Andy Cohen Details Getting “So Physical” With Pal John Mayer

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Andy Cohen has to watch what happens when he’s out with John Mayer.

The host of Watch What Happens Live shared that he and John Mayer aren’t romantically involved, but he did recently become very close to him.

On the October 29th episode of Call Her Daddy, Andy shared that he and someone were at The Sunset Tower, and things got quite physical between them. He said the other person actually said his name, ‘Andy,’ by the end of their encounter.

The 57-year-old explained it wasn’t about attraction, saying, “I was really just using his physical presence to help tell a character’s story.”

Andy acknowledged he might have had a bit too much to drink. He and John quickly started laughing about it, describing themselves as being overcome with laughter.

I’ve always loved how close Andy and John are! Andy explained it’s because they have this adorable habit – whenever they go out for dinner, they always choose to sit on the same side of the booth. It’s just one of those little things that really shows their connection, especially as a dad to Benjamin, 6, and Lucy, 3, he really values those consistent moments.

Honestly, as the evening progresses, I just find myself falling for him more and more. It’s such a simple thing, but when he puts his arm around me, it just… gets to me. It’s incredibly comforting and makes me feel so close to him.

Beyond just physical affection, Andy and John share a deep emotional connection.

“We love each other deeply,” Andy said. “We actually do.”

The reality TV producer made it clear he isn’t in love with the Grammy-winning artist, but he’s open to a relationship with someone of that caliber.

Andy admitted he’d be thrilled if his partner were gay, saying it would be a dream come true. However, he quickly added that he’s incredibly thankful for the love they already share.

Andy mentioned on the podcast that he doesn’t have one particular quality he’s looking for in a partner; it’s not about a single trait.

“We love each other deeply,” Andy said. “We actually do.”

The reality TV producer made it clear he isn’t in love with the Grammy-winning artist, but he’s open to the possibility of a relationship with someone similar.

Andy admitted he’d be thrilled if his partner were gay, saying it would be a dream come true. However, he quickly added that he’s incredibly thankful for the love they already share.

Andy doesn’t have one particular quality he seeks in a partner. He shared on the podcast that he’s open to different things.

He chuckled, saying he was all over the place, like the United Nations. He explained it was about welcoming everyone and creating a good atmosphere – just a general feeling, really.

The Emmy-winning celebrity shared that she’s attracted to people who are strong, independent, intelligent, and have their own lives and careers – and good looks are a plus! She jokingly noted that the few people she’s met through the Raya dating app who she actually went on dates with weren’t fans of her show, Watch What Happens Live, or The Real Housewives. They typically had impressive careers of their own, like being an architect or working in finance.

John and Andy are prioritizing their friendship, but if you’re curious about John’s past relationships, keep reading for the details.

Although their romance didn’t last long, people say Mayer wrote his popular song “Your Body Is a Wonderland” – the second single from his first album, Room for Squares – because of it.

The album was released in 2001, and Hewitt didn’t start dating Mayer until 2002, meaning the initial assumptions were incorrect from the beginning. However, people continued to link them together.

In a 2007 interview with EW.com, Jennifer Hewitt described her body as “not a wonderland,” but rather “a pawnshop.” She explained that while there were interesting things to discover if you looked closely, it wasn’t immediately impressive at first glance.

During an interview on the podcast Inside of You With Michael Rosenbaum, the 9-1-1 star clarified that the rumors weren’t true, at least not to her knowledge. However, she admitted she was pleased people thought so, calling it “a real compliment.”

I’ve always been fascinated by the story behind this song! John Mayer shared on VH1 Storytellers that it’s actually about his very first girlfriend, someone he knew when he was around 14 years old. He even told us the original title was “Strawberry Wonderland” – can you believe that? It’s amazing to think how a song evolves from something like that into what we all know and love.

Following her divorce from Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson enjoyed a period of freedom and romance. Her brief but intense relationship with John Mayer became widely discussed, and in a 2010 interview with Playboy, Mayer famously described their sexual chemistry as incredibly addictive and explosive, comparing it to “crack cocaine” and “sexual napalm.”

Simpson acknowledged the comment was rude, and Mayer later regretted making it. On The View in 2010, she explained that the most embarrassing part was noticing men staring at her, adding, “He’ll never have this again.”

