LuAnn de Lesseps: No Longer a Countess, Still Never a Princess

[CallmeCray]

On 3/20/2022 at 6:26 AM, RedDelicious said:

“Taking steps to ensure this never happens again” is just another way of saying I’ll try to behave better the next time I go into a bar.

Lu remains in denial in regard to her alcoholism.  She still hasn’t hit acceptance yet, so her rock bottom will just be deeper.   I hope she reaches it and turns things around before her disease kills her.

Edited May 21, 2022 by CallmeCray

[RealHousewife]

Fairly new to RHONY, and I like LuAnn so far. Watching her on Ultimate Girls Trip though, and she is wild! Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think it's classy to flash married men. 

[LemonSoda]

16 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

Fairly new to RHONY, and I like LuAnn so far. Watching her on Ultimate Girls Trip though, and she is wild! Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think it's classy to flash married men. 

It’s not! You have to go back and watch pretentious Luann with her Countess manners. It’s hard to believe she wrote an etiquette book. 

[hoodooznoodooz]

A lot of Bravo cast members sang at Andy’s Legends Ball, at Bravocon. Kenya Moore, Scheana Shay, Candiace, Melissa Gorga. 
 

Not Lu. Not Erika. I guess they rely too much on autotune.

[Back Atcha]

On 8/16/2022 at 5:00 AM, LemonSoda said:

It’s not! You have to go back and watch pretentious Luann with her Countess manners. It’s hard to believe she wrote an etiquette book. 

WHO ghost-wrote her etiquette book?   Her husband's family's title went to Luann's head.  She was mean and demeaning to too many people on her too many years on the show.

[hoodooznoodooz]

If you want/can, check out the Watch What Crappens Live and Lovin’ It page on Facebook. Someone posted Lu’s Cabaret “singing” Fleetwood Mac.
 

It’s… 

Wow. 

[kristen111]

Friday, today.  Did I hear right?  The whole cast is new for this coming season?  No oldies coming back?  I am devastated.  Who has a job and who doesn’t?  Lu has cabaret .. Ramona has something, the rest I don’t know.  Sonja better find a sugar daddy.  I don’t believe this .. my favorite show.  It’s just WRONG.  Anyone know anything? Friday, Nov. 18, 2022

Edited November 18, 2022 by kristen111

[RealHousewife]

1 minute ago, kristen111 said:

Friday, today.  Did I hear right?  The whole cast is new for this coming season?  No oldies coming back?  I am devastated.  Who has a job and who doesn’t?  Lu has cabaret .. Ramona has something, the rest I don’t know.  Sonja better find a sugar daddy.  I don’t believe this .. my favorite show.  It’s just WRONG.  Anyone know anything?

I feel the same. I was rushing through the show, now I’m taking my time since I don’t want to run out of RHONY.

and lol the title of the thread is so shady! Hahahahahaha

[kristen111]

On 8/15/2022 at 3:13 PM, RealHousewife said:

Fairly new to RHONY, and I like LuAnn so far. Watching her on Ultimate Girls Trip though, and she is wild! Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think it's classy to flash married men. 

Lou loves younger guys.  The younger, the better.  I just saw somewhere they all are not coming back.  New cast.  Is Bravo nuts?

[Cosmocrush]

36 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

Friday, today.  Did I hear right?  The whole cast is new for this coming season?  No oldies coming back?  I am devastated.  Who has a job and who doesn’t?  Lu has cabaret .. Ramona has something, the rest I don’t know.  Sonja better find a sugar daddy.  I don’t believe this .. my favorite show.  It’s just WRONG.  Anyone know anything?

There is a whole discussion on the media thread about this. 

On 11/14/2022 at 10:54 AM, hoodooznoodooz said:

If you want/can, check out the Watch What Crappens Live and Lovin’ It page on Facebook. Someone posted Lu’s Cabaret “singing” Fleetwood Mac.
 

It’s… 

Wow. 

