Alex Cooper Bio, Age, Height, Call Her Daddy, Husband Matt Kaplan, New Baby & Net Worth 2026

Alex Cooper is an American podcaster, creator and television personality best known as the host and co-creator of Call Her Daddy, the comedy and advice show that made her one of the biggest names in podcasting. A former Division I soccer player at Boston University, she built a media empire valued at more than $125 million, launched the Unwell Network and an ad agency, and in 2026 made her acting debut in the film Verity and welcomed her first child with husband Matt Kaplan. This biography covers her early life, career, controversies, net worth and 2026 update.

Quick Facts

Related Names: Sofia Franklyn, Matt Kaplan, Alix Earle, Harry Jowsey, Joe Rogan, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Seacrest.

Early Life & Education

Alexandra Cooper was born on August 21, 1994, and raised in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her father works as a television sports producer and her mother is a psychologist, and the household shaped both her comfort on camera and her interest in how people behave. She attended St. Andrew’s Catholic School and then The Pennington School in Mercer County, New Jersey, before enrolling at Boston University in 2013.

At Boston University she studied film and television and, unusually for a future podcaster, played on the school’s Division I women’s soccer team, making 49 appearances and scoring once. That competitive background, including eight-a-week training, is a big part of why she built her show the way she did: relentless, workmanlike and rule-heavy. After graduating she moved to New York and worked in advertising sales before creating her podcast in 2018.

Career Journey

Starting Call Her Daddy (2018–2021)

Cooper created Call Her Daddy with her roommate Sofia Franklyn in 2018, recording the first episode in a closet with two microphones and a dollar-store shower curtain. Barstool Sports acquired the show one month in, and downloads jumped from about 12,000 to two million in two months. The show became famous for unfiltered advice segments, chaotic interviews and a cast of regular featured guests.

The Spotify Era and Unwell Network (2021–2024)

In 2021 Cooper signed a three-year exclusive deal with Spotify worth $60 million, about $20 million a year, which made her Spotify’s highest-earning female podcaster and the second-highest-paid podcaster in the world behind Joe Rogan. The show passed 4.4 million followers on Spotify and was the second-most popular podcast globally on the platform in 2024. Time called her “arguably the most successful woman in podcasting” and Rolling Stone compared her to “the new generation’s Barbara Walters.”

In September 2023 she launched The Unwell Network, a podcast network built on Spotify’s Megaphone platform. It signed Alix Earle for Hot Mess and Madeline Argy for Pretty Lonesome, later adding Harry Jowsey’s Boyfriend Material and Owen Thiele’s In Your Dreams. Earle left the network in 2025. Cooper also hosted NBC’s prime-time coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and in August 2024 she signed a $125 million, three-year deal with SiriusXM that replaced Spotify as her distribution and advertising partner from 2025 — more than double her previous contract.

Building a Brand (2024–2025)

Cooper has pushed the show into physical products. In November 2024 she introduced Unwell Hydration, an electrolyte drink made with Nestlé and designed specifically for women, which launched exclusively at Target on January 1, 2025. In June 2025 Forbes listed her as the seventh-highest-earning creator in the world, with an estimated $32 million earned in 2024 — the highest figure of any woman on the list. That July she performed “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at a Chicago Cubs versus St. Louis Cardinals game at Wrigley Field, a performance that was met with boos from the crowd.

Unwell Creative Agency and Call Her Alex (2025)

In October 2025 she opened Unwell Creative Agency, positioning Unwell as a way for brands to reach Gen Z audiences through podcasts, live events and original productions. Its first major client was Google, under a multiyear creative and media agreement tied to Pixel and Android, and the company produced the Netflix reality series Let’s Marry Harry starring Harry Jowsey. She was also named to Time magazine’s inaugural TIME100 Creators list in the “Titans” category, and the two-part documentary Call Her Alex, directed by Ry Russo-Young, premiered at the Tribeca Festival before streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

Acting Debut and Motherhood (2026)

Cooper made her acting debut in 2026 in Verity, the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, appearing as herself hosting her podcast and interviewing Anne Hathaway’s character Verity Crawford. On May 17, 2026 she announced on Instagram that she and her husband were expecting their first child, and she gave birth to a baby boy in October 2026. The pair also appeared together at the 2026 YouTube Upfront.

