Mention It All - Lu & Improved 2: Joyous, Happy, And Free Ft. Luann de Lesseps (RHONY, Summer House Reunion)

Episode Date: April 30, 2021

Dylan and Bari are joined by Luann de Lesseps, who dishes on RHONY’s upcoming 13th season. She gives updates on her relationships with Tinsley, Dorinda, and Bethenny, and tells us what to expect from RHONY newcomer Eboni. Earlier in the episode, Dylan review’s Bethenny’s new HBO Max show, and breaks down the first part of the Summer House reunion. You can buy SkinnyPop at retailers nationwide, or go to the Shop Now page on skinnypop.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With Dylan Hafer. Oh, go and Barry Rosenfeld. I need to start drinking alcohol. Now go to sleep, we. Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the Mention at All podcast. I am Dylan Hafer. And I'm flying solo for this little intro today because Barry is living her summer house fantasy.

I am not jealous, I'm not bitter, not even a little bit. But we still have lots to talk about today. And stay tuned because later in the episode, we have an interview with Countess Luann Della Seps, Rony OG, back for season 13. Barry and I talked to her before she left for All-Stars. And we got into the upcoming season and everything to expect. So don't go anywhere because I think you're going to like that interview. First, we're going to talk about the Summer House reunion.

and I also watched the first two episodes of The Big Shot with Bethany, which is on HBO Max now. So we're going to talk about that a little bit because I feel like everybody needs to know what they're getting into. Bethany's back. It's very different than Housewives, but I still enjoyed it. So it's basically like, it's basically like the apprentice, but like extremely skinny girl branded, which, you know,

Real Housewives of New York always kind of felt like a skinny girl commercial when Bethany was there. this is like the extended infomercial version. So we start out with, she has 10 contestants, and they show up to her investment property in Connecticut, which is just the most Bethany thing you've ever heard. She's like, this is my house. I've never slept tonight here because I bought another house. And so I'm going to sell this one and I'm going to make a profit and what the fuck's going on over here?

And do we have the coffee? Do we have the pop? Like, there is so much going on. It is truly chaotic Bethany in her final form. So there's 10 contestants. and then they have a little cocktail party. They each give their little elevator pitch spiel on why they want to work for her.

And she sends four of them home right at the beginning before the first challenge even happens. I have to say, I am enjoying this show. I think it is a good fit for Bethany because it allows Bethany to be the most Bethany in a forum where that feels appropriate. But I do not know what the actual goal is here. because she says she says she's looking for a VP of operations for her whole Bethany brand,

which is like apparently 25 different brands that are pulling in hundreds of millions dollars. She wants this person to be doing like social media, but also like all of her business operations, but also like her personal assistant sort of. It feels like a nightmare job, basically. And none of these people seem super qualified for a. VP position at a major company. You know, we've got people with sales experience. There's this one girl, Nicole Rose, who let's be clear is a nightmare. And she is like an influencer and a DJ. It feels like Bethany wanted to make the best reality show, but I am very skeptical about any

of these people actually being hired for a high level position at a corporation. But, you know, We'll see. The first couple episodes are fun. I would definitely recommend it's on HBO Max. The second episode, we get a little phone conversation with Derinda. She's going to pop up later in the season. Bethany's friendship with Derinda is very interesting to me. And we also get a fun appearance from Luke Henderson,

who you probably know as Caroline Stanbury's makeup artist from Ladies of London, and later, Derrinda's makeup artist from Real Housewives of New York. And now he's back, and he's Bethany's makeup artist. But really, Luke's, Luke's true passion is just standing around while housewives gossip with him. So this is, it's really a great fit. There's a shapeware photo shoot and he is, you know, kind of the one that Bethany is just venting to as everything goes wrong.

But yeah, check out the big shot. There's going to be more new episodes. Maybe Barry and I will talk about it in the future. But either way, give it a chance. If you like Bethany, I would say if you are not a Bethany fan, skip it. Because you're going to be just like, you're going to have a stress. reaction in the first 15 seconds, and it's not going to go well. But if you're missing Bethany on Real Housewives, this is definitely a show for you. But pivoting, we have to talk about the