The best part of Luann singing is she ACTUALLY THINKS SHE CAN SING!   Haha

[kristen111]

39 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

I feel the same. I was rushing through the show, now I’m taking my time since I don’t want to run out of RHONY.

and lol the title of the thread is so shady! Hahahahahaha

What are you watching on?

[RealHousewife]

44 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

What are you watching on?

Peacock 

[hoodooznoodooz]

1 hour ago, Cosmocrush said:

There is a whole discussion on the media thread about this. 

The best part of Luann singing is she ACTUALLY THINKS SHE CAN SING!   Haha

Yes, Lu thinks that she can sing!!

But why does Billy Stritch play into her delusions? Why did Natalie Cole sing with her?

My mom taught me to be kind, but this really stretches the limits. 

[ZettaK]

8 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Lou loves younger guys.  The younger, the better.  I just saw somewhere they all are not coming back.  New cast.  Is Bravo nuts?

There are two shows. The Legacy with some of the old HWs including Luanne and unfortunately, Dorinda, but not Ramona, and a relaunch with an all new cast....

Edited November 19, 2022 by ZettaK

[kristen111]

1 hour ago, ZettaK said:

There are two shows. The Legacy with some of the old HWs including Luanne and unfortunately, Dorinda, but not Ramona, and a relaunch with all new cast....

Oh geeze.  Is all this on Peacock also?  Of all people Dorinda, who I can’t stand anymore, especially since I saw her special in the Bezerkshires.  She was HORRIBLE.  Thanks for the info.  Not liking these changes.

[kristen111]

6 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

Peacock 

Guess I’ll have to get Peacock now too.  When does it end?  All these changes.  Plus they have to bring Dorinda back.  Yuk.  Why .. I have no idea, especially how she was to Tinsley.  I just can’t forget those scenes.  Try to watch those episodes if you can.  Thanks!

[ZettaK]

1 hour ago, kristen111 said:

Oh geeze.  Is all this on Peacock also?  Of all people Dorinda, who I can’t stand anymore, especially since I saw her special in the Bezerkshires.  She was HORRIBLE.  Thanks for the info.  Not liking these changes.

They might be. Eventually. None of the new shows started filming as far as I know. 

[kristen111]

6 hours ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Yes, Lu thinks that she can sing!!

But why does Billy Stritch play into her delusions? Why did Natalie Cole sing with her?

My mom taught me to be kind, but this really stretches the limits. 

My Daughter saw her on stage in the beginning.  She hardly sings .. talks along for a few lines.  It doesn’t matter if she can’t sing as the audience goes wild as soon as she comes out.  Her gowns are fabulous.  They all just love her.  This was in the beginning,  I don’t know about now.

[RealHousewife]

53 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

Guess I’ll have to get Peacock now too.  When does it end?  All these changes.  Plus they have to bring Dorinda back.  Yuk.  Why .. I have no idea, especially how she was to Tinsley.  I just can’t forget those scenes.  Try to watch those episodes if you can.  Thanks!

Do you still pay for cable? I recently ditched it because it just costs so much. I mostly watch Houseswives anyway. 

I plan to watch all! :)

[kristen111]

28 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

Do you still pay for cable? I recently ditched it because it just costs so much. I mostly watch Houseswives anyway. 

I plan to watch all! :)

Yes, I pay for cable.  Then I go from one to the other .. Netflix, Hulu, whatever.  I loved the N.Y. Housewives the best, plus I could watch Sex and the City all day long when it was on.  Love the marathon when they show it, as it’s the best.

[Cosmocrush]

2 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Bezerkshires.

I love it!!👏

4 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

...plus I could watch Sex and the City all day long when it was on.  Love the marathon when they show it, as it’s the best.

Same.  (It's where my 15 year old screen name came from  😍)

Off topic but if you have HBO Max, SATC is all there.

[kristen111]

4 hours ago, ZettaK said:

There are two shows. The Legacy with some of the old HWs including Luanne and unfortunately, Dorinda, but not Ramona, and a relaunch with an all new cast....

