Brandi Glanville felt Andy Cohen pressured her to ‘get together’ with ‘Southern Charm’ star Austen Kroll
Brandi Glanville alleged in a bombshell new interview that Andy Cohen made her feel like a “sex worker” whom he was “pimping out” to other Bravolebrities and crew members — including Austen Kroll.
“I think that Andy wants me to take over and conquest [sic] the people that he can’t because they’re straight,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum, 51, told the US Sun Wednesday.
“So I’m like his little sex worker, and I’m not, I’m sorry. I’m a mom of two. I’ve been in two long-term relationships my entire life. I’m not what he’s made me into in his head.”
Brandi Glanville claimed she felt pressured by Andy Cohen to hook up with male Bravolebrities and crew. FilmMagic
“I’m like his little sex worker, and I’m not, I’m sorry,” she told the Sun. Instagram/brandiglanville
Glanville provided the outlet with copies of text messages and emails in which she engaged with Cohen, 56, in conversation about potential new suitors and ex-hookups.
“I’ve been dealing with very sexually explicit texts and emails for over a decade, and none of them were jokes,” the reality star, who starred on “RHOBH” from 2011 to 2015, claimed.
“I had to act like I wasn’t bothered by it, because what if I said, ‘You’re disgusting.’ You think I would ever work again? Or ‘F–k off’? No, I would be dead in the water.”
One of the text exchanges reportedly took place shortly after BravoCon 2022, and Cohen allegedly wrote to Glanville at the time, “Kind of hoping you and my stage manager hooked up.”
She replied, “I think he wants you!!!!” which prompted the “Watch What Happens Live” host to burst out laughing.
In a text, Cohen appeared to try to set up Glanville with a stage manager. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
“Kind of hoping you and my stage manager hooked up,” Cohen allegedly wrote. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
The following day, Cohen allegedly told Glanville, “I really wanted you and Austin [sic] to get together. He had his eyes on you,” referring to Kroll.
The “Famously Single” star did not dismiss the comment at the time and instead acknowledged, “Ummm he’s already DM’d me like four times Shep [Rose] too but Austin [sic] had his girl with him. I’m going to Charleston for sure 🙂 and I don’t even like blondes. We need more male options!”
Page Six has reached out to Kroll for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The “Southern Charm” star, 37, briefly spoke about his interactions with Glanville at BravoCon 2022 in an episode of his “Pillows and Beer” podcast but did not go into too much detail.
Glanville claimed Cohen also wanted her to “get together” with Austen Kroll, seen here. krollthewarriorking/Instagram
“He had his eyes on you,” Cohen said of Kroll after BravoCon 2022. Instagram
Glanville responded at the time that Kroll and his co-star Shep Rose, both pictured here, had already slid into her DMs. Getty Images
Although the former “Housewife” seemed open to getting to know Kroll in the texts, she told the Sun that she now views Cohen’s actions as an “abuse of power.”
“Your boss should never talk to you that way,” Glanville said. “We are not friends, we do not hang out outside of work ever, and we were at a work event.”
She continued, “I felt this tremendous amount of pressure to please him, but that was too far. I’m not going to go and sleep with someone. He literally thought I would do it. That’s the disgusting part.
“He really is, like, pimping me out. I mean, it felt that way. …That is a different kind of boss. That is a pimp. I am not a hooker. You are not my pimp.”
Glanville said how Cohen spoke to her was wrong because they “are not friends.” NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
“He really is, like, pimping me out. I mean, it felt that way,” she claimed. Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images
A source tells Page Six exclusively, though, that Cohen was “not Brandi’s boss” when the texts occurred, as he is also “talent” on Bravo and has not worked as a network executive in a decade.
He is, however, an executive producer for several of the “Housewives” shows, but we’re told he does not have “hiring or firing” power.
A source says Cohen — along with other executive producers — gives his opinion on who should be cast for the upcoming seasons, but ultimately the network decides who will star on the shows.
“He’s not her boss,” the source reiterates.
Reps for Cohen declined Page Six’s request for comment.
A source tells Page Six that Cohen is not Glanville’s boss, as he is only an executive producer for the “Housewives” shows. Zuma / SplashNews.com
We’re told Cohen does not make the final decisions as to which cast members get hired or fired. GC Images
Aside from sharing the post-BravoCon messages, Glanville provided at least two other examples of when she and Cohen openly discussed sex.
After appearing on “WWHL” and telling the host that her ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian, was a “nine” in bed, she allegedly received an email from Cohen that read, “Get home safe. Eddie was a NIINE?”
Glanville told the Sun that she perceived the email to be Cohen prying about the size of her ex’s penis.
“This isn’t like the joke that he was supposedly making. I don’t even think it’s funny. It’s not a joke that’s just weird, but to follow up and ask more questions,” she said.
“I just in that moment, I knew I had to put up with it. I knew that this is going to be our relationship.”
The “Traitors” alum also shared another text exchange in which Cohen purportedly inquired about what one of his exes — who was mutual friends with Glanville — said about how he was in bed.
Glanville claimed Cohen made implications about her ex-husband’s penis size. brandiglanville/Instagram
She was previously married to Eddie Cibrian, and they share two sons. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
“I don’t know about his sex life. I don’t want to know about his sex life,” she added.
Glanville asked of Cohen, “Does he think he’s God? Does he think I’m going to run off and spread my legs because he told me to?,” concluding that she thought his messages were “very brazen.”
According to the outlet, the “Drinking and Tweeting” author is looking to sue Cohen for sexual harassment, a claim she first made in February.
Glanville called out the “Andy Cohen Diaries” writer at the time for joking about having a threesome with her and “Below Deck” star Kate Chastain.
Cohen apologized for the video but said it was meant in “jest,” prompting a heated response from Glanville’s lawyers.
Glanville is reportedly planning to sue Cohen. brandiglanville/Instagram
No legal paperwork against Cohen has been filed yet on Glanville’s behalf. Ordonez/Agudo/INSTARimages
To this day, however, no legal paperwork has been filed pertaining to the incident, and Cohen was cleared of any wrongdoing in May after a third-party investigation into his alleged misconduct.
A source tells Page Six that during that probe Cohen’s phone was extensively “looked through” and nothing incriminating was found.
Cohen admitted in June, though, that he is “always waiting for the thing” that is going to get him canceled.
