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The Countess has a new man! Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of the Real Housewives of New York City confirmed to PEOPLE magazine that she is dating French wine distributor Jacques Azoulay, pictured above.
“I feel very lucky,” the recently divorced LuAnn told People. “We met at a party for a friend of mine who is a singer. The first time I saw him, I was like, ‘Wow!’ He’s a wow kind of guy. He’s just lovely.”
Things seem to have gotten serious between the two as LuAnn reveals she recently met his family. “I just got back from Paris for Valentine’s Day. We went to see the parts of Paris that Jacques grew up in … it went very well. [His family are] very nice people, lovely people.”
“I feel very lucky, I never thought I would be lucky enough to find somebody like that again in my life,” continued LuAnn.
LuAnn and her ex-husband of 16 years, Count Alexandre de Lesseps split last year after he dumped her via email to begin dating an Ethopian Princess. They have two children – Noel, 12, and Victoria, 14.
A photo of LuAnn with her new beau below –
He looks like Ross from Friends. I wish them well.
Alright LuLu!
Carmen you are right he does look a little like Ross.
This one looks like a tranny too.
What is it with Bravo picking housewives that look like Men in Drag, or Manginas???
Between, the Ex-Countess Luann, Kim Zolciak, Alexis Bellino, Sheree and NeNe, it’s getting ridiculous. This Danielle too.
The only really pretty ones are Tamra and Gretchen.
Hi WTF,
This is just my opinion..I think LuLu is attractive, I just do not like her “smell me”attitude.I think Kelly B.is attractive also,just ditzy with a bad boob job.
Kim Z. is attractive, just had too much botox and lip injections. I have seen pictures where she isn’t so made up and she I think looks good.She looked better when she didn’t have all that stuff done. Sheree, is attractive,when she is not squinting her eyes,and I think she needs to lay off working her arms,Lord they are bigger than some men that I know. NeNe not attractive at all. Lisa Wu, very pretty just needs a style.
Tamra I think is pretty. Gretchen, when she first came on last year,I thought she was beautiful, she is still pretty, but last year she was in my opinion stunning.This year she is too skinny,her face is gaunt,her complexion bad.Something’s is going on there….
Just my opinion.What do you guys think?
I think that if Countess can find someone to make her feel pretty again, then more power to her! Being dumped via email has got to be hard for anyone! I’m not sure that the Count is going to win any points with women anywhere with that one! LuAnn might be a nice person, but she comes off with a condescending air about her when she must mix with the plebian population of NY. Why can’t she just be LuAnn – why MUST she be “Countess”? The title may mean something in France, but in NY????
Kim Z. is just a bit too made-up for my tastes. She comes off looking hard and brittle. If she would lay off the cigarettes, the wine, take off about three layers of makeup and five pounds of wig – she might just be pretty underneath it all! But, remember that scene with her designer and she was trying to pick a BOOB? Her boobs just look AWFUL! I remember seeing a woman in the DFW airport popping her boob out to latch her 18 month old kid on and have been scarred ever since! COVER THOSE THINGS UP!!! Some things just burn into your retinas and your brains and never leave you for life! That is what Kim’s boob shot reminded me of! MY EYES MY EYES MY EYES!
Ok, OK! Don’t beat me up for this! I have absolutely nothing against nursing your child, but something are NOT for public consumption! It’s a natural thing and all of that other stuff, but, seriously, does EVERYONE need to see your boob dripping stuff? You don’t have to go to the bathroom, just be a bit discrete, that’s all…TMI!
LOL Joan!!..
EEEEwwwwwww! He’s funky looking. But her ex-husband looked like a toad so I guess this guy is an improvement!
Dyana and Joan,
You guys are right. I probably came off harsh, and didn’t mean too. Dyana, you are right, I too, think that Kim is pretty, and is actually quite comical and fun to watch, and so are most of the other girls too. Heck, I even like Alexis, she also brings a different angle to the show (especially with the whole Christian-thing) but some come off like they think they are just too good for the rest of us and hypocrites, which makes them unlikable.
The ones I’m not crazy about (and not referring to the “look”, only their personality are:
Sheree
Kelly (I don’t get her riff with Bethenny)? (Can’t stand Kelly)
Dina and Caroline Manzo have to go!
Gretchen too, I felt looked better last season. She must be feeling the pressure of having to be “Hollywood Skinny, ” especially when she said she felt you should “LEASE” someone, in case they try to trade you in for a different, better model etc. That whole spiel she said at the Merv Griffin Estate.
