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At Luann de Lessepss cabaret show #CountessAndFriends, everyone feels like part of the extended Real Housewives universe.
But dont get it twisted: Tonight is all about the countess.
#CountessAndFriends has been hailed as her postarrest comeback tour, although her road to recovery recently got bumpier.
On July 16,Peoplereportedthat de Lesseps checked into rehab again.
Luann loves doing the cabaret, herHousewivesco-star Bethenny Frankel toldPeople.
Shes taking the necessary steps to get better so that the show can go on.
Luann has since taken the show on the road to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
My tablemates take an obligatory Boomerang video of themselves toasting their flutes of sparkling wine.
Have we seenherhunched over a laptop at Skinnygirl HQ?
Did we spyhimlurking in a dark corner in the back room at Beautique, with or without Dorinda?
I find only other civilians, scrutinizing my unfamous face right back.
Its her daughter and the count!
A few minutes later, a vaguely red-haired woman stops by to chat with Victoria.
(She is not.)
There is a Jill Zarinpanicin here, the women seated across from me observes.
Before the show even begins, the magic of #CountessAndFriends takes full effect.
The cheers are riotous.
Luanns husky voice sounds smokier in person: Would you believe in a love at first sight?
/ Yes, Im certain that it happens all the time.
Its over there, she says, pointing to the Count.
The countess plays the hits.
While shes changing, the#AndFriends tag in.
(Boston is outdone by Buffalo is outdone by Florida is outdone by Arizona is outdone by Zurich.)
At the mention of DAgostino, the crowd erupts in boos.
Weve got to get video of that and send it to Tom, the countess says, plainly delighted.
She is told by various fans that she looks hot, like a snack, and amaaaazing.
All of these descriptions are accurate.
Fuck, Marry, Kill, co-stars edition: Sonja, Bethenny, Ramona?
Shell take them in that order.
Bethennys smart, de Lesseps explains.
Not every inquiry was so well received, though.
Do they have tag lines in prison?
Thats a horrible question, next!
Luann responds, having apparently exhausted her patience for Jailhouse Rock jokes.
I dont want to be asked about prison anymore.
She neednt have worried about that.
