Hanging out with friends: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen enjoy the party at the opening of Cooper's boyfriend's new bar Atlas Social Club in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan..
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Anderson Cooper was living it up on Wednesday night at the raucous opening of his boyfriend's hip new gay bar.
The CNN anchor was pictured grinning from ear-to-ear and wearing his favorite New Orleans PD T-shirt alongside fellow TV host Andy Cohen at Atlas Social Club in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
The private party at the bar, described by the owners as a 'cross between a gay speakeasy and a vintage gym', was packed with celebrity 'friends and family' including Whoopi Goldberg, Alan Cumming, Kelly Ripa, Ellen Barkin and singer Eve.
Atlas Social Club on Ninth Avenue, between 50th and 51st Streets, opens to the public on September 20 but a glimpse inside during the Fashion Week soirée revealed dimly lit lounges, plush sofas and wallpaper made from vintage fitness magazines.
Andy Cohen posted the pic of himself with Cooper on his Instagram with the message: 'Lots of fun last night at #AtlasSocialClub opening with @AndersonCooper - it's a fun new bar on 9th Avenue!'
The snap of the gray-haired stars, who showed off their gym-honed physiques in tight T-shirts, immediately got a ream of responses from adoring fans.
AlexBrud tweeted 'silver fox' while deefamous_84 wrote: 'My two sexy grays!!!'
Bringing the drama: Actors Alan Cumming and Ellen Barkin attend the opening of the Chelsea bar on Wednesday...
Star support: Bar owners Whoopi Goldberg with owners (left to right) Pablo Raimondi, Josh Wood and Anderson Cooper's boyfriend Benjamin Maisani
Party time! The bar owners with friends actress Ellen Barkin, TV host Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos...
Good times: Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark with a friend enjoy themselves at the bar opening during Fashion Week...
The bar has been opened by Cooper's partner Benjamin Maisani along with fellow stalwarts of the New York bar scene Pablo Raimondi, Josh Wood and Asi Mazar.
Mr Maisani already owns the gay bar Eastern Bloc in the East Village while Mr Mazar runs Bedlam in the same neighborhood.
Cooper was taking a night off from his CNN duties on Anderson Cooper 360 to attend the party.
The journalist and long-term partner Mr Maisani live together in a $4.3million converted firehouse in Greenwich village.
Hot spot: The Atlas Social Club officially opens September 20 and has been described by the owners as 'a cross between a gay speakeasy and a vintage gym'...
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and his long-term partner bar owner Ben Maisani out and about in Manhattan last year...
In work mode: Anderson Cooper pictured hard at work in his high-profile role as CNN anchor...
Culled from The Daily Mail UK...
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