Anderson Cooper On "Ellen": Refuses To Dance, Talks "Real Housewives" (VIDEO)

Anderson Cooper appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Thursday but he refused to take part in the show's trademark dance.

Walking out after his introduction, Cooper put his head in his hands as Ellen tried to coerce him to dance.

"No one really wants to see a middle-aged guy with silver hair wriggling," he said. "It's not gonna happen. I'm a WASP. I was raised to suppress my emotions. I can't be publicly expressing things.

Anderson then referenced previous news personalities who have danced on Ellen's show.

"Plus, I saw what happened to Blitzer out here," he said.

WATCH WOLF BLITZER DANCE ON ELLEN HERE.

"He was fine, he was not the trouble," Ellen said.

"It's a slippery slope, though, from Wolf Blitzer to Chris Matthews," Anderson responded.

Anderson and Ellen went on to discuss Bravo's "Real Housewives" series — one of his favorite topics — and why he prefers the Atlanta and Orange County shows to the New York edition.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta to me were just kind of jaw-dropping," he said. "The Real Housewives of Orange County were just each more horrific than the next...I have not been able to commit to Real Housewives of New York because they just creep me out."

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Comments

[VivaComputers]

I have a crush on Anderson Cooper!

[Chicagofan1]

Me too. Gloria Vanderbilt would have been so proud of her son.

[Chicagofan1]

Correction. Gloria is still alive. She is 85.

[Pema]

i like anderson but i love my housewives of ny i think andersons inner countess is jealous and no its not a bought title, otherwise her son would not inherit the title. all the charity that she does and people just diss her, jealousy is what comes to mind but i still like anderson even tho he slammed the countess.

[voltage356]

Guess he didn't want to show his freak side of his dance moves.

[NYed]

Mummie told him that Vanderbilts don't have to dance!!

[quietnoise]

Wow I just watched the whole clip. Anderson Cooper is funny, who knew?! I will never understand reality tv popularity so I'm surprised a smart newsman like him would have an interest in it. He has a great sense of humor though!

[metivo]

Ellen's 'dance' thing is getting old. Finda new trick, Ellen.

[RJII]

he always bored me

[omenapt]

she bores me!

[esgabel]

then don't watch her...simple

[OhComeOnNow]

Me, too. Stopped watching a while ago.

[Xav7]

is there anyone whiter than AC? no prob that he refused to dance ;)

[jwatso7]

Suddenly an anchor for CNN finds dignity. Hmm.

[PersonaNonGrated]

I can relate.

[hortonhearsawho2]

Give him a break, he didn't get his permission slip signed by mom and dad....

[MzTexas]

His mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is in her 80s and his father is dead. Pretty insensitive, I'd think. Cooper, even though he never needed to work, has worked in some form or fashion since he was a teenager.

[hortonhearsawho2]

Bumper Sticker: Alchohol, teaching white men how to dance .

[learntofly]

Ha! So true.

[mendelcrosses]

How come ALL award winning journalists never ask any question?

Does that award gets awarded only to those who dont do their jobs Like the bonuses in AIG?

[Teralyn]

He was A GUEST on Ellen, she would be asking the questions as the interviewer, he would then answer the questions as the guest. Lighten up.

[grey sells]

What an old poop! Loosen up, anderson.

[JZ735]

He is a sot, isn't he?