May 22, 2013
  • Countess LuAnn de Lesseps moves on

    Photo credit: Urbanite

    By Julie Gordon

    It’s fair to say that LuAnn de Lesseps, aka The Countess from Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City,” is obsessed with elegance, even stressing its role in helping her deal with a recent split from her husband of 16 years, Alexandre de Lesseps.

    “I’m just trying to handle the situation with as much dignity as I can by remaining friends with my husband,” said the Countess, 47, whose count left her last month for a younger woman — and told her about it via e-mail.

    “There’s no use making it nasty or bitter. We’re trying to do the best we can for our kids by not involving them in the nitty-gritty,” she added.LuAnn, who said she isn’t officially separated yet, is keeping her “countess” title, appropriate since her new etiquette and dating advice book, “Class with the Countess,” was released this week. She wrote it while she was still with Alexandre.

    Though she can’t say anything about a third season of “Housewives,” LuAnn offered advice for the stars of the upcoming “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

    “Be yourself,” she said.

    Well, it certainly worked for the Countess.

    LuAnn de Lesseps will sign copies of her book, "Class with the Countess" from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 21 at Borders (461 Park Ave., at 57th St.).

    (Getty)

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