Luann de Lesseps is supporting Andy Cohen and Bravo within the wake of Leah McSweeney’s bombshell lawsuit towards the community.
“Nobody is forced to do anything on the show,” de Lesseps, 58, advised Us Weekly solely whereas selling her partnership with Dr. Daryl Gioffre’s Acid-Kicking Alcohol Alkalize. ‘If you talk about drinking … I’ve been sober on the present a few seasons.”
De Lesseps added that the community “supported” her not consuming on the present. (The fact star’s sobriety journey was a big a part of her RHONY story line.)
“Bravo has always been very supportive of my sobriety in and out of sobriety,” she continued. “So, like I said, everybody has their experience. It’s never been my experience, nor has it been a lot of the Housewives experiences.”
De Lesseps appeared on the primary 13 seasons of The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis. Because the sequence received a reboot, she and Sonja Morgan have gotten their very own present, Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake. De Lesseps has additionally appeared on two seasons of The Actual Housewives: Final Women Journey.
McSweeney — who appeared alongside de Lesseps on RHONY seasons 12 and 13 — sued Cohen and Bravo, claiming that they exploited her struggles with alcoholism to spice up rankings. She additional alleged that Cohen “engaged in cocaine use” with numerous Actual Housewives franchise stars. Allegations which Cohen has since denied.
“That is not an Andy’s character,” de Lesseps