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Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
Andy Cohen
I'm not usually into bios or memoirs. My friend recommended this book and I figured, why not?
I was surprised how engaging I thought it was and how much I enjoyed it! I have always liked Andy Cohen on Bravo and am a regular viewer of the Housewives shows. There are a lot of funny stories about run ins with celebrities and the the Housewives. I was also touched by his stories of finding and accepting himself. I had no idea that he was a producer and was so involved in CBS and Bravo. I thought he was just another on-air personality.
***I am on a roll so far this year! I'm sure it will slow when the weather is warmer and we are out and about.
Andy Cohen
The man behind the Real Housewives writes about his lifelong love affair with pop culture that brought him from the suburbs of St. Louis to his own television show
From a young age, Andy Cohen knew one thing: He loved television. Not in the way that most kids do, but in an irrepressible, all-consuming, I-want-to-climb-inside-the-tube kind of way. And climb inside he did. Now presiding over Bravo's reality TV empire, he started out as an overly talkative pop culture obsessive, devoted to Charlie's Angels and All My Children and to his mother, who received daily letters from Andy at summer camp, usually reminding her to tape the soaps. In retrospect, it's hard to believe that everyone didn't know that Andy was gay; still, he remained in the closet until college. Finally out, he embarked on making a career out of his passion for television.
The journey begins with Andy interviewing his all-time idol Susan Lucci for his college newspaper and ends with him in a job where he has a hand in creating today's celebrity icons. In the witty, no-holds-barred style of his show Watch What Happens Live, Andy tells tales of absurd mishaps during his ten years at CBS News, hilarious encounters with the heroes and heroines of his youth, and the real stories behind The Real Housewives. Dishy, funny, and full of heart, Most Talkative provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the world of television, from a fan who grew up watching the screen and is now inside it, both making shows and hosting his own.
I'm not usually into bios or memoirs. My friend recommended this book and I figured, why not?
I was surprised how engaging I thought it was and how much I enjoyed it! I have always liked Andy Cohen on Bravo and am a regular viewer of the Housewives shows. There are a lot of funny stories about run ins with celebrities and the the Housewives. I was also touched by his stories of finding and accepting himself. I had no idea that he was a producer and was so involved in CBS and Bravo. I thought he was just another on-air personality.
***I am on a roll so far this year! I'm sure it will slow when the weather is warmer and we are out and about.