Andy Cohen reveals elaborate protocol for COVID-testing to gain access to Kardashian compound

In order to interview the Kardashian family for his new E! docuseries For Real, Andy Cohen was forced to endure elaborate COVID-19 safety protocol.

‘I was driven to this medical center in the [San Fernando] Valley, where I got a COVID test,’ the 52-year-old Emmy-winning producer on last Friday’s episode of Earwolf podcast Bi*** Sesh.

‘And I said [to the medical staff], “Are you gonna give me the results now?” And the guy said, “No. They’re gonna take you to the house.” I think they do this for all the visitors.’ 

Andy was then driven to Khloé Kardashian’s eight-figure mansion (directly next to Kris Jenner’s mansion) located in a guard-gated Hidden Hills neighborhood.

Cohen was told that ‘if the second gate opens’ then he’ll know he’s negative for the coronavirus, which he battled for 11 days back in March 2020.

‘I was like, “The second gate?! I find out my COVID results?!” It was amazing,’ the Missouri-born presenter marveled.

‘I was like, “Is this the gate?” [The driver] was like, “No. It’s the next one.” We go. There it is. It opens. I’m like, “I’m COVID safe!”‘ 

As of Tuesday, there have been 1.2M confirmed COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles leading to 22,815 deaths – according to Johns Hopkins University. 

During the hour-long interview, Andy also touched upon D’andra and Mama Dee, the mystery of Marlo’s peach, Bolo Fest 2020, and Erica Jayne.

On Tuesday, Cohen got primped by a make-up artist for his appearance on The View while his two-year-old son Benjamin Allen quietly played with a bulldozer. 

The single father then introduced his adorable mini-me – whom he welcomed in 2019 via surrogate – to Snoopy and Woodstock (printed on Benji’s shoes) from The Peanuts.

Andy’s seven-episode history of unscripted television, For Real: The Story of Reality TV, premieres this Thursday on E!

Cohen also hosts his talk show What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, which airs Sunday through Thursday nights on Bravo.