Luann de Lesseps recalls drinking 3 martinis, 2 bottles of wine and a 6-pack of beer in one night
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Luann de Lesseps‘ recent relapse was triggered by news of her ex-husband, Alexandre de Lesseps, accusing her of stealing from their children in a lawsuit, she revealed on “Megyn Kelly Today”Tuesday.
“I found out about this whole story, that I was getting sued, in the press,” the “Real Housewives of New York” star said. “That was devastating, I felt betrayed, I felt so hurt by that. I had my heart set on that house, my heart. I was devastated and I lost it.”
De Lesseps, 53, recalled drowning her sorrows with watermelon martinis with a girlfriend.
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“I had two or three of those, then I think two bottles of rosé wine by myself, and then I probably had a six-pack of beer or something,” de Lesseps shared. “I was dancing in my kitchen with a bikini on.”
In July, she entered rehab for the second time in 12 months.
“At this point, I feel like I’m almost allergic to alcohol because I can’t be like most normal people and have a glass or two of wine. I’m like, I’ll drink the whole bottle and then I’m looking, where can I get another bottle? It just doesn’t work for me, I’m just not wired that way,” she explained.
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De Lesseps first entered an alcohol treatment facility late last year, after being arrested for disorderly intoxication, battery of an officer, resisting arrested and making threats against a public servant in Palm Beach, Fla., over the holidays. She has since brokered a plea deal.
Though de Lesseps skipped the taping of the Season 10 reunion of “Housewives,” she’s focused on herself, returning to the stage in her cabaret show, “#CountessAndFriends.”
“I have this whole new life now,” she shared. “I go to AA meetings, and I follow up my treatment now that I’m back from rehab. I take it very seriously.”
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