Luann de Lesseps at BravoCon 2023.Photo:Rich Polk/Bravo via Getty
Rich Polk/Bravo via Getty
It’s not even Christmas, butLuann de Lessepsalready has her New Year’s resolution set.
TheReal Housewives of New York Cityalumna tells PEOPLE that she’s planning to change her relationship status next year and settle down.
“I’m having the best time right now being single. But 2024, I’m manifesting to be my year of love because I’m a hopeless romantic,” the 58-year-old Countess says, while promoting her stint in Peacock’s upcomingReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy.“Three time’s the charm!”
Luann de Lesseps at the 2023 Angel Ball on Oct. 23 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Bravo viewers have seen thehighs and lowsof de Lesseps' love life over the years.
WhenRHONYpremiered in March 2008, she was married to first husbandCount Alexandre de Lesseps, with whom she shares two children: daughter Victoria, 29, and son Noel, 27. But the Count filed for divorce in 2009 after 16 years of marriage, leaving de Lesseps “devastated.”
“I knew that we were kind of separating, but I was hoping that things were going to work out,” she told PEOPLE at the time, adding that she always assumed she would be “married forever.”
Love helped heal her heartbreak, specifically in French wine distributorJacques Azoulay, who appeared with her onRHONY. “I feel very lucky,” she said after meeting Azoulay. “I never thought I would be lucky enough to find somebody like that again in my life.”
Jacques Azoulay and Luann de Lesseps, who remained friends after their split, at the Broadway opening of ‘Bad Cinderella’ on March 23 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Bruce Glikas/WireImage
The two dated for four yearsbefore splitting in 2013. “Jacques and I broke up, and it’s really hard,” she said inRHONY’s sixth season. “We have been bickering back and forth for months. He’s my rock, he’s my best friend, [but] we don’t want the same things anymore."
They would wed on Dec. 31, 2016, in a lavish, three-day celebration in Palm Beach, Florida. But divorce would come just 8 months later. “When you love somebody, you have your blinders on,” de Lesseps recalled during an episode ofTheWendy WilliamsShow. “You fall hard quick, and I’m a very strong person, as a lot of you know, I’m pretty resilient, and so I thought I could handle it until the point where I couldn’t handle it anymore.”
Tom D’Agostino, Jr. and Luann de Lesseps.Raymond Hall/GC Images/Getty Images
Raymond Hall/GC Images/Getty Images
From then on, there was a series of short-lived romances, including one withher agent, Richard Super. And now, de Lesseps finds herself wanting something more serious. “It’s time,” she tells PEOPLE Tuesday. “I think I’ve kissed enough frogs, don’t you?”
Her quest for love comes at a perfect timing for de Lesseps. Next year, she’s launching a brand new cabaret show tour — cheekily namedMarry, F, Kill.
She’ll also be debuting a new song, aptly titled “Marry, F, Kill.” Says de Lesseps: ‘I’m wrote the song with Bruce Roberts, who wrote my Christmas song, ‘What Do I Want for Christmas.’ So I’m looking forward to everyone hearing that because it’s so different — you’re going to love it."
Marry, F, Kill.Courtesy of Luann de Lesseps
Courtesy of Luann de Lesseps
Until then, de Lesseps has plenty to keep her busy. She’spartnered with Uber for a holiday remake of her hit song, “Money Can’t Buy You Class,“the song’s new lyrics and music video now showcasing the many ways moneycanbuy you class when you’re gifting on Uber Eats. For those inspired to shop like the Countess, she’s also curated collections in the Uber Eats app, including themed collections themed for “Real Housewives,” “Cabaret Queens” and more.
Later this month, she’ll be back in theHousewivesuniverse with the premiere ofRHUGT: RHONY Legacy.
The show reunites de Lesseps withKelly Killoren Bensimon,Dorinda Medley,Sonja Morgan,Ramona SingerandKristen Taekmanfor a fun-filled trip to the beautiful St. Barths, home of one of the most infamousRHONYtrips of all time.
“To go back to that house in St. Barth’s was just surreal,” she tells PEOPLE. “There’s so many things that happened in that house, and to be back with the ladies there — and then throw some new ones in the mix — I was nervous. I didn’t know how it was going to play out. But I think we were all in such a great place that we just let loose and had fun.”
“Of course, we do pull down that fourth wall and get into all that stuff. But the show is really about true friends just enjoying one another,” she says. “And that’s the beauty of it. It’s good, clean fun. It’s not dark, like a lot of these shows can tend to me. It’s just what we need for the moment.”
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The first three episodes ofThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacywill be available to stream on Dec 14, with new episodes available thereafter on Thursdays.
source: people.com
