Cooper Koch, one of the breakout stars of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has recalled a coach telling him that he wasn’t getting booked for roles because of his ‘gay voice’.
Speaking to the Watch What Happens Live podcast, Cooper said “Yeah, that’s true,” when responding to host, Andy Cohen, who asked him if the story of him not getting booked for roles because of his ‘gay voice’ was true.
Cooper added: “I was so stunned by it at the time. It was before the class even started, and then I had to go through class. I’ll add more to the story — she then proceeded to tell the entire class the conversation we had, and all the students are looking at me like, ‘Oh my god, aww.'”
Cooper playfully shared that he can “flip it on and off,” turning to Cohen’s other guest Finneas O’Connell with a “what’s good bro” and his best hetero handshake. “You’d never know,” O’Connell joked.
The Monsters actor shared a more detailed reaction to this experience in 2023 with the Edge Media Network, saying, “I have a thick skin and at this point in my life, I’ve, you know, been through bullying when I was a kid, I’ve been fired from a pilot because of it…
“But I also don’t tolerate it anymore. I just will turn the other way and walk away. And also, it’s like, yeah, if you’re gonna have that kind of opinion or you’re not gonna wanna work with me because my voice sounds a certain way or because I walk or talk or move my hands in a certain way, then I don’t wanna work with you either, babe.”
Cooper remains confident in himself, telling the Watch What Happens Live, “I love my gay voice”. The host and replied, “I love your gay voice too.”
