A totally nonplussed Cohen responded, “Listen, that’s just not what our relationship is based on.

We’re just friends.

That’s not a part of it.”

Andy Cohen smiles on the red carpet

“At this point, we know each other too well.

We’re not attracted to each other in that way,” Cohen reasoned.

That’s why I’m there.

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen posing together

That’s why they bring me there," (via Entertainment Tonight).