Summer House reunion, which of course started last night. We're getting two parts. So we will be back definitely talking about part two next week. There is just, there's a lot going on in this cast, man. I don't know. I never thought this cast was going to let us down during the reunion, but they really came prepared. Kyle came with a lot of anger, and I think that lends itself well to a reunion. Hannah came with ready to cry,

you know, ready to bear it all emotionally. And I think everybody came looking good. You know, we can debate the looks. I think Amanda's little jumpsuit moment, I'm having a lot of fun with it. I think Lindsay and Danielle look great. I think the guys look great. I'm not sure about Hannah's outfit,

but, you know, I think everybody went for it. I appreciate it. They finally got a real reunion after being relegated to watch what happens live for a few seasons too long. But we really jump right into it in this reunion with Hannah talking about Luke. So Hannah says she was never in love with Luke and that she was playing the field when she came into the house,

dating around, talking to a few different guys, which, of course, there is nothing wrong with that. You know, now that I'm vaccinated, I feel like I am playing the field. It's not going well so far, but, you know, trying to have as many prospects as possible because we all want to have a hot girl summer. I can't fault Hannah for doing the same. But of course, the issue that comes into question was, you know, the way she was talking about Luke, leading her on and kind of bringing the rest of the house into it and acting like

Luke was kind of this, you know, horrible person who was mislellan. leading her and then everybody's like, okay, but, but if you were, you know, so you were, first of all, you were already having sex with Des, and then there's like another guy you were facetiming with, where is the line between, you know, you were trying to figure out what was going on with Luke and Luke was like playing you? Because to me, that's the question. And I don't, I don't think there's a satisfying answer because I think Hannah and Luke are always going to have a fundamental disagreement about the nature of their relationship. I mean, clearly, we know they never had sex. This is, you know, Summerhouse canon at this point, Luke and Hannah never had sex.

But Luke basically says, you know, we were intimate in some kind of way, but it was never like that. And Hannah's like, okay, well, like, just because we weren't having sex, you were FaceTiming me all the time. You know, why were you calling me three times a day if you didn't, you know, like give a shit about me, which I don't think she's wrong. But, you know, they weren't in a relationship. They weren't exclusive. never going to have that kind of closure. But I think Hannah kind of, you know, she screwed the pooch a little bit in how she sort of corrected for the rest of the season after she and Luke had their issues. Because of course, she just got deep into it with Kyle. And I think that is the most interesting part of this reunion, the Kyle and Hannah and Amanda of it all. And the whole house really just gets, you know, dragged into this whole disagreement. So Andy asks Hannah about, you know, the stuff she said about Amanda's relationship with Kyle in the past and specifically, you know, if she's told Amanda that she should leave Kyle. And, you know, Hannah is very much,

like, I've never said that. Kyle's like, it's on tape. Amanda says that Hannah's never said it in as many words. So, you know, it's up in the air. I personally have no interest in going back and watching all the old episodes and like combing through that footage at this point. But basically, I think it is, it's a little bit of a stretch for Hannah to say she has always been there for Amanda. I think everybody, but Hannah would agree on that point. But things really get messy when they're talking about Kyle and Hannah's big disagreement. Hannah says she was feeling shook when Kyle brought up the whole trash thing. You know, Hannah saying, she starts crying. She says that she's triggered from being yelled at because she got yelled at the whole summer. And I really just feel like, like, I really just feel like Kyle and Hannah are not destined to be friends in any sort of context. And because of the show that they're on, obviously there's this pressure to, you know, kind of break up and make up and figure out what's the next step for this relationship. And I think that because Hannah and Amanda were good friends, there's just always going to be

this complicating factor. But I think what they're missing is when you're an adult, Sometimes you just realize that somebody you were friends with isn't that compatible with you and isn't, you know, somebody that you're meant to be friends with forever. And I think the sooner that Hannah and Amanda maybe have this realization, which I think they're kind of getting there, I think they can just move on in peace. But the question, of course, where that leaves us, what's going to happen on this show? You know, they're talking about how Hannah was saying in some interview, I mean, this whole reunion just hinges on things that Hannah has said on various podcasts, which is like murky

water to get into because, I mean, we record this podcast three times a week. I have no idea what I said on, you know, Monday, let alone six months ago when I was, you know, talking to such and such. But, you know, so Hannah made some comment about how she's only friends with Kyle because she's paid to be friends with Kyle. And Kyle is very offended by this, even though I don't think he really wants to be friends with Hannah either. But, you know, now that, now that this is kind of out there in the open and these feelings are on display, it's like, okay, so are they really going to go back to being in a summer house together this year? Because then, like, doesn't that feel more staged for TV than ever before? I don't know. I'm very curious to see kind of where summerhouse

goes from here, because I feel like if they really are trying to, you know, keep the fourth wall up and make it seem like a real friend group, then there's a lot of work to be done. But also, if that's what they want, then they can't just bring in three new people that we've never met before because then we know they're not really friends. But yeah, I'm really curious to see what happens in part two of this reunion. I think it's going to be very dramatic. And with that being said, let's get into the grab the skinny pop moment of the day. Of course, endless entertainment calls for endless popcorn. And luckily, every Colonel of Skinny Pop is so light, crunchy and delicious that I can eat it by the handful or even the bagful.