As a longtime fan, I remember when Andy Mayer talked about Paul Reubens’ memoir on Watch What Happens Live! back in April 2020. He acknowledged knowing about it, and then, quoting Pee-wee’s Big Adventure in the most perfect way, he said, ‘I don’t have to watch it, Dottie. I lived it.’ It really resonated with me – he was there, he experienced it all firsthand, and didn’t need to read about it to relive those memories.

After his relationship with Jessica Simpson ended in 2007, Mayer was briefly connected to actress and Charlie’s Angels star Kate Hudson, who had a well-known fun-loving period before marrying Benji Madden.

Having recently ended her relationship with Justin Timberlake, she decided to have some fun and playfully flirt with Mayer while in New York City.

The actor from Friday Night Lights stayed friends with the singer after briefly exploring a romantic connection in late 2007, and both agreed to keep things low-key.

Mayer and the Friends star dated on and off between 2008 and 2009, typically seeing each other around the annual Oscars. After their first breakup that summer, Mayer publicly announced the split in a somewhat unusual way – he told a group of paparazzi outside his gym that he was the one who had ended the relationship.

Okay, so I was reading this interview with Jennifer, and honestly, my heart just melted. She was talking about… well, Brad, of course. She said he felt the need to publicly announce their split, and she gets it, because it’s not just some random girl he was with, it was her. She actually said she feels protective of him, which, same! She’s so sure he’ll never do something like that again, and it’s just… ugh, adorable. She was so quick to defend him, saying he’s genuinely a wonderful person and they still care about each other deeply. She explained it’s that awful feeling when you realize a relationship needs to change, but you still love each other so much. It’s heartbreaking, but she insisted there was absolutely no bad intention behind it all. She literally said she deeply, deeply cares about him, that they talk and adore each other, and that’s just… where they are now. It’s just so mature and sweet, and honestly, I’m a mess.

It was amazing when John and Jennifer got back together, but sadly, it just wasn’t meant to be – everything was over by March 2009. I remember reading an interview he did the next year where he said he’d always regret they couldn’t make it work, and that a part of him still wished he could be with her. But he also explained he needed to live his own life and figure things out as he got older, and I understood that. It was bittersweet, honestly.

He announced on Twitter that he had a new song in progress and hoped to collaborate with 19-year-old Taylor Swift. In a March 2009 post, he explained he’d been thinking about the song, called ‘Half of My Heart,’ for three days straight – a good sign, he felt. He envisioned a duet where Swift could embody the spirit of Stevie Nicks to his Tom Petty-esque style.

There weren’t any plans for a long-term collaboration, but they did record the song “Half of My Heart” for his 2009 album, Battle Studies, which was released in November. They also played together live on a few occasions.

Taylor Swift made it clear to everyone that she was the one who ended the relationship.

In a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, John Mayer said he was deeply hurt by Taylor Swift’s 2010 song “Dear John,” which criticized someone’s manipulative behavior. He felt he didn’t deserve the song and that he hadn’t done anything to warrant it, calling it a “lousy thing” for her to do. While Swift has never confirmed the song is about Mayer, she previously hinted before its release that listeners would easily be able to identify the subject.

He added that he hadn’t received any email or phone call about it, and was completely surprised and embarrassed, especially since he’d already been reprimanded. He asked, “Imagine being at your lowest point, and then someone just makes things even worse – how would you feel?”

But things would soon start looking up!

In 2013, Perry told W magazine that she was dating John Mayer, whom she’d started seeing in 2012 after her divorce from Russell Brand. She admitted she had a long-time crush on him.

They had previously broken up and gotten back together, but their relationship finally ended for good in 2015.

However, they were genuinely a couple, and though Perry later found an on-again, off-again relationship with Orlando Bloom until their breakup in 2025, Mayer stepped back from dating and ended up feeling somewhat resentful.

When asked in 2017 if the song “Still Feel Like Your Man” was about Perry, he told the New York Times, “Who else would I even be writing about?” He added that he hadn’t dated many people in the past five or six years, and that relationship was his only one during that time. He jokingly asked people to acknowledge that fact.

After Halsey and John Mayer playfully flirted online in 2018, leading to speculation about a possible romance, Halsey clarified that just because there’s a connection doesn’t always mean it will develop into something more. This came shortly after her second breakup with G-Eazy.

I was absolutely floored by this tweet! Someone finally said what so many of us have been thinking. They basically asked, ‘What if we just let female artists be friends without immediately jumping to conclusions about them being romantically involved?’ It sounds simple, right? But it’s actually a really radical idea, and the thought of people actually trying it feels genuinely hopeful. It’s honestly so refreshing to see someone call this out!

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