Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt descendant
Paige pointed out that Anderson Cooper is a descendant of the Vanderbilts, the same family depicted in The Gilded Age.
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Jun 23, 2026
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Apple TV Thriller, The Gilded Age & Meryl Streep Confession
At 40:00 · chapter starts 35:45
The TV conversation shifts to Paige's brother's Apple TV recommendation — a thriller featuring Javier Bardem that she found legitimately scary but impressively acted. This spawns a brief appreciation of Bardem and Penélope Cruz as the most underrated celebrity couple alive. Hannah then reveals she watched the first episodes of The Gilded Age with her mom and was stunned by the vibrant colors of 1890s fashion (having assumed everything was black and white from photographs), the obsessive party culture, and the snobbery between old-money and new-money New Yorkers. Paige connects the show to Anderson Cooper's Vanderbilt lineage. [1] — Paige DeSorbo "After watching The Gilded Age, Paige has decided her dream is to have a lady's maid: someone who helps you dress, does your hair, gossips w…" 38:00 Hannah then drops the episode's most unexpected name-drop: she went to high school with Louisa Jacobson (Meryl Streep's daughter), performed in a play with her, and Meryl Streep was in the audience — possibly having the worst day of her life. [2] — Hannah Berner "Hannah went to high school with Louisa Jacobson — Meryl Streep's daughter — and performed in a play while Meryl Streep was in the audience.…" 36:00
Meryl Streep Watched Hannah Perform
Hannah went to high school with Louisa Jacobson — Meryl Streep's daughter — and performed in a play while Meryl Streep was in the audience. Nothing came of it. Hannah concedes it may have been the worst day of Meryl's life.
Meryl Streep watched Hannah act in high school
Hannah revealed she went to high school with Louisa Jacobson, Meryl Streep's daughter, and Meryl Streep watched Hannah perform in a play.
The Gilded Age, Lady's Maids, and Dream Domestic Staff
After watching The Gilded Age, Paige has decided her dream is to have a lady's maid: someone who helps you dress, does your hair, gossips with you, and chaperones you into mischief. She feels so connected to the lady's maid concept that she suspects it was her reality in a past life.
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