Yeah, Ramoaner was getting a little testy and crabby the last season.  Guess she had it.  I will watch the Legacy tho, even tho I don’t care for Dorinda or Jill.  The earlier seasons were the best.

[hoodooznoodooz]

2 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Guess I’ll have to get Peacock now too.  When does it end?  All these changes.  Plus they have to bring Dorinda back.  Yuk.  Why .. I have no idea, especially how she was to Tinsley.  I just can’t forget those scenes.  Try to watch those episodes if you can.  Thanks!

Hey, you might not have to add Peacock. It’s possible that they air first on Peacock, then only a few months later on Bravo. That’s what they did with Real Housewives Ultimate Girls’ Trip, at least.

[RealHousewife]

1 hour ago, kristen111 said:

Yes, I pay for cable.  Then I go from one to the other .. Netflix, Hulu, whatever.  I loved the N.Y. Housewives the best, plus I could watch Sex and the City all day long when it was on.  Love the marathon when they show it, as it’s the best.

I have Peacock, Netflix, and HBO Max. I think I like RHONY a lot because it reminds me a bit of SATC. Luann and Samantha/Kim remind me a bit of each other actually. Both naturally beautiful, aging beautifully and super confident ladies. 

18 minutes ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Hey, you might not have to add Peacock. It’s possible that they air first on Peacock, then only a few months later on Bravo. That’s what they did with Real Housewives Ultimate Girls’ Trip, at least.

True. 

[kristen111]

4 hours ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Hey, you might not have to add Peacock. It’s possible that they air first on Peacock, then only a few months later on Bravo. That’s what they did with Real Housewives Ultimate Girls’ Trip, at least.

Yes .. good idea. 👍

[kristen111]

6 hours ago, Cosmocrush said:

I love it!!👏

Same.  (It's where my 15 year old screen name came from  😍)

Off topic but if you have HBO Max, SATC is all there.

Yes I do have HBO, and one of my kids can connect MAX when I catch one of them.  Kids are always sooo busy, you know.  Thank you.

[kristen111]

4 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

I have Peacock, Netflix, and HBO Max. I think I like RHONY a lot because it reminds me a bit of SATC. Luann and Samantha/Kim remind me a bit of each other actually. Both naturally beautiful, aging beautifully and super confident ladies. 

Great.  Now you are all set for the winter.  I love anything of New York City.  My ole stomping grounds in the day.  Everything is familiar to me, and I met the husband there, lol.  A LONG time ago.

[hoodooznoodooz]

4 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Great.  Now you are all set for the winter.  I love anything of New York City.  My ole stomping grounds in the day.  Everything is familiar to me, and I met the husband there, lol.  A LONG time ago.

Should we take this to The Regency (small talk thread)? 

I love anything Manhattan, too!!! I want to hear about your meet/cute. I also have lots of Manhattan anecdotes. 

Lu looks very good. The cosmetic surgeons and Housewives in New York have much more restraint. Jill Zarin looks very natural on RHUGT, too. 

[kristen111]

6 minutes ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Should we take this to The Regency (small talk thread)? 

I love anything Manhattan, too!!! I want to hear about your meet/cute. I also have lots of Manhattan anecdotes. 

Lu looks very good. The cosmetic surgeons and Housewives in New York have much more restraint. Jill Zarin looks very natural on RHUGT, too. 

Ok, let’s take it .. when I find it.

[kristen111]

15 minutes ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Should we take this to The Regency (small talk thread)? 

I love anything Manhattan, too!!! I want to hear about your meet/cute. I also have lots of Manhattan anecdotes. 

Lu looks very good. The cosmetic surgeons and Housewives in New York have much more restraint. Jill Zarin looks very natural on RHUGT, too. 

O.k. .. to the Regency where “Red Scarf Guy” hangs out, lol.  Remember him and Bethenny at the “meet up bar”?   She spreads her legs wide and says “mention it all” to him.  Sorry, but I just loved her.  She had great one liners.

