Erin Andrews: NFL Sidelines, Setbacks, & Surrogacy

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What is up, Daddy Gang? It is your founding father, Alex Cooper, with Call Her Daddy.

[MUSIC] Erin Andrews, welcome to Call Her Daddy. Thanks for having me. You are a lead and a foul-side line reporter and you really have inspired so many women who are navigating male dominated industries, which I guess is every single industry at this point in life. Also, I love the fact that you know more about football than any man that I know in my life, and it makes me so happy to be sitting with you today. I also can't wait to talk to you just about your career and all the things, so thank you for spending the time with me.

Thank you for saying all those nice things. Do you get awkward when people pay you compliments? >> Oh, you're right. >> I like you, I'm already good. >> I'm in a wedding from the armpits. >> We've got an order to take care.

>> That's what my therapist told me.

“She's like you have to learn how to do the compliment, but it's uncomfortable.”

We're going to get through it today, don't worry. Lay down. >> It's a couch. >> It just relax because I'm pregnant and you and we're going to have a good time. >> It's September, which means NFL season is upon us.

>> It's upon us, baby. >> How are you feeling? >> I'm stressed. We just did perspective. It's not like bringing your first child in your life, which girl get ready for the stories.

I was already thinking yesterday as I was walking through lazy acres with this child. I was like, wait until I tell Alex what it's like walking with the kid and just being with the child.

Things I never anticipated.

We just went through a move. We're not done with it yet. I didn't anticipate what kind of stress that was. I guess people have it ranked having a baby. I don't know if marriage is up there, probably lose it while let's get dark right now.

Losing a loved one. Moving is like one of the top three, four, five stressors. >> It's a lot. >> Holy shit. I didn't anticipate.

Good morning, acne. How are you? >> I don't know. >> I don't know. And then of course I have football around the corner.

It's a lot all at once, but thank God it's here because it's always like Christmas. You know, it is Christmas morning. It feels like Christmas to you. >> Yeah. >> Okay, that's exciting.

>> Yeah. >> And then I can't help but think, do your friends allow you to be in the fantasy leagues with them? Like are you in a fantasy league? >> No. >> You're not.

>> No. And we have one, you know, as a group of friends, but I don't. First of all, I can't. I can't. I do care.

I know too much, but I also am like, I wouldn't know when to get, you know, the players in and all that kind of stuff. >> No, my husband's friends do pressure me for information. >> I was going to ask you, are they then coming to you being like, give us the tea, Aaron, like, who do you think it's going to be?

And what do we do? >> Everybody deals with that in sports broadcasting. They're just like, what do you know? And nothing. Could you know what?

I'm not getting fired and I'm not getting you any information. And there are paper trails. >> Stop texting me. >> Leave me alone. >> Okay, that's good, but maybe you tell your husband a couple things.

Just to give them one up. >> You're like, nope. >> I think he also knows better not to ask me, because I'm just like, I do, I don't have time for this. >> No, it's true.

Okay, that's actually fair. >> Yeah. >> I would love if I could give my husband any insight.

“>> That's why I'm like, oh my god, like, can't you give him something and”

me more, like, I give him nothing. >> How hard core is he? >> He has a big group that he's been doing it with it for years. And Matt doesn't really care, but he won his last year. >> Should I come over doing the job?

>> Maybe because I feel like now Matt's like, I won last year. Like now I got to really get into this and like care more. >> Yeah. >> And so I think now there's little ego involved where he's like, oh, like, let's see if I can do it again.

And I have nothing to give him. I'm like, who's that? Because I don't know names, I know team. >> Sure. >> What's it like being married to somebody that's obsessed with it and one?

What are Sundays like? Because I know what Sundays are like with me. I think that his dad is more obsessed. My husband's not obsessed with sports. He likes them.

>> Okay. >> But he has friends that are obsessed. And it makes me actually more thankful that he's not obsessed. >> Okay. >> It gives me the equivalent men are a little too obsessed.

And I'm like, well, like, go, then get on the field. And you couldn't do any of that. And then there's screaming at the television. >> Yeah. >> And they're like, why did you miss that?

And I'm like, bro, you and your bureau belly. And you haven't worked out in 19 years.

“But you haven't opinion on how you should have tackled him.”

Let's move forward. >> Yeah. >> As a sideline reporter. >> Yeah. >> I also have fascinated by, like, you kind of got to be in a little bit of shape here.

Because you're not just standing there. Sometimes I see you running down the sideline with your camera crew to get in on an interview. >> Yeah. >> Do you have any like pre game rituals or anything that you're doing to like mentally psych yourself up before the camera starts and game day begins?

>> Oh, hell yeah.

Well, first of all, let's talk about what goes on on the sidelines.

You were so right. You have to be, yeah, I'm shaped because you're on your feet for think about it. Like four and a half hours, which is wild. Another thing that's difficult. You may have a fantastic outfit, but baby girl, you are wearing flats.

Because if I know, I know. >> I know. >> I know. >> I know. >> Because a heel would be so cute.

>> A booted heel. >> A booted heel.

>> Even a little heel on your boot.

Because let me tell you, let me set this scene.

You've got a field. You've got wires. You've got cameras. You've got 300 pound men. You have benches.

You have trainers. You have a quilt. You have trunks. You have. There is so much that you are high-stepping tiptoeing point

chewing on. It is banana. >> Have you ever worn a heel? >> I can't. >> I would say it's your career.

>> No. >> I just, yeah, and I'm pretty much a tomboy anyways. And I like to be comfortable on my feet. I've done a pointed, I've done a pointed shoe. I feel so like fantastic and stylish.

I'm like, give me the sneaker. Give me the sneaker back. It's hard. Totally. I hate being uncomfortable.

I hate being cold. I hate being hot. So I've got to be comfortable out there. But it sucks.

“So yeah, that's why I mean being in shape is a big one.”

Pre-game rituals. I call my dad. I know you're close with your dad. >> Very.

>> My dad was in the news industry forever and ever and ever.

I talked to him about my stories. I talked to him about what's going on with the game. Kind of give him the tee. The gossip because he doesn't have a fantasy league. He doesn't have a fantasy league.