The cohost of CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” gave a candid response to a fan who speculated he’d had work done.

Andy Cohen responds to accusations he had facelift for New Year’s Eve special

The cohost of CNN's "New Year's Eve Live" gave a candid response to a fan who speculated he'd had work done.

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January 4, 2026 11:41 a.m. ET

Andy Cohen hosts CNN's 'New Year's Eve Live' on Dec. 31, 2025. Credit:

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Andy Cohen is addressing fans wondering if he fine-tuned his face to ring in the new year.

The *Watch What Happens Live* host offered a candid reply to a Threads post that speculated he'd had cosmetic surgery before cohosting CNN’s *New Year’s Eve Live *with Anderson Cooper.

"I just saw the new clips of Andy Cohen on NYE and WTF did he do to his face?!? Is he trying to find a new husband at Mar-a-Lago?" one user asked in a New Year's Day post.

The Bravo VIP weighed in the next day to explain that he "did the smallest amount of Botox and lost 20 pounds. He added that he also "had a lot of makeup on" for his TV appearance.**

Several other Threads users jumped in to say they thought Cohen looked great on the annual special.

"I was just thinking of how he has never looked better! His hair is perfection. He's hot AF," one user replied to the initial comment.

"Andy Cohen look[ed] great! People, quit bad-mouthing everybody on how they look!!" another fan scolded.

"It's 2026. We're not look-shaming anyone anymore. Thanks!" wrote another.

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen host 'New Year's Eve Live' on Dec. 31, 2025.

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Cohen previously announced he'd shed some pounds as a result of "microdosing" a GLP-1 to manage his food cravings.

"Given that for 20 years I have been asking people about their body regimes … I do think it would be completely hypocritical not to share that I did this summer lose a good chunk of weight by microdosing a GLP-1 all summer," he said on a September episode of his SiriusXM show, *Radio Andy.*

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It wasn't his physical appearance that ignited the scorn of another viewer. Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams blasted Cohen after the cohost celebrated the politician no longer running the city, calling his term "chaotic" and telling him to "go off into the sunset! We'll fiddle with what we have, with what you've left us with. Go dance away. We'll see you at all the parties!"

The following day, Adams called Cohen's comments a "sloppy drunken rant" and said the host should "seek help."

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