Anderson Cooper's Drinking Buddy: Lady Gaga?

By Christine Fenno Posted Nov 28th 2010 09:04AM

His '60 Minutes' interview with Lady Gaga won't air until the night of the 2011 Grammy Awards, but Anderson Cooper isn't holding back about one of the most memorable moments of their recent sit-down. Or maybe he's happy that he remembers it at all!

Cooper told The Insider that when he hung out with the Grammy-winning provacateur in England to shoot their Q&A, she had her own ideas about how to make the interview more relaxing.

"We actually ended up that day in a pub in London drinking Jameson, which I don't really drink," the longtime CNN journalist said. "So, she got me to drink, like, two of them. And by the end, I was ready to have the interview be over, because I really sort of couldn't ask anymore questions."

Cooper confessed a strong interest in meeting the singer face to face. "She's obviously a fascinating person," he said.

And while tippling Irish whiskey isn't standard protocol for most of his in-depth interviews, conducting multiple conversations in different locations is.

"What's great about '60 Minutes' is you spend a lot of time with the person you're profiling," he explained. "So to be able to spend a couple weekends with [Gaga] in various places over the course of several months, it's really cool. And it's really interesting....I'm learning stuff about her I never saw before."

Tags: 60 Minutes, anderson cooper, Lady Gaga

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Sunday 28 November

By Kate

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Cooper looks a bit "love struck". AWWWW!

By Joyces

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Isn't Cooper gay?

By joe johnson

Anderson needs to drink and lightned up a little. Coopper you are not going to save the planet with interviews dude!

By Joyce

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By willi149s

He is gayly filthy rich...takes the pressure off of achieving...

By Virp

Why? because he's still single. Ummm, reality check here: not all single men are gay, and for sure not all married men are straight!!! So, whether or not Cooper's gay is a non-issue. Why are so many people like you "fixated" on a person's sexual orientation???

By sondra

No he isn't. He has dated and said that if he should find the one person,{woman} he would get married. I am glad he is careful, he is a good person and very talented too.

By AMack118

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Dude! You were drinking with that other dude in a dress? Ew!

By Mark

Who do you think was going to be his drinking buddy? Vince Vaughn? Adam Sandler? Too much testosterone for him. Lady Gaga or Sarah Jessica Parker would seem more appropriate.

By jaden

Coopers dreaming of "walking in her shoes" when he get home

By wittstl03

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How nice...a three-dollar bill and a four-dollar bill hanging out together....

By StarrJonez

Which ones butt hurt the following morning?

By SD

Who says she won't have any grandchildren?

And who's to say "all those millions" won't be donated to charities if he wants?

Grow up.

By Barbara

Thanks for the info. I did not know she was his mother.
Wow. How lucky for him. I rarely watch his show. Only when his subject interests me.

By Dane

PLEASE let Cooper be gay, I would love to have Ms.Vanderbilt as my mom-in-law

By mark

If Cooper needs a beard, he could surely get a better beard than Miss Gaga..

By Ed

Is Coop gay ?? Are you kiddin and Gag is Fcukin Ugly

By Jay

It's obvious that Cooper is gay; he's still a great interviewer/talk show host.
These days, it doesn't seem to be an issue at all.

By mesaman

What's the difference between GaGa and a beautiful girl? Two six-packs. What's the difference between Cooper's choice of a male or a transvestite? Two six-packs.

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