Career Stats

• Created Call Her Daddy in 2018; 4.4M+ Spotify followers
• $60 million Spotify deal (2021); $125 million SiriusXM deal (2024)
• Forbes 2025: 7th-highest-earning creator, $32 million in 2024
• Founded The Unwell Network (2023) and Unwell Creative Agency (2025)
• 49 appearances for Boston University’s Division I soccer team
• Acting debut in Verity (2026); son born October 2026
• TIME100 Creators (2025) and TIME100 Next (2023)

Personal Life

• Marital status: Married to film producer Matt Kaplan since April 6, 2024.
• How they met: A Zoom call during the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020; engaged in 2023.
• Wedding: Riviera Maya, Mexico, in a custom Danielle Frankel gown she called her “dream” dress.
• Children: One son, born in October 2026.
• Family: Youngest of three siblings; parents in sports television and psychology.
• Home base: Los Angeles, with a New York background in advertising and podcasting.

Dating History and Affairs

Cooper kept her dating life largely private before Matt Kaplan. Her only well-documented relationships are with Franklyn, her podcast co-creator and former roommate, and with Kaplan, whom she met on a pandemic Zoom call in 2020. There is no verified history of other relationships, and no affair allegations have been substantiated.

Controversies

Several controversies have surrounded Cooper and her business. In 2025 she was booed during her Wrigley Field performance. In the 2025 docuseries Call Her Alex she detailed years of sexual harassment allegedly carried out by her former Boston University soccer coach, and her account has been part of a wider reckoning over abuse in college athletics. In 2026 tabloid reports suggested strain in her marriage, which sources close to the couple called false, and a Bloomberg report accused Kaplan of berating and threatening staff at Unwell Network. Cooper and Kaplan have not publicly addressed those allegations.

Awards & Achievements

• Named to Time‘s TIME100 Next list (2023)
• Named to the inaugural TIME100 Creators list in the “Titans” category (2025)
• Seventh-highest-earning creator on Forbes’ 2025 list, $32 million in 2024
• Most listened-to female podcaster in the world, per SiriusXM
• Second-most popular podcast globally on Spotify in 2024
• Called “the new generation’s Barbara Walters” by Rolling Stone

Physical Statistics

• Height: Not publicly disclosed
• Weight: Not publicly disclosed
• Hair: Blonde
• Build: Athletic, from years of collegiate soccer
• Distinguishing feature: Fast, high-energy delivery on camera

Quotes

“The Daddy Gang will always be my top priority, and with SiriusXM we will continue to find new ways to evolve and provide my listeners the best experience.”

— Alex Cooper, on the SiriusXM deal, via CNN, August 20, 2024

“Our family.”

— Alex Cooper, announcing her pregnancy on Instagram, May 17, 2026

Favorites

• Favorite sport: Soccer
• Favorite college team: Boston University Terriers
• Favorite guests: Musicians and first-time interviewees alike
• Favorite format: Long, unfiltered conversations
• Favorite drink: Unwell Hydration, her own electrolyte line

Earnings

Alex Cooper’s net worth is estimated at $30–40 million. Forbes put her 2024 earnings at $32 million, making her the highest-earning female creator on its 2025 list. Her income comes from podcast advertising and distribution deals (currently a $125 million, three-year SiriusXM contract), live tours, the Unwell Network and Unwell Creative Agency, brand partnerships, and the Unwell Hydration beverage line sold through Target.

Interesting Facts

• She recorded the first Call Her Daddy episode in a closet with a dollar-store shower curtain.
• Downloads went from roughly 12,000 to 2 million in two months.
• She played 49 games of Division I soccer at Boston University.
• Her 2024 SiriusXM deal was worth more than double the Spotify deal that preceded it.
• She owns a beverage brand sold exclusively at Target.
• She was booed at Wrigley Field in July 2025 for singing the seventh-inning stretch.

Did You Know Already?

• Her full name is Alexandra Cooper.
• She turned 32 on August 21, 2026.
• She and Matt Kaplan met on a Zoom call during the pandemic.
• Her son was born in October 2026.
• Her 2025 docuseries is called Call Her Alex.

Social Media Links

• Instagram: @alexandracooper
• Spotify: Call Her Daddy and The Unwell Network
• YouTube: Call Her Daddy official channel

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Alex Cooper turned a closet recording into one of the most powerful voices in American media, and she did it as a former Division I athlete with a business instinct that outpaced nearly everyone in podcasting. With the Unwell empire, a major SiriusXM contract, a new acting credit and her first child, she enters the second half of 2026 with more influence — and more scrutiny — than at any point in her career.

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