And let me tell you, I watched this summer house reunion with a bag of skinny pop white cheddar right at hand. And I didn't quite finish it, but boy, did I get close. My personal grab the skinny pop moment has to be when Lindsay says, let's just break the fourth wall. And she gets into, you know, this show started because it was about a group of friends in a summer house. I, this is what we needed because of course on the show, they can have the show, whatever. But when it's the reunion, it's like, now let's not fuck around now. Let's get into, you know, all of the factors that are leading us to this point. And Lindsay Hubbard just took us there and she broke that fourth wall and we are all better for it.

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special guest and actually our first repeat guest on the Mentioned-It-All podcast. Everyone, welcome, Luanne. Delis-Sups. Hi, Luan. Hi, how are you guys? Hi, Louan. We were so excited to have you back on. We're like, she was our first guest like ever on the podcast. This is a big deal. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. That's amazing. And we've been stuck inside the whole time. And now it's a new season of Roney. And here we are back again. Congratulations, you guys. You're killing it.

Oh, thank you. Thank you. You too. We had a chance to check out the premiere. Very excited. How are you feeling about this new season coming back? Obviously, you've been doing this a long time now. How are we feeling about season 13?

You know, listen, you know, we filmed during a pandemic during Black Lives Matter. and during an election. So it was like, it was so crazy. I mean, you know, and I have to say hats off to our production team at Bravo because it was so difficult to find places to film, you know, locations were probably couldn't travel. So it felt like a very different season.

But at the same time, it felt more personal because we were a lot in our own apartments. And I think, you know, that adds another flavor to the show in terms of, you know, really getting, to know us as, you know, personally in our homes, you know, it adds a different vibe. And so I was glad to have a job. I was glad that I got to hang out with the girls, you know, I got to hang out with, because nobody would see each other at that point, you know?

People were just isolating. And so it was a difficult time, but we have fun. And I think the show is lighter and funnier because of it, because it's like we were living in heavy time. So it's like, let's have fun. Let's just really enjoy ourselves. Yeah, I remember in the opening clips, they showed New York, like, in its prime. And of course, I was like, oh, my God, did we used to do that?

Like, everyone going to work commuting. And it was like March. And then they did like, they did a timestamp of like October. And it was like, crickets. And I was like, oh, my God. I remember that even though it was only a year ago. But it was kind of crazy. And me too.

And I remember it so well because, you know, I came into the city. and I actually filmed, did a music video for Viva La Diva at that time. You know, that was last spring. And it was, you know, it was eerie. I mean, I was outside of 54 below and there was not a soul in sight. I was on Park Avenue. There was not a car on Park Avenue. It was mind-blowing.

Crazy. Wow. So speaking of your more in your apartments this season, We see your new apartment, which looks lovely, by the way. Thank you. How are you feeling? Are you, do you feel back at home in the city now? I know you've been spending time in Sag Harbor this last year.

How has it been just being at home more? You know, I really love my apartment. I feel, you know, really comfortable here. As you can see, I have my piano in the background. So, you know, Billy and I have been working on our new Christmas show coming out. So we have a show coming out in late November, December for the holidays. So, and I have a new Christmas song coming out, which I'm super excited about. I've always wanted to do a Christmas song.

So I have a, my producers are Billy Stritch and Bruce Roberts from California and who's a major producers, work with many major artists. So I'm thrilled, you know, to be able to work on the song. The apartment is comfortable. it's, you know, when I walked in, I was like, oh, I'll take it. And it was like really quick decision. High ceilings and, you know, marble bathtub, bathroom and bathtub, big soaking tub and a walk-in closet and a terrace. I was like, this is perfect.

And I just did quick sweep of the view. And the day I moved in, I'm standing here. And I'm, you know, waiting for the movers to come in. And I said, no, no way. No, I didn't put two and two together, you know, where, you know, I could see like the back of Tom's apartment. It's like insane. Anyway. That is so funny to me.

