Anderson Cooper and ex Benjamin Maisani are living together as they co-parent their son Wyatt

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Anderson Cooper and ex Benjamin Maisani are living together as they co-parent their nine-month-old son Wyatt – and share FIRST picture of all three of them together

  • The CNN host has revealed he and ex-boyfriend Benjamin Maisani are living together to raise their nine-month-old son Wyatt
  • The 53-year-old journalist detailed how he makes his unique living situation work while chatting with Ellen DeGeneres on her self-titled show 
  • He also shared the very first picture of them all together as a family 

By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com

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Anderson Cooper and his former partner Benjamin Maisani are so committed to raising their son together that they continue to share a home despite their breakup.

The CNN anchor, 53, and the night club owner, 48, who split in 2018 after nine years together, welcomed baby Wyatt in April 2020 via a surrogate. 

Cooper spoke about making the unusual arrangement with his ex work during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and shared a sweet photo of his family.

Anderson Cooper and his former partner Benjamin Maisani are so committed to raising their son Wyatt together that they continue to share a home despite their breakup 

‘We actually still live in the same house because we get along really well,’ the CNN anchor said during a TV interview. 

‘It works out,’ Cooped went on. ‘It was interesting because he wasn’t really sure he wanted to have a kid, which was one of the reasons we probably broke up. But then he came around on the idea, and now he is just such a great parent.’

While it took some time for the night club owner to envision his life as a father, he has settled nicely into the different change of pace.

Cooper spoke about making the unusual arrangement with his ex work during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and he shared a sweet photo of his family

Cooper spoke about making the unusual arrangement with his ex work during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and he shared a sweet photo of his family

The CNN anchor, 53, and the night club owner, 48, who split in 2018 after nine years together, welcomed baby Wyatt in April 2020 via a surrogate

The CNN anchor, 53, and the night club owner, 48, who split in 2018 after nine years together, welcomed baby Wyatt in April 2020 via a surrogate

Cooper has previously said he wants to raise son Wyatt with Maisani because he wants their child to have two parents. They're pictured together in New York in 2015

Cooper has previously said he wants to raise son Wyatt with Maisani because he wants their child to have two parents. They’re pictured together in New York in 2015

Maisani was caught ‘weeping’ during their baby boy’s vaccination appointment, which Cooper said ‘was really sweet to see.’  

When asked if there was a chance for the pair to be a couple once again, Cooper said: ‘No. It’s not going to happen.’ 

He had told Howard Stern last year that he’s co-parenting with his ex because it’s ‘good to have two parents.’

'It was interesting because he wasn't really sure he wanted to have a kid, which was one of the reasons we probably broke up,' Cooper said of Maisani. 'But then he came around on the idea, and now he is just such a great parent'

‘It was interesting because he wasn’t really sure he wanted to have a kid, which was one of the reasons we probably broke up,’ Cooper said of Maisani. ‘But then he came around on the idea, and now he is just such a great parent’

When it comes to a second child, Cooper said ‘there’s nothing in the works’ for the time being. 

‘I don’t know. Yes, I would love to. I think it would be great for him to have a sibling. I’m not sure I could handle another, but he’s really such an easy kid,’ he said. 

‘He’s still sleeping, like, 12 and a half hours every night, he eats his sweet peas and his mushed little cauliflower. He’s such a happy little chappy. It’s such a joy.’  

The journalist gushed over Wyatt, revealing: 'He's still sleeping, like, 12 and a half hours every night, he eats his sweet peas and his mushed little cauliflower. He's such a happy little chappy. It's such a joy'

The journalist gushed over Wyatt, revealing: ‘He’s still sleeping, like, 12 and a half hours every night, he eats his sweet peas and his mushed little cauliflower. He’s such a happy little chappy. It’s such a joy’