we do and just to keep doing that.
15:13 I love to see it.
15:15 Last question, will Brin's Escalator Louboutins make it into the clubhouse?
15:19 I mean, they she said, I have them for you.
15:21 And I was like, but I don't want you to give them away.
15:23 They're good shoes.
15:24 She's like, they're kind of destroyed.
15:26 Torn up. Yeah. So we kind of need them.
15:27 Yeah. OK, so they'll join Kim's OCS.
15:29 We guess. Actually, that's actually you.
15:32 You picked exactly the right spot.
15:34 OK, there on that mantle.
15:35 There's a spot for them. Beautiful.
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