The Great Countess Luann de Lesseps Becomes CountLESS!
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by CSS in Entertainment, RHW
Gasps heard round the world I’m sure… who would have thought that the dignified lady would be left without her Count?! Apparently her husband Count de Lesseps has taken up with an Ethiopian woman who lives in Geneva, and no longer wishes to remain married to Luann.
I wonder if she will still act so dignified now…Does she keep the title of ‘Countess’? I hope it’s embarrassing for her to correct all those people she forced to call her ‘Countess’ with “No, it’s just Luann now.”
I’m sure she will clutch the title ‘Countess’ until the day she dies… How horrible to hold on to such a title and publicize it the way she has with her book and throwing it in everyone’s face, only to have her claim to privilege leave her for another woman.
Ouch! Here is what Page Six has to say:
A close pal said, “They decided to separate. She got wind he was seeing somebody and he didn’t answer her when she called. He finally sent her an e-mail saying he was with an Ethiopian woman in Geneva and he was serious with her.”
The revelation came as a shock to the countess, who celebrated her 16th anniversary with her husband on March 16.
“Luann was blindsided. She was just devastated,” the close friend told Page Six. “They have basically lived apart for many years — he lives in Europe and comes and goes as he pleases, but she never thought this would happen.
“It has been very rough for her and the children [Victoria and Noel], but she’s taking the high road and will remain friends with him,” the source added. “She has no intention of making it bitter or becoming angry. She’s just trying to come to terms with [the separation and impending divorce]. She feels this is the ultimate test for her to handle this with dignity and grace.”
Luann — whose book, “Class With the Countess,” comes out next month — has told friends that, no matter what, “I will always be the countess.”
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TellyPhile
01. Apr, 2009
You’ve got to be kidding me. So we sat through that whole “I could have been the Dutchess of Suez but it all worked out cause I’m still a Countess” history lesson for naught? Stupid, philandering Count. And p.s. you are way old.