Anderson Cooper to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Cooper fans. Speculation had been rife that the American journalist best known for his show Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 57, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 28/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a journalist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a journalist-author-television host just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouAnderson
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouAnderson was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Anderson Cooper was unlike any other journalist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouAnderson”
— @universalObserver, 27 May 2025
“I thought Anderson Cooper retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 27 May 2025
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