Andy Cohen has issued a groveling apology to Kate Middleton following her shock cancer diagnosis, while admitting he was a ‘numpty’ for fueling wild speculation about the princess’ health.
The talk show host, 55, came under intense fire last month after sharing his thoughts on the immense rumors swirling about the mother-of-three’s absence from the spotlight.
Andy discussed a particularly nasty theory about Kate’s withdrawal from the public eye in an episode of his podcast – which aired just hours before she made the devastating announcement.
But now the media personality has reflected on his comments and said he ‘wish he had kept his mouth shut’ on the subject during an episode of his SiriusXM radio show, Andy Cohen Live, this afternoon.
Andy Cohen has issued a groveling apology to Kate Middleton following her shock cancer diagnosis – and admitted he was a ‘numpty’ for fueling wild speculation about her health
The talk show host, 55, came under fire last month after sharing his thoughts on the rumors swirling about the mother-of-three’s absence from the spotlight
Andy discussed a particularly nasty theory about Kate’s withdrawal from the public eye
But now the media personality has reflected on his comments, saying he “wishes he had kept his mouth shut” on the subject during an episode of his SiriusXM radio show, Andy Cohen Live, this afternoon.
“I just want to say that I am heartbroken by the news about Princess Kate,” he said. ‘I think someone on Sky News called me a numpty, and they were right. I wish I’d kept my mouth shut.’
Andy explained that it had taken him so long to say anything about it because his radio show had been on a hiatus, so this was his “first chance” to “get back in front of a live microphone.”
He added that everyone on the show was “praying” for her, as well as King Charles, who weeks earlier revealed he had been diagnosed with skin cancer.
Although we now know that Kate had started ‘preventive chemotherapy’ after undergoing major abdominal surgery and discovering she had cancer during a follow-up test, a series of bizarre rumors about why Princess Kate, 42, had gone missing took over. across the internet in recent months – especially after it was revealed that she had Photoshopped an image of her and her children that was shared on Mother’s Day.
“I just want to say that I am heartbroken by the news about Princess Kate,” he said. ‘I think someone on Sky News called me a numpty, and they were right. I wish I had kept my mouth shut.”
In a shocking video shared by the palace on March 22, Kate explained that she only discovered her cancer after undergoing major abdominal surgery at The London Clinic in January.
Andy added more fuel to the fire of speculation when he discussed these conspiracy theories on his Daddy Diaries podcast on March 22, bringing up controversial rumors to discuss in the episode.
A few days earlier, Andy had also participated in the crazy conspiracy that a body double had posed as Princess Kate when she and Prince William were photographed at a farmers’ market.
“That’s not Kate…” he wrote at the time.
In a shocking video shared by the palace on March 22, Kate explained that she only discovered her cancer after undergoing major abdominal surgery at The London Clinic in January.
She said the news had come as a “huge shock” and that she and William had “done everything we could to process and manage it privately for the sake of their young family.”
“It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that suits them, and to reassure them that I will be fine,” she said.
Following the announcement, Leah McSweeney took to social media to criticize Andy for the comments he made about the 42-year-old
“Andy Cohen gets a kick out of being cruel to women and Kate Middleton is no exception,” she wrote. ‘I hope he will have the decency to apologize to her’
“As I told them, I am doing well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body and spirit.
‘Having William by my side is also a great source of comfort and reassurance. As does the love, support and kindness shown by so many of you. It means so much to both of us.”
Kensington Palace has said it will not share details about what type of cancer the princess has, or what stage of cancer it is, and has asked people not to speculate.
Following the announcement, Leah McSweeney took to social media to criticize Andy for the comments he made about the 42-year-old.
The 41-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star – who is currently suing Bravo and Andy – wrote on Instagram: “Andy Cohen gets a kick out of being cruel to women and Kate Middleton is no exception.
‘I hope that after being forced to talk publicly about her cancer diagnosis, he will have the decency to apologize. People with power must set a good example.’