Alex Cooper is burying the rumors about her marriage being on the rocks.

During Wednesday’s episode of her “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Cooper, who is expecting her first baby with husband Matt Kaplan, shut down speculation weeks after reports about “tension” in their marriage surfaced.

Cooper explained how the rumors stemmed from a stressful red-carpet event she and Kaplan attended in May. However, she said the gossip ultimately worked out in the couple’s favor — because it helped her conceal her pregnancy from the public.

The podcaster said she hadn’t announced her pregnancy before the event, and became anxious after she struggled to hide her growing baby bump the day of the event, when the outfit she planned to wear to disguise her pregnancy didn’t fit anymore.

“I started hyperventilating,” she said, noting that the buttons on her outfit began popping off. “I’m a mess. And [Matt’s] so supportive. He’s, like, trying to help me rejigger the thing. I’ve got my Spanx literally hiked up to my nipples. We’re about to be late. I am sucking in for dear life. I’m trying to make this work as we walk out the door.”

Cooper ultimately attended the event without inadvertently spilling the beans about her pregnancy, telling her 2 million-plus subscribers that she was actually fine with people assuming that the pair were having marital issues, versus people finding out she was expecting.

“To see people overanalyzing Matt and I as we are earnestly trying to hide this pregnancy, I was so relieved that they were talking about our dynamic, our supposed marital issues, and no one was talking about a potential bump. It was a win for the Cooper-Kaplans that day. Matt and I went to bed holding hands and we were like, ‘We survived another day.’”

“The only rumors that actually came from the carpet is just how miserable my husband and I looked. I said, ‘Babe, that is a win for a win for a win,’” she added. “These people, you guys, are dissecting Matt and my body language together on the carpet saying, ‘This looks like an arranged marriage. Like, this relationship looks like a business deal.’”

Despite being satisfied with how the red carpet went, Cooper called out how “insane” the rumor mill can be online, calling it an “odd part” of her job that she doesn’t enjoy.

“You read those things, and Matt and I are like, ‘No one in our life, our closest friends, our family, is wondering those things’. But then it is crazy to see the internet be like, ‘Oh my God, they’re on the rocks.’ And we’re like, ‘Wait, wait. We are? What’s happening?’”

“But Matt and I are good. No one needs to worry. Matt and I are great,” she added.

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