{"id":722912,"date":"2026-06-24T09:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/722912\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:22:21","slug":"andy-cohen-celebrates-pride-in-nyc-sans-boyfriend-kevin-sobieski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/722912\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Cohen celebrates Pride in NYC sans boyfriend Kevin Sobieski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So much for his plus one. <\/p>\n<p>Andy Cohen arrived to The Wall Street Hotel for its annual Summer Sunset Rooftop Pride celebration on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/celebrity-news\/andy-cohen-breaks-silence-on-slow-deliberate-romance-with-boyfriend-kevin-sobieski\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">without boyfriend Kevin Sobieski<\/a>, but he was still top of mind, we\u2019re told. A spy overheard Cohen explaining to guests that he was riding solo because Sobieski was out of town.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Cohen kicked off pride in NYC without his boyfriend Kevin Sobieski.  Madison McGaw\/BFA.com<\/p>\n<p>Cohen has been dating Kevin Sobieski for nearly a year.  BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Cohen attended the bash to support the Perry Moore Hero Fund Scholarship and Hetrick-Martin Institute.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the Bravo host hopped on stage and spoke about his personal relationship with Moore, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2011\/02\/18\/narnia-producer-dies-of-od\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who tragically passed away in 2011 <\/a>of an apparent drug overdose, and led the crowd in a toast. A source described the speech as \u201cvery heartfelt.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Legendary New York drag queen Shequida emceed the event, but she didn\u2019t work for free. Shequida asked the crowd to donate $1,000 to the charity for her to sing a surprise song. Cohen was the first to put his money where his mouth is. We\u2019re told he \u201cimmediately\u201d raised his hand to donate and Shequida kept her promise and sang \u201cWhatever Shequida Wants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sohphia Bush, Hunter Hill and Cohen supported the Hetrick-Martin Institute.  Madison McGaw\/BFA.com<\/p>\n<p>The Bravo honcho caught up with former housewife Kelly Bensimon.  Madison McGaw\/BFA.com<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Bush, Candice Kumai, Carson Kressley, Ann Dexter-Jones, Ty Hunter, Kevin Aviance, Erik Bottcher, and the hotel\u2019s general manager Prince A. Sanders were all on the scene. Former Bravo star Kelly Bensimon was also there snapping pics with her old boss Cohen, and dancing with DJ Lina Bradford behind the booth.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen isn\u2019t the only one getting into the rainbow spirit. \u201cWicked\u201d star Cynthia Erivo made a surprise appearance at<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/12\/society\/colman-domingo-tears-up-after-anna-wintour-presents-award\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Emil Wilbekin\u2019s 10th Annual Native Son Awards<\/a> at Pier Sixty on Friday night, where she presented an award to TV director Anthony Hemingway, we hear. <\/p>\n<p>Erivo\u2019s partner, Lena Waithe, produced the anniversary event. Tamron Hall made an appearance to honor Durand Bernarr and \u201cPose\u201d star Dyll\u00f3n Burnside performed his new single \u201cGarden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Erivo honored Anthony M. Hemingway at the Native Son Awards.  Leandro Justen<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPose\u201d star Dyll\u00f3n Burnside took the stage to perform \u201cGarden\u201d for the first time. Leandro Justen<\/p>\n<p>Boy George surprised partygoers at Stonewall, where he deejayed for an hour.  Tim Oliveira @timoteco<\/p>\n<p>And the new music didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>Boy George surprised partygoers at the the historic Stonewall, where he played a new release of \u201cKarma Chameleon.\u201d We hear he played a mixture of house and electric pop while yelling to the cheerful crowd to \u201cshow me how queer you are!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So much for his plus one. 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