The popular television host and entertainment business leader speaks exclusively with Forbes about his latest business news and priorities at home today.
He is the always so well-prepared host and sometimes “referee” during the dramatic reunion shows for the various The Real Housewives cities, but Andy Cohen is even more so the hardworking wizard behind the curtain as the franchise’s executive producer, largely responsible for the epic success that this expanding reality television universe has become. Being a man known for surrounding himself with strong, outspoken women, Cohen’s latest book titled Glitter Every Day could not be more fitting, with 365 quotes from trailblazing women throughout history and entertainment. So, how did Cohen come up with this book idea? “As the pandemic wore on, I was thinking about how much I missed putting out my own books,” Cohen reveals to me at Forbes. “I’ve been focusing with my imprint on other people’s books the last couple years and I thought Well, what can I do next? Hoda Kotb has been doing these quote-a-day books the last couple years and I thought what if I did my own spin on it and did one that was really more about celebrating the women that have shaped me or women that I love, of which there are many. That’s really how it happened.” The first page of Glitter Every Day goes to the woman who has indisputably shaped Cohen the most, literally and figuratively, his mother Evelyn with her quote “Get a hold of yourself, Andy!” “She identifies things that she thinks I should be worried about and brings them to my attention,” Cohen says with a laugh about their family dynamic. “She’s the ultimate Jewish mom. You know, trying to encourage worry spots in gross areas.” His book, which is available now, showcases quotes from the Kardashians, Dolly Parton, Simone Biles, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Joan Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Princess Diana, Oprah Winfrey, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and so many more, including even a few of his Real Housewives stars.
