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Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper Talked about Life, Love, and Loss

In 2012, Anderson Cooper publicly revealed his gay identity, but his conversation with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, took place decades earlier—a discussion he would later regret. In an interview with Jess Cagle, the editorial director of People and Entertainment Weekly, all was revealed…

His grandmother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, being accused of being a lesbian in the 1930s deeply influenced his mother’s perspective on relationships. Although his mother accepted his choice and met his boyfriend, they never revisited the actual moment he came out.

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