Anderson Cooper, who has been off all week, stopped by Anderson Cooper 360 just briefly on Thursday to announce the birth of his second son, Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. Cooper announced the birth of his first son, Wyatt, in April of 2020. He first spoke of Wyatt before revealing the happy news.
Showing a recent picture of Wyatt, Cooper said, “This is Wyatt today. He is nearly 22 months old, and he is sweet and funny and the greatest joy of my life. If he looks particularly happy in this picture, it’s because he now has a baby brother.”
Cooper had kept a straight face up to that point, but couldn’t help but smile and laugh a little upon making the announcement. He then showed a picture and introduced the world to Sebastian.
“This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper,” Cooper said. “He was 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy. Even his occasional hiccups are, to me, adorable.”
Cooper was kind enough to share with the audience a video of those adorable hiccups, along with a few other details about Sebastian that every parent is very familiar with.
“He mostly just sleeps and eats, and he certainly poops,” Cooper said, “but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little chap.”
Sebastian, like Wyatt, will be raised by Cooper and his former partner Benjamin Maisani. And Cooper also announced another change coming for Wyatt.
“Wyatt, and now Sebastian, are being raised by me and my best friend and former partner, Benjamin Maisani,” Cooper said. “We’re co-parents. Wyatt calls me daddy and Benjamin is papa. We’re a family. Benjamin is in the process of adopting Wyatt, so Wyatt’s last name will be changed soon to Maisani-Cooper as well.”
Anderson Cooper 360 airs weeknights at 8 p.m. on CNN.
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