Luann de Lesseps first came into the limelight after her appearance as a main cast member in the reality television series "The Real Housewives of New York City". She has been the lead cast of the show from its 1st season that premiered on March 4, 2008, on Bravo till present.
Luann de Lesseps is an American television personality, model, author, and cabaret singer. She is the former wife of French entrepreneur and aristocrat Count Alexandre de Lesseps.
She released her first record, "Money Can't Buy You Class" via 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.
Luann de Lesseps was born on 17th May 1965 in Berlin, Connecticut, the USA. Her birth name is LuAnn Nadeau. she holds an American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. She is of Algonquin and French descent on her father's side while her mother is French Canadian. Taurus is her star sign. She is non-religious.
Luann was born into a middle-class family. His father was a semi-professional businessman and used to own a construction company. Her mother, Rolande gave birth to seven children including Luann with her father. So, she grew up in a large family of nine members.
Growing up in Connecticut, Luann attended Berlin High School where she was reportedly the captain of the varsity volleyball team. Later, the "countess" became a licensed practical nurse after studying at E.C. Goodwin Tech located in New Britain, Connecticut.
Luann de Lesseps has married twice in her life. Her first marriage was in 1993 with Alexandre de Lesseps. Together the couple had two children: a son named Noel de Lesseps and a daughter named Victoria de Lesseps. The couple remained together for sixteen long years until their divorce in 2009. Luann had filed for divorce after her husband cheated on her by dating Ethiopian Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar.
After her divorce from Alexandre, the following year she was romantically linked with French businessman Jacques Azoulay. The love birds dated for about 2 years and got broken up in 2013.
She was married a second time to Tom D’Agostino Jr on December 31, 2016. He is the C.E.O. and President of Smart Source. However, the couple announced their divorce in August 2017 and finalized their divorce on 4th October 2017 without having any children.
Currently, she is dating her agent named Richard Super which was confirmed by her in late 2019.
Luann de Lesseps has a net worth of around $30 million as of 2021. She has accumulated most of her income through her career as a reality star. Especially, Luann's prime earning is from Bravo's reality series The Real Housewives of New York City.
She joined "The Real Housewives of New York City" as the main cast member on the show's first season. From season 1 to season 5, as the main cast member, she used to earn $50,000 to $100,000. On May 4, 2021, The thirteenth season premiered for which she was paid $20,000 per scene that means more than $1 million per season.
Apart from RHONY, De Lesseps also earns by being a book writer. She has written a book, Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance and Flair released on April 16, 2009. She is also earning a decent amount of money from her music sales. She has released a number of singles which she uploads on her youtube channel.
The former countess’s primary residence has long been the Hamptons, where she owns a renovated residence in the historic community of Sag Harbor. Tax records show she scooped up the pretty property in 2013 for $3.1 million and considered selling it in 2018 when it was listed for $6.2 million. However, she subsequently took it off the market.
In June 2020, She put her Catskills roundhouse for sale for $1.15 million, located in the Ulster County town of Port Ewen, the three-bedroom home sits on nearly a full acre right on the Hudson River.
Luann de Lesseps is 5 ft 10 inches and her body weight is around 60 Kg. She has a rectangle-shaped body figure. Though she is in her mid-50s, she still has managed to gain a slim and curvaceous body.
She has a pair of beautiful brown eyes. She looks super beautiful in her repped shoulder-length hair. Her hairstyle resembles the iconic hairstyle of late Bristish Princess Lady Diana Spencer. Her hair color is also Dark Brown.