Hey Watch What Happens Live! viewers, hold onto your cocktails! Andy Cohen is finally spilling the tea about his relationship with John Mayer, and it’s not what you think.
Those “secret romance” rumors swirling around the 55-year-old host and the 46-year-year-old singer? Apparently, a big ol’ cup of nope. Cohen recently opened up to the Hollywood Reporter, setting the record straight on their affectionate bond.
“Let them speculate!” Cohen said. Sure, they love each other, but it’s strictly platonic. Cohen blames their super close friendship and all the smooches for the confusion. “Because we’re so affectionate,” he explained, “people don’t know what box to put that in.” Honey, we’ve all been there!
This isn’t the first time Cohen has addressed the dating rumors. Remember that gushing “I love John Mayer” moment on SiriusXM’s Howard Stern Show last year? Yeah, Cohen says that love is purely platonic too.
These two have been friends for years, with Cohen even calling it an “unlikely friendship” way back in 2015. Remember that epic story about their Grateful Dead road trip and Cohen’s “euphoric” dance session with Mayer at a gay club? Iconic.
But things really got the rumor mill churning in 2018. Mayer serenaded Cohen with his own version of “It’s My House” for his 50th birthday (because, duh, Diana Ross is basically Cohen’s spirit animal). The smoochfest that followed? Totally understandable why fans went wild.
Even Mayer fueled the fire with a sweet Instagram post for Cohen’s birthday that year, calling him a “special person” and showering him with love.
Look, Cohen gets it. In a 2018 CNN interview, he admitted, “We have a very sweet friendship, and we are together all the time… I think it just seems like the obvious assumption.”
So there you have it, folks! Andy Cohen and John Mayer: best buds, not boyfriends. Now, pass the popcorn, because this award-winning will-they-won’t-they is officially a beautiful friendship.