[ZettaK]

19 hours ago, kristen111 said:

Yeah, Ramoaner was getting a little testy and crabby the last season.  Guess she had it.  I will watch the Legacy tho, even tho I don’t care for Dorinda or Jill.  The earlier seasons were the best.

The reboot is filming right now, and one of the HWs quit because of antisemitic remarks on social media. She is Jewish. 

https://pagesix.com/2022/11/18/andy-cohen-speaks-out-on-lizzy-savetskys-rhony-exit/

[kristen111]

2 hours ago, ZettaK said:

The reboot is filming right now, and one of the HWs quit because of antisemitic remarks on social media. She is Jewish. 

https://pagesix.com/2022/11/18/andy-cohen-speaks-out-on-lizzy-savetskys-rhony-exit/

Yes, I read she quit.  I’m going to miss the others .. Sonja, etc.  They are like family at this point.  Too many changes, not good.  LuAnn lost a ton of weight.  Drinking, not eating.  She looks great tho.    We’ll see how it goes.  No choice, unfortunately.

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Folks, 

This is the Luann thread.  Let's talk about her here.

Media topics go here.

Small Talk is here.

[RealHousewife]

Finally got to "Be cool. Don't be, like, all uncool." LuAnn is TV gold!

I wish I got to RHONY sooner, but better late than never.

[kristen111]

On 11/18/2022 at 2:22 PM, hoodooznoodooz said:

Yes, Lu thinks that she can sing!!

But why does Billy Stritch play into her delusions? Why did Natalie Cole sing with her?

My mom taught me to be kind, but this really stretches the limits. 

My daughter was in the first row when Lou started.  Lou sort of sings, but you can’t hear too well as the crowd is singing and screaming, so you can barely hear her very few notes.  They just love her, no matter what.

24 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

Finally got to "Be cool. Don't be, like, all uncool." LuAnn is TV gold!

I wish I got to RHONY sooner, but better late than never.

Is the show streaming?

[RealHousewife]

12 minutes ago, kristen111 said:

My daughter was in the first row when Lou started.  Lou sort of sings, but you can’t hear too well as the crowd is singing and screaming, so you can barely hear her very few notes.  They just love her, no matter what.

Is the show streaming?

How cool!

I watch RHONY on peacock. 

[kristen111]

2 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

How cool!

I watch RHONY on peacock. 

I specifically bought HBO Max for it.  I watched it morning, noon and night for four weeks.  I was shocked it was R rated.  They showed everything.  My husband ran away.  He said “what are you watching porn for”. Lol.  I told him I was learning new things.  Hahaha.  Samantha was a hoot.  To me, she was the show.

 

 

 

[hoodooznoodooz]

1 hour ago, kristen111 said:

I specifically bought HBO Max for it.  I watched it morning, noon and night for four weeks.  I was shocked it was R rated.  They showed everything.  My husband ran away.  He said “what are you watching porn for”. Lol.  I told him I was learning new things.  Hahaha.  Samantha was a hoot.  To me, she was the show.

 

 

 

To clarify for @RealHousewife, she subscribed to HBO Max so that she could watch Sex & the City. 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Reality TV gold!

[Starlight925]

On 1/17/2023 at 6:10 PM, RealHousewife said:

Finally got to "Be cool. Don't be, like, all uncool." LuAnn is TV gold!

I wish I got to RHONY sooner, but better late than never.

I was late to the RHNY party too.  I was always “too good” for this show.   It was sooooo beneath me.  
 

Not only did I binge it like a maniac, but I PAID to watch “Bethenny Gets Married”.  
 

LuAnn in those early seasons is TV gold.  Falling in the bushes is captured on film forever.  

Edited January 19, 2023 by Starlight925

[RealHousewife]

1 hour ago, Starlight925 said:

I was late to the RHNY party too.  I was always “too good” for this show.   It was sooooo beneath me.  
 

