Anderson Cooper has revealed he grew up terrified he would die at the age of 50, RadarOnline.com can report.

The CNN host, 58, appeared on Michelle Obama 's podcast on Wednesday, December 10, to discuss grief. He shared his chilling family history where his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died at 50, and Cooper went through his whole life convinced he would meet the same early fate. Article continues below advertisement

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Cooper lost his beloved dad, Wyatt Emory Cooper, in 1978 when the newsman was only 10 years old.

Wyatt died due to complications while undergoing open-heart surgery in New York City, leaving his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, a widow with two young sons.

"His dad died at 50, and h

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