Like, that is, when you say a small world, there is nothing smaller than that. Like, that is a small world. Right. Now, have you seen him out on the streets? No, no, no, because, you know, it's funny because I never saw Tom before I was. was introduced as Tom. And I lived on the Upper East Side for a while before. Remember when I had the townhouse and whatever.

So I never, never saw him before I met him. And I never have seen him after I married him. It's kind of crazy. I feel like you're the only one. I feel like people are constantly having, you know, run-ins. Run-ins. Probably for the best that you are steering clear. You know, same with my first husband.

He's off in Europe somewhere. So I never have to, I never run into him. But it would be okay if I did because, you know, we're friends. We have kids, you know. Right, right. Yeah, I know I don't have an issue with exes. Okay. Well, that's great.

Well, let's get into it. So we are super excited to see Ebony this season and we see that you two sort of know each other or go way back. But tell us about that because we only got a glimpse and how it is with her in the group. Well, we don't go way back. I mean, I've seen her. You know. socially, but I didn't know her really at all.

Right. So she comes into the show and she's an acquaintance, really. And as you can see, you know, we have our moments in the very beginning. But, you know, as we get to know each other as women, et cetera, you know, takes time to warm up sometimes to people. You know, and so, you know, we have our moments, but we come out on the other side and our relationship actually builds. And it's a good one.

I respect her. I think she's, she's smart. She's, you know, beautiful. She's, you know, an attorney. And I have a lot of respect for her. And she holds her own.

It's not an easy cast to walk into. Yeah. I'm excited to see that. So you've, you've been on the show. I mean, 13 seasons. A lot of people have come and gone. Is it pretty easy at this point for you to kind of just,

you know, hang out with whoever they put in front of you? Or are there times when it's kind of like, wow, I really have to do a whole season with this person. Like, I'm just not feeling the energy. Well, you know, I'm pretty quick about people. You know what I mean? And whether or not this person is going to work for me or not.

So, you know, we've seen a lot of people come and go. We've seen, you know, a lot of relationships kind of blow up, you know, just like at Carra Radsville, you know. she, you know, was on the show and then she went. And, you know, there's people that I wish never went. You know, I'd love to see certain people come back like, like Jill and, and even Aviva. And now maybe Tinsley. Honestly, I wouldn't mind that shake up and bring back like old school housewives because, you know, it's interesting when we were watching the premiere and they went through like your taglines and everything.

I was like, are we missing somebody? Like it seems like there needs to be one more. Yeah, we're only five. You know, we have a small cast. We're only five. So, um, so, you know, yeah, we, we have room. Have you, have you talked to Tinsley? Have you talked to Tinsley at all in the last few months?

Do you know, kind of what she's up to? I've been, you know, I've been, I've been texting her, check in with her, you know, I was sorry to hear about Scott. Um, I can't say that I was surprised. And so I feel for her, you know, it's never easy. And I think she really wanted it. And I don't think he handled it very well. We would love to see her back on the show.

I think she, that would be fun. Because when she came on the show the first time, it kind of was her, you know, journey coming back to New York and getting back in. And I feel like we could do a round two. And everybody would love to see that. Yeah, I think so. So we'll see. And speaking of, have you been keeping in touch with Durinda at all this?

this year. Does it feel weird for her not to be in the group? Yeah. I mean, you know, it just feels different, you know, um, you know, of course I'll, I, you know, I miss Dorenda. I love Dorenda. Um, but it's just a different season. And, you know, I know she's doing great and we keep in touch. So, so, you know, who knows? Maybe she'll be back. Maybe like a New York all-star house five season. Right. Instead of the match up that I'm going on. Yeah, you've got a fun little trip coming up sometime soon, I think. Can't tell you when.

Oh, Lord. I'm excited for that. Yeah, I saw you ironing on your Instagram stories. Okay, so I want to talk about in the premiere at Sonia's townhouse. She has a lovely brunch. You and Leah have a really nice conversation about your relationship with alcohol and kind of where you are with that. I love seeing that moment between you two. how are you approaching this season differently than you have in the past maybe with the drinking thing?

And kind of how did it feel to have Leah kind of going through a similar journey with you? Well, listen, it's always great to have a wingman in life, you know, no matter what it is. And, you know, I just wanted to know where her head was at because, you know, I just was looking for that kind of support. And listen, if she said, well, you're on your own, whatever, I was said, okay, great. And that would have been fine too, but I was glad that she was, you know, down with me on that and that I had that kind of support because, you know, there's a lot of parties and things, drinking going on, et cetera. And so it meant a lot to me that, that, you know, that she was on the same path. And I, listen, in the pandemic, everybody was drinking like crazy, you know. I feel like, you know, every time, you know, relapse is a part of recovery and every time I get to a new place.

