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Andy Cohenplans to have a good time during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast once again.
TheWatch What Happens Livestar will be co-hosting the network’sNew Year’s Eve Livefrom New York City’s Times Square alongside palAnderson Cooper. He is already anticipating the event and has high hopes for the night.
“My only direction is to have fun,” Cohen, 53, tells PEOPLE while promotingFresca Mixedcanned cocktails. “That’s what I plan to do and I’m happy to cocktail it up.”
Cohen revealed his boozy plans afterVarietyreported that the news network would monitor drinking during their New Year’s Eve programs.
A town-hall discussion on Tuesday between CNN staffers andChris Licht, the company’s chairman and CEO, discussed this year’s broadcast, according tothe outlet. During the event, Licht reportedly told employees he felt on-camera drinking eroded the credibility of CNN personnel and damaged the “respectability” they may enjoy among viewers.
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While it is unclear if or how these drink limits will affect the holiday broadcast, Cohen has plans of his own for celebrating NYE on air: “I think people enjoy seeing me feed Anderson shots and that’s on the menu,” he tells PEOPLE.
On his primary showWWHL, Cohen chooses to sip on mixed drinks instead of shots. “I’ve been drinking Fresca and tequila together onWatch What Happens Livesince the inception of the show, for 13 years,” says Cohen, who is partnering with the soda brand to celebrate their vodka spritz and tequila paloma cans.
“If you look behind me, you’ll see Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers performing. I’m sorry but if you’re watching ABC, you’re watching nothing,” Cohen said.
source: people.com
