Luann de Lesseps facts for kids
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Luann de Lesseps
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de Lesseps in New York in 2011
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LuAnn Nadeau
May 17, 1965 Berlin, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Other names | Countess Luann |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Television | The Real Housewives of New York City |
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Alexandre de Lesseps
(m. 1993; div. 2009)Thomas D’Agostino Jr.
(m. 2016; div. 2017) |
| Children | 2, including Victoria de Lesseps |
Luann de Lesseps (née Nadeau, previously D'Agostino; born May 17, 1965) is an American television personality, singer, model, and author. She is best known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City, featuring in the first 13 of 15 seasons since its 2008 premiere. In 2018, she began headlining "Countess and Friends", a cabaret show of her own making.
Early life
Born LuAnn Nadeau, she was raised in Berlin, Connecticut, where she grew up with her six siblings, and where her father owned a construction company. She has said her father is of Algonquin and French descent and that her mother is French Canadian. In an early episode of Real Housewives, de Lesseps shared that she had captained her high school varsity softball team.
Career
de Lesseps was formerly a licensed practical nurse in Connecticut, as well as a Wilhelmina model.
She is one of the main cast members on Bravo's reality series The Real Housewives of New York City. For the sixth season, she was demoted to a recurring "Friend of the Housewives" role due to not living in New York City at the time of filming. In April 2015, it was confirmed that de Lesseps would be returning as a main cast member for the show's seventh season.
In February 2011, de Lesseps guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in the episode "Bully", playing a socialite who makes a gruesome discovery.
de Lesseps wrote a book, Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance and Flair (published by Gotham Books) released April 16, 2009, and released her first record, "Money Can't Buy You Class" (through Ultra Records), on May 25, 2010. She released her second single, "Chic C'est la Vie" in June 2011. She released a third single, "Girl Code", on July 6, 2015. In June 2019, De Lesseps released her fourth single, "Feeling Jovani". In September 2020, she released her fifth single, "Viva La Diva", with Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Desmond Child.
In February 2017, de Lesseps played a role in the film Maternal Secrets in Bermuda.
In May 2017, de Lesseps appeared in the celebrity roast of Michael Musto alongside Bianca Del Rio, Jinkx Monsoon, Orfeh, Michael Riedel, Randy Rainbow, Crystal Demure, Judy Gold, and Randy Jones. The roast, which was produced by Daniel DeMello and directed by Rachel Klein, was hosted by Bruce Vilanch and introduced by Rosie O'Donnell.
In February 2018, de Lesseps headlined her own cabaret show, called #CountessAndFriends, at Feinstein's/54 Below in Midtown Manhattan. The show features de Lesseps singing songs about her life as a countess and reality TV star, with appearances from celebrity friends like Rachel Dratch and Housewives co-star Sonja Morgan. In August 2018, de Lesseps announced that she was taking the show on tour, with engagements scheduled in Long Island and New Jersey.
de Lesseps has been a guest on Monét X Change's podcast The X Change Rate.
de Lesseps starred in the first season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, that premiered on Peacock in November 2021. In 2023, she co-starred in a Real Housewives spin-off series with longtime castmate Sonja Morgan, titled Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake, which premiered on July 9, 2023. de Lesseps starred in the fourth season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which premiered in December 2023 .
On September 29, 2023, de Lessups was telecast judge of the 72nd Miss USA pageant held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. She also competed in season 10 of The Masked Singer as "Hibiscus" and was the first contestant of Group C to be eliminated during "One Hit Wonders Night".
In July 2024, it was announced that de Lessups would be starring in a Real Housewives dating show spin-off titled Love Hotel on Peacock, alongside fellow housewives Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby and Shannon Storms Beador, with filming taking place in Cabo San Lucas and expected to premiere in 2025.
Advocacy
de Lesseps has donated to many charitable organizations, including: The American Cancer Society, GLAAD, and ACE Partnership for the Homeless. She has most recently partnered with The Fortune Society, which supports formerly incarcerated inmates by helping them reenter into society.
Personal life
In 1993, she married French Count Alexandre de Lesseps, an entrepreneur and pioneer of microfinancing in developing countries. He is a descendant of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the famous French diplomat and entrepreneur who built the Suez Canal and started the Panama Canal. Together they have two children, Noel and Victoria. They divorced in 2009. On December 31, 2016, de Lesseps married Tom D’Agostino Jr., losing her “countess” courtesy title in the process. In August 2017, de Lesseps announced that she and D'Agostino were getting divorced. In October 2017, it was reported that the divorce had been settled out of court and would be finalized "imminently".
Her niece is artist Nicole Nadeau, who was on Bravo's Work of Art TV series.
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Money Can't Buy You Class" | 2010 | Non-album singles |
| "Chic C'est la Vie" | 2011 | |
| "Girl Code" | 2015 | |
| "Feelin' Jovani" | 2019 | |
| "Viva la Diva" (Desmond Child featuring Countess Luann) |
2020 | |
| "What Do I Want for Christmas?" | 2021 | |
| "F-Bombs on the G with the OG's" | ||
| "Marry F Kill" | 2024 |
Filmography
See also
In Spanish: Luann de Lesseps para niños