And I'm just so grateful because I know, you know, that I'm ultimately so much happier when I don't drink. So, you know, it's coming to terms with that and realizing that and, you know, pounding that in your head, especially for me that you get to a place where you say, okay, I can deal with that. I have total controlling, you know, my cabaret tour, I'm working on. So what was born out of this is not saying that I'm super excited about was that, you know, I was looking for something to drink over the summer, which is an alternative. And I really couldn't find anything. And when I did, it wasn't up to par. So I decided to make a non-alcoholic sparkling rosé.

And I'm super excited because it's going to come out in the fall. And, yeah. So, you know, I think, you know, necessity is the master of invention or however that saying goes. And it really rang true to me because I just, I didn't have anything. You know, whenever you go out and you order a mocktail, you're at the bartender's mercy. And it generally comes back and it's sweet and not right. And, you know, and then you order a pariet. And people are like, eh, she doesn't drink.

Oh, I'm boring. So I really feel like there's a real big void. and out there for something in the market that feels elevated and beautiful and that you feel like you're joining the party. So I've been working on that, super excited about that. So, you know, there's a lot of great things happening. And, you know, besides, you know, working on that in my tour and coming back, you know, with my music and, you know, I'm grateful to be doing things that I love and I'm passionate about,

you know. and the show and family and just been a creative time for me and one of like really doing some work on myself. That's great that I feel like you've been able to find outlets this past year because I mean especially with the cabaret with the pandemic it's been such a tough time for that and it hasn't really been feasible. So it's great that you found other ways to kind of channel all of that, you know, energy, stress, what have you, into something else.

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I have to say, though, that in the premiere, you said that something clicked, and that's when you knew. And it's so funny because when you said that, like, you also, not that you weren't always fun and, you know, sparkling, but you gave off a different, like, energy. And, like, I got that from watching. It's just so funny that like, oh, good. 100% like it hit me too when you said that. Like you can just notice when someone is like happier, genuinely happier. And it seems like you were while watching and are right now. So that's really great.

Yeah, no, no, it's good. You know, it's interesting because, you know, I feel I've become very spiritual throughout this whole journey. I mean, I've always been into like, you know, yoga and meditation and chopra and et cetera. But now I just feel a lot more connected to my spiritual. spirituality. And when I drink, I lose that connection, you know, and that's the really important thing. And, um, and, and, you know, for me, it's, it's, it's like I turn, I've gone to another level in terms of understanding, you know, what really gives me joy and happiness. And, you know, joyous, happy and free. That's how I want to live my life. Is that the name of your new Christmas song? I'm like writing that joyous, happy, and free. I love that mantra.

Joyous, happy, and free. And, you know, when you're in your head and you, you know, you're thinking too hard and life seems challenging, just remember you've got to be joyous, happy, and free. And that's the most important thing. That's why I went to Mexico. I mean, I was like, joyous, happy and free. I loved it there so much because I felt really connected to the, you know, to the earth and to the planet.

I feel like, you know, with what's happened to us, the more connected you can stay to the planet, the better off you're going to be. Because it's just what a tough time we've been going through. You've got to get outside, connect to the earth and the trees and, you know, feel the wind and, you know, be near water or, you know, whatever it is. It's so important for your soul, really.

Yeah. I need to hear the background. You posted a photo that you were, like, covered in gold, like, gold paint or something. That was clay. Okay. everybody was, everybody was going crazy over that photo. And I was like, Lou looks like she's living her best life right now. I was in sweat lodges.

I was like basically sending smoke signals. I mean, I was like doing all that fun, you know, deep dive into just self-care. You know what I mean? Like I'm going to do the clay mask. I'm going to go to the sweat lodge and pray. I mean, I really took a deep dive into the Mayan culture. I don't know if you've ever been. It's amazing.

But it's very rich in culture. And I don't know. It's like a place of manifestation. It's like Abiza meets Burning Man. It's just magic. No, seriously, it's magical. I went for a week and I stayed for a month. Oh, wow.

Well, now any time I splurred. How much I loved it. I'm going to splurge on anything or go on vacation. I'm just going to. in the back of my mind being like joyous, happy and free. Luan said I could do it. That's it. You know,

because we only have today. We only have the moment. You know, God knows, you know, what else is coming our way, you know? After what we've been through, what the hell else can happen to us, you know? Oh, I'm scared. Don't be scared. Be happy, joyous and free. That's true.