Not only did I binge it like a maniac, but I PAID to watch “Bethenny Gets Married”.  
 

LuAnn in those early seasons is TV gold.  Falling in the bushes is captured on film forever.  

I’ve watched Jersey Show. Nothing is beneath me!

[ZettaK]

3 hours ago, RealHousewife said:

I’ve watched Jersey Show. Nothing is beneath me!

I've watched all of them! From the beginning. Except for Dallas- I watched only a few episodes. 

[essexjan]

From the snippet of the preview I saw on this week's Project Runway, Luann is a guest judge on next week's episode of PR. (I try not to watch too much of the preview as it spoils the episode for me.)

[amarante]

On 7/28/2023 at 1:20 PM, essexjan said:

From the snippet of the preview I saw on this week's Project Runway, Luann is a guest judge on next week's episode of PR. (I try not to watch too much of the preview as it spoils the episode for me.)

I just saw the show - Luanne doesn't really say much - at least in the edit.

But she is painfully thin. She was always slender and had an enviable figure but she was never unrealistically emaciated looking. Her face is really gaunt.

[amarante]

9 hours ago, realityplease said:

Ozempic!!

No doubt but the weight loss made her less attractive because she looked emaciated and her face was skeletal.

She was such a beautiful woman and her body was gorgeous. 

Edited August 5, 2023 by amarante

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Unless someone specifically state they are taking Ozempic or another drug that can be used for weight loss, please do not speculate. 

[hoodooznoodooz]

Lu was on Danny Pellegrino’s podcast. I think she was drunk. 

Lu is a very positive, confident person. She doesn’t really hold grudges.

But she is her biggest fan. She kept repeating how her international fans have been waiting so long for her to tour.

When DP asked her if she and Jovani could collaborate, wouldn’t it be terrific to receive free Jovani dresses?

Lu replied with something like, “Do you think I have ever paid for a Jovani dress?”

She likes answering a question with a question. “Do you keep in touch with the Count?” “He’s the father of my children, what do you think?”

DP spoke to her the entire time ADORINGLY. 
 

She ran into Frankel, who told her that Bryn was a big fan. So Lu and Bryn took a photo together. 
 

She tried to protect Sonja’s image when DP asked her about Sonja’s behavior on the WWHL anniversary show. DP even stopped recording. 
 

She tried to share her conversations with Tilda Swinton, by trying to imitate Tilda’s accent.

[Palimelon]

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She kept repeating how her international fans have been waiting so long for her to tour.

All 10 of them?

[ww92]

22 hours ago, hoodooznoodooz said:

Lu was on Danny Pellegrino’s podcast. I think she was drunk. 

Lu is a very positive, confident person. She doesn’t really hold grudges.

But she is her biggest fan. She kept repeating how her international fans have been waiting so long for her to tour.

When DP asked her if she and Jovani could collaborate, wouldn’t it be terrific to receive free Jovani dresses?

Lu replied with something like, “Do you think I have ever paid for a Jovani dress?”

She likes answering a question with a question. “Do you keep in touch with the Count?” “He’s the father of my children, what do you think?”

DP spoke to her the entire time ADORINGLY. 
 

She ran into Frankel, who told her that Bryn was a big fan. So Lu and Bryn took a photo together. 
 

She tried to protect Sonja’s image when DP asked her about Sonja’s behavior on the WWHL anniversary show. DP even stopped recording. 
 

She tried to share her conversations with Tilda Swinton, by trying to imitate Tilda’s accent.

How would Bryn even know who Luann even is? Did Bethenny let her watch old seasons of RHONY?

[hoodooznoodooz]

5 hours ago, ww92 said:

How would Bryn even know who Luann is? Did Bethenny let her watch old seasons of RHONY?

I would love to know the answer to this. And if she let Bryn watch the old episodes, how did Bryn react when Frankel shrieked, “You f- - - everybody!!” at Lu?