Comedian Robby Hoffman’s interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast with Alex Cooper sparked some unexpected controversy.
Comedian Olivia Cooper interviewed Gabby Windey, known from The Bachelorette and Dancing With the Stars, on the May 20, 2026, episode of “Call Her Daddy.” They talked about a range of subjects, and Cooper also got Hoffman’s quick reactions to current trends, like people claiming to be allergic to gluten.
“It’s impossible, absolutely impossible,” Hoffman said with a touch of humor. “Are they actually having a reaction, or do they just believe they are?”
Hoffman and another person had a long discussion about celiac disease, an immune reaction to gluten. Some people who were listening were upset by Hoffman’s downplaying of gluten intolerance.
A Threads user expressed disappointment on May 21, 2024, after Robby Hoffman joked about celiac disease on the Call Her Daddy podcast. The user urged people to learn more about the condition, emphasizing that it’s a serious illness, not a fleeting trend or something to be taken lightly, especially if they know someone who has it.
Keep scrolling for more about Hoffman’s comments and the subsequent backlash.
What Is Celiac Disease?
According to the Mayo Clinic, celiac disease happens when your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself after you eat gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. For those with celiac disease, eating gluten causes a reaction in their small intestine.
Celiac disease often causes symptoms like diarrhea, tiredness, weight loss, a swollen belly, or anemia, but it can also lead to more severe health problems. People with this condition should eat a diet that doesn’t include gluten.
What Did Robby Hoffman and Alex Cooper Say About Celiac Disease?
On the May 20, 2026, episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Cooper mentioned “gluten intolerance” while talking with Hoffman about controversial subjects. Hoffman began by questioning whether gluten intolerance is a real medical condition before continuing the conversation.
“I need to go see the problem area,” she said to Cooper. “And I want to grab a package of rolls – we’re having them for dinner. Any kind will do, Hawaiian or dinner rolls, it doesn’t matter. Just make sure they’re well-buttered. Is that the ‘Hitch’ location? It had better look like the pictures of ‘Hitch.'”
Hoffman was referring to a scene in Will Smith’s 2005 movie, Hitch, where Smith’s character’s face puffs up because he’s allergic to shellfish.
She insisted he needed to look just like Will Smith in the movie Hitch. She stressed, “If he doesn’t have that same charming, confident style, I’m not interested.”
Cooper chimed in, saying that gluten intolerance “does feel kinda recent.”
“It’s really a new trend,” Hoffman acknowledged. “I just need to look into it. It seems like everyone is being diagnosed with celiac disease lately… It reminds me of when everyone was suddenly allergic to peanuts when we were growing up. You don’t hear about that much anymore, probably because it’s fallen out of favor.”
She continued, explaining that peanut allergies seem to be becoming less common. She recalled a time when severe reactions were much more frequent, often requiring immediate treatment with an epinephrine auto-injector – sometimes even needing to administer it quickly. She described growing up prepared to help anyone experiencing a severe allergic reaction.
I remember Cooper saying that nobody in our groups ever seemed to have a gluten allergy. And Hoffman chimed in, agreeing that he hadn’t been seeing many peanut allergies lately either. It just wasn’t something we dealt with much back then, as far as we could tell.
Okay, so there was a bit of a misunderstanding! I had to explain I was just kidding around. It actually got me thinking, though – is there really a big difference between being intolerant to something and actually having an allergy? It’s something a lot of us wonder about when it comes to food and other sensitivities, right?
“Is it an allergy or is it a preference?” Hoffman asked.
Robby Hoffman and Alex Cooper Faced Backlash for Celiac Disease Comments
Cooper and Hoffman received criticism for questioning the seriousness of gluten intolerance, and some people felt their humor on the topic was hurtful.
An X user expressed disappointment with Robby Hoffman after she jokingly suggested rubbing bread on people with gluten allergies. The user pointed out that this perpetuates harmful stereotypes and that increased diagnosis, not a recent emergence of the disease, accounts for greater awareness of celiac disease.
Many things we believe are new actually aren’t – we’ve simply gotten better at identifying and dealing with them, according to one X user.
Some people believed Hoffman and Cooper needed to learn more about the genuine and significant health problems that gluten intolerance can cause.
Us Weekly has reached out to Cooper and Hoffman’s representatives for comment.
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