Andy Cohen Praises His Immigrant Gym Instructor Look-Alike: ‘You Are the Embodiment of the American Dream’

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COHEN: "What I want to say is, as we all celebrated new year‘s together on the platform, I was looking at you, Steni. And Steni has been my trainer for some time, and he‘s from the Ukraine."
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "From the Ukraine, yeah."
COHEN: "And he moved here 14 years ago, and he did not speak a lick of English. And he was a house painter, and he worked at McDonald‘s. and he came here pursuing the American dream. And he did not — he learned English. He became a U.S. Citizen."
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "Correct."
COHEN: "He built an incredible training business. And here you are. You‘re a U.S. citizen."
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "Thank you."
COHEN: "And tell me what it felt like to be in Times Square, where I know you‘ve never been on new year‘s eve. What did that feel like?"
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "It is incredible. Amazing. Powerful. Strong. Beautiful, I love it."
COHEN: "Yeah."
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "Thank you."
COHEN: "I‘m so proud of you for everything you‘ve become."
UNKNOWN MALE 2: "Thank you."
COHEN: "Honestly, you are — you are the embodiment — embodiment of the American dream."