Is there anything specific that you're looking forward to us getting to see this season on the show? Obviously, we're super excited for the new season. Yeah. Well, you know, listen, with what's been happening in the world, et cetera, you know, we live in a very diverse city. So I'm excited to see our first, you know, black housewife, right, for New York City. Finally, I'm thrilled about that. And the dynamic and the conversations that happen. And, you know, I think it's important.

I think they're important conversations. I think that there are things that we talk about and that we go through. And I think that it's highly relatable, especially with the George Floyd and everything that's been happening in the world. And so I feel like that's a major, you know, part of the season. And also, again, living through a pandemic and having to go into places with a mask. and not being able to see your family

and because you're scared that maybe that you bring the virus to the show and the housewife. I mean, it was really like walking on eggshells. And so there's a lot of things that are different and interesting about how this season went down, obviously, in terms of what we've done in the past. So I think that right there is going to be an interesting dynamic, obviously what we've been going through

and having Ebony on board and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out because I always go, well, how is this going to work? You know, what are we going to do this season? And it just kind of always works itself out. And even the issues I have with Ebony, we work it out. And it's an important conversation

that I think needs to be had and seen. Yeah. Did you really quick, did you get a chance to see the preview for Bethany's new show? No. I haven't. I didn't even know the preview was out for her new show. I only knew that she announced her engagement on the day of our announcement of our show. I thought timing was very interesting, wasn't it? I was excited to hear that she and she and Jason are finally, finally

divorced, but the timing was definitely. Oh my God. Yeah. I'm happy for her because boy, what a nightmare that was. Yeah. Listen, I only wish Bethany well. I haven't not seen the trailer for her new show. Do you want to tell me about it? Did you like the apprentice, basically? It's Bethany's apprentice. Right? Right.

Okay, so before we finish up, we like to play a little game with all our housewife guests. It's called Who Would You Choose? We're going to ask you some questions, and you're just going to say who in your cast you would pick for the various answers. They can be current or former. We have lots of options. Okay. First of all, who would you take, who would you take motherhood advice from?

Who would I take motherhood advice from? Hmm. I'm going through my cast to my head. I think Kyle Richards. Oh, we're going Beverly Hills. We're going Beverly Hills. Yeah.

Great girls. I mean, right? I think she did a good job. She's done all the ages. Yeah. Kyle has it together. Yeah, she has many kids. So I like women to have many kids.

I come from six. So I mean, seven. You're one of seven? Yeah, I'm one of seven. Wow. Wow. I know. People don't know that.

Whose closet would you raid? Oh, Lisa Vanderprumbs. I'm in Beverly Hills right now. Yeah. Okay. Who would you trust to plan your next vacation? Like to pick the hotel, the restaurants, all that stuff. Ramona.

Okay. Ramona likes luxury. That makes sense. She loves luxury. She loves to travel. She loves her good hotels and her, you know, her staff. Yes. Who would you want to cook you dinner? Who would I want to cook me dinner? Who really loves to cook? Teresa, judici. Yeah. Okay. I want spaghetti and meatballs. Honestly, a lot of people have said, like Teresa was like, a lot of people's answers for that. Okay. Who would you take relationship advice from?

Jill Zeran. Okay. Maybe I'll ask her for some as well. Who would you let decorate your house? Hmm. Wow. He's got great taste. Well, I'd have to go back to Lisa Vanderpump, I guess.

Right? I wouldn't mind. I just wouldn't mind her decorating my house. house at all. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. And last one, which housewife from another city cast would you want to join your cast in New York? Uh, Lisa Renna on our cast in New York. Okay. She would definitely stir it up. Yeah. And she comes to New York quite often. I feel like she's got that New York vibe. She could just dance her way into Housewives of New York. I wouldn't mind that either. Right. And that, that was great. I feel like out of everyone we've ever played this with,

you definitely put the most thought into your responses. Thank you. Yeah. I really thought about it. It was like, and you gave me something to think about. So thank you. Oh.

Of course. Lou Ann, thank you so much for coming by. We love to have you anytime. Good to see you. We're so excited for the new season. Everybody's going to love it. Of course,

don't forget to watch Tuesday nights on Bravo. Yeah, It's going to be so great. I can't wait for you guys to see it. And, you know, a lot of good stuff and a lot of fun. So enjoy. Thank you. Thanks so much for listening, everyone.

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