EXCLUSIVE: ANDERSON COOPER AND KAITLAN COLLINS JEALOUS AS ABBY PHILLIP EMERGES AS CNN’S FUTURE

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Abby Phillip’s meteoric rise at CNN is turning heads — and, according to insiders, sparking growing tension behind the scenes.

Sources tell Naughty But Nice that CNN executives are increasingly positioning Phillip as the future face of the network, quietly steering major opportunities her way that many staffers once assumed would go to longtime stars like Anderson Cooper or political heavyweight Kaitlan Collins.

“There’s a noticeable power shift happening inside CNN,” one insider says. “Abby has become management’s favorite, and everyone at the network knows it.”

The network is currently developing a new streaming talk show for Phillip, tentatively titled Confessions and Obsessions, as CEO Mark Thompson pushes CNN toward more personality-driven programming aimed at younger audiences.

But the move has created anxiety among some of the network’s biggest names.

“Anderson has been the face of CNN for decades, and Kaitlan was widely viewed as the future of political coverage,” another source explains. “Now Abby is landing the premium projects, development deals, and executive attention.”

Executives see Phillip as uniquely equipped to evolve beyond traditional cable news into culture, streaming, and entertainment-driven programming.

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“CNN believes Abby feels smarter, fresher, and less polarizing,” an insider says. “They see her as one of the few talents who can thrive once CNN changes ownership or the cable model disappears altogether.”

While sources insist there’s no open feud, insiders say the internal message is becoming impossible to ignore.

“Everyone notices where the investment is going,” one source adds. “At CNN right now, Abby Phillip is the priority.”

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Rob Shuter

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