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ShopTalk Crush of the Week: Anderson Cooper

Posted on November 11th, 2008 10:09am by Rhonda Reinhart
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CNN anchor and hottie Anderson Cooper is many things: Emmy Award winner, truth seeker, dogged follower of all things hurricane-related, just to name a few. And any one of these things alone could have garnered him ShopTalk Crush of the Week honors at any given time. This week, however, the title goes to Anderson not because of any accomplishment or physical trait, but because of his admitted love for The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Yes, you read that correctly. This smart, handsome man also has exceptional taste in television. In an election-day interview on The Ellen Degeneres Show (view the clip here), the silver fox schooled Ellen on the ins and outs of my current trashy fave from the Bravo lineup. And last night, on Anderson Cooper 360, he reiterated his fondness for the ATL gals and claimed his spot on Team NeNe. A guy who can discourse at length about politics, the environment, and reality television? Check, please! (Photo credit: CNN Worldwide)

22 Comments to “ShopTalk Crush of the Week: Anderson Cooper”

JJ @ November 11th, 2008 at 10:28 am

I, too, would love to spend some time (obscure early ’90s TV show reference alert) Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. But in addition to being completely adorable, I fear he’s also already taken:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vzLkbb05q8

Darn you, Donna Brazile!
Margaret @ November 11th, 2008 at 10:35 am

I love RHA…My important question… Is the blonde lady’s hair a wig? Extensions?

Just really bad?

What!? Sometimes is looks wiggy, sometimes not…
Rhonda Reinhart @ November 11th, 2008 at 10:44 am

Oh Margaret, there are so many questions to be asked about blond lady Kim. The hair? The singing? Big Poppa? My head is swimming.

And JJ, Donna B. doesn’t stand a chance. I’m confident I can take her.
Kristiana Heap @ November 11th, 2008 at 11:05 am

I was disturbed by the way A Coop pronounced NeNe’s name. It’s not Nay-Nay, it’s Nee-Nee. C’mon, man. http://www.eonline.com/uberblo....._call.html
He’s still a silver fox.
Rhonda Reinhart @ November 11th, 2008 at 11:13 am

I know, I know, Kristiana. But he apologized for the mispronunciation on 360, so I gave him a pass.
allison @ November 11th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

NeNe made a comment in the last episode about Kim’s wig, and, being frenemies, she would know. I vote wig and Team NeNe. I didn’t like Sheree from the moment she first opened her mouth.
Katie @ November 11th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

I’m just dying to know who Big Poppa is!
allison @ November 11th, 2008 at 1:38 pm

Supposedly it is Lee Najjar who is a big real estate exec. His son rolls around with Brody Jenner from “The Hills.” Anyway, he’s married. That would explain the wanting to stay off-screen. I looked it up and one blog pointed out that in episode 2 Kim is texting Sheree & Nene and you can see a text (via Tivo slo-mo) from “Lee” that says “Miss U.”
Kate @ November 11th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

Dang Allison! Reality TV sleuth!
allison @ November 11th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

Oh, you’d be amazed what I found out!

Lisa is Keith Sweat’s ex-wife and he’s the father of her two oldest kids. He wouldn’t let her kids be filmed or spoken about on the show in case they edited it to make her look bad/crazy.

And drama between her and Kim! http://tvwatch.people.com/2008.....en-kim-me/

http://urie.wordpress.com/2008.....o-essence/

Love it! And three of the Housewives live in the ‘burbs so I imagine if they did it here, it’d be Plano moms pretending to be from HP.
Katie McNew @ November 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

this just in from Baller Alert
http://www.balleralert.com/for.....1#comments
Raya Ramsey @ November 11th, 2008 at 3:45 pm

Nice choice, Rhonda.
Margaret @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

Can I just say Allison is my friend and I am so proud of her TIVO skills and tv knowledge! I did not think to ask her about the wig!!

And now that you mention it, I remember the comment about the wig. But that being said, I usually am drinking when I get through, I mean watch, the show! ha ha

Allison, I told Anne the pole dancing reminded me of her 30th bd party… well, kinda!! ha ha. But those ladies were way better!!
Rhonda Reinhart @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

I took the test. I’m a NeNe: http://www.bravotv.com/Real_Ho...../index.php
allison @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

I got NeNe, too. Are we all gonna be NeNes??
Margaret @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

I am DeShawn!!
Margaret @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Has anyone seen this site called Big Fristy?

It is pretty good!
Margaret @ November 11th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Sorry, FRISKY!
Katie McNew @ November 11th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

I’m NeNe, too. What gives?
Hunter @ November 12th, 2008 at 9:20 am

Why is everyone on reality TV a few degrees from Brody Jenner? Didn’t take the test, but I fancy myself a Lisa.
Kristiana Heap @ November 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am

I’m NeNe, too. But I own a bra, and I think that’s an important difference.
Benjamin @ November 14th, 2008 at 11:13 am

Anderson has to be the only person who dyes their hair gray.