Alex Cooper responded to the rumors surrounding her marital troubles with husband Matt Kaplan in a recent podcast appearance. It turns out that Cooper and Kaplan’s relationship was in a far different place than what their fans had initially assumed.
Alex Cooper breaks silence on marriage trouble rumors
Alex Cooper recently responded to the rumors about her marital troubles with Matt Kaplan. The rumors began after Cooper had a stressful red carpet event in May while at the YouTube TV Upfronts.
“The truth is, my goal was to try to pull Kylie Jenner. I really wanted to,” she said on Call her Daddy podcast, referencing how well Jenner hid that she was pregnant with Stormi till the very end. “I just one day wanted to come on and announce like, ‘Oh, I had a baby.’ But the unfortunate reality is that my job does require me to be seen either on my show or out at public events.”
Cooper said she had hoped to keep her pregnancy private until late summer and had discussed the plan with her husband. However, events unfolded differently.
“I started hyperventilating. I am having a mental breakdown on this carpet,” Alex recalled. “I’ve got my Spanx literally hiked up to my nipples. We’re about to be late. I am sucking in for dear life. I’m trying to make this work as we walk out the door.” She then described a conversation she had with Matt before the event.
“We are going business. We are going professional, business professional, not business casual, business professional. He’s like, ‘Okay, babe, sure. Whatever you say.’ I’m like, ‘We’re gonna keep it tight. We’re gonna keep it serious. We’re gonna keep it quik,’” she added.
According to Cooper, headlines soon focused on public speculation about her relationship with Matt rather than her pregnancy announcement. “I said, ‘Babe, that is a win for a win for a win.’ These people, you guys are dissecting Matt and my body language together on the carpet, saying, ‘This looks like an arranged marriage. Like, this relationship looks like a business deal,’” she added.
At the end of the discussion, Cooper said that she and Matt were doing well and dismissed concerns about their relationship.