Oh, and about the Countess LuAnn, I too, feel like it would be nice if she found a new man to make a her feel good about herself, and I don’t like what the Count did to her either. But it’s just her attitude that rubs me the wrong way. She too, thinks she’s better than the rest of us, with her etiquette-nonsense, and can come across abrasive to me. I think if I met her in real life and god forbid I did something out of Miss Manners, and she had the gaul to call me out on it, I’d go all Alexis on her.
Hi WTF,
I do not think you came off harsh at all, no worries..I actually got a kick out of your thoughts. I was just giving my take on the housewives looks.. I get a kick out of your posts as I do alot of the other posters,sometime I agree sometimes I don’t. You know,so what?
It just bothers me when some people come on this site,that disagree with a persons opinion and right away go to your jealous, rude, mean whatever,whatever, it causes nothing but headaches,people can agree to disagree without aruging and name calling.
Ok, we are getting along on this strand…
I’m not saying anything about you being too harsh – if that is how you feel, that is how you feel. I’m not saying that I love and adore the entire cast of the RH franchise because I do not! Some of them make my skin crawl at times! Early in the OC story line, I found Vicki to be way too much – everything is always so materialistic – it’s all about being bigger and better and having more toys than anyone else. Some of her actions at the reunion were certainly suspect – she is married, yet she has her body pressed up against every man in the room…of course, we all rub against every man in the room, right? That is how I act all the time! But this season, I like her trying to be nicer and treat people with some dignity and respect and graciousnes. She is trying, she doesn’t always succeed, but she is trying…
I think that out of all of them, my least favorite would have to be…
Kelly Bensimmon, Sheree Whitfield, Eyebrows NJ, Alexis Belbimbo and mmmm, Kandi Buriss. I just never understood that rooster cockscomb on top of Kandi’s head. she’s not deplorable, she’s just not…
Kelly, on the other hand, is just so much filler – I mean, exactly what does she add to the show? Inviting everyone to her Halloween party and then showing up two hours late without a good excuse? How long does it take to put on fishnet stockings, a bodysuit and a headband, then slip your feet in your pumps? We all do this all the time and it surely does not take that long to get dressed! Who actually believed that she took the subway? I cannot see her on the Subway anymore than I could see the Count riding with the plebians…Oh well, gotta cook dinner…
Don’t sell yourself short, Countess. HE is the lucky one. You are very pretty and you deserve the best. There are plenty of good men out there. And if you don’t find one, don’t study it! Never, ever lose your integrity over a man, for gosh sakes. Keep up your reputation for your children’s sake more than anything. Sometimes we forget about our kids. Don’t do anything to embarrass them among their friends and classmates! Make them proud!
good for Luanne. he ex was too old for her, and never around anyway. this guy will put a twinkle back in her eyes.
The Countess is a joke!!! What does she know about class? She’s a snob and thinks she’s better than everyone!!! How dare you act like it’s beneath you to be introduced to a cab driver. Who the F**k made you queen!!! I can’t stand her!!!
Erm. For an incredibly snooty woman, she certainly seems to lack discriminating taste in men.
Though… apparently they have to be French.
K.
Just as long as the guy has money, I bet Countless could overlooke alot, n’est pas?
This Jacques is very funny looking – I know it was the way the camera took his eys, but oh – where is thebargain here – she is smitten, he must have money – how do y ou spell slut??? Foolin’ around well before the divorce – totally publicized fact -
Luann – Please knock off the big klunky American Indian inspired jewelry – Yes, now we all know since you are no longer a “Countess”, you have become an American Indian “Princess”!
Is it just me or her new beau sporting some “Ramona” eyes in that group photo!?! Bawahahahaha! lmao!
Countless – put on a brar.
@Carmen, OMG, my very first thought, “She’s dating David Schwimmer!” lol
For those of you questioning Jacques attractiveness, sure pictures do not do him justice. Its about the total package and when you meet him face to face, he is really charming. I have known Jacques for years. He is a catch… smart, VERY funny, charming, successful and he treats his girlfreinds very well. As to why he is dating Luann, I have no idea. She has such a masculine energy and knowing Jacques past girlfriends, I just don’t get it. Uggh, I can’t stand her. She is has no warmth or soul and she is a terrible singer (god I hate autotune for making her song possible!).
Also I love how she mispronounces his name and when someone asked if he was French she was like “he’s European”…. umm that is not a nationality, he is french you dumb a**. How is this woman suppose to be the voice for sophistication?
Good for you Luann! You are beautiful and a class act. It’s such a shame your 70 yr old classless overweight ex had to destroy his family but I’m glad you’ve fallen for Jacques.
Oh my husband is the spitting image of Johnny Depp & told so daily… I think Jacques is a doll, don’t listen to these negative Nancy’s .