Kandi Burrussis looking back at the support she received from friendAndy Cohenduring her surrogacy journey.
On PEOPLE’s new podcastMe Becoming Mom, theReal Housewives of Atlantastar, 45, speaks candidly about her experience with surrogacy and reveals that Cohen offered her advice on the subject before she knew he was going through the same process.
Burruss welcomed her youngest daughterBlazevia surrogate back in November 2019 while Cohen, 53, became dad to his sonBenjamin Allenvia surrogacy in February 2019.
“It’s so crazy, we both were going through the same situation at the same time, but I did not know that he was going through it,” says Burruss, who is also mom to daughter Riley, 17, and sonAce Wells, 5½.
“But one day he called me, I guess because he knew that I was having an emotional moment, and he was like, ‘It’s going to be great,’ " she recalls. “He was talking to me from the standpoint of his friend was going through the situation, but it was really him but I didn’t know. But he was telling me, ‘Don’t worry, it’s going to be fine.’ "
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The 12-episodeweeklyMe Becoming Mompodcastexplores the various roads to motherhood through different interviews with both celebrity guests and experts in the field. Topics on the show include IVF, adoption, surrogacy, single parenthood, same-sex couples, home births, pregnancy loss, unexpected and surprising birth stories, among other subjects.
Upcoming guests on the show include Alyssa Milano, Padma Lakshmi, Tamron Hall and more.
New episodes ofMe Becoming Momdrop weekly on Thursdays wherever you stream podcasts.
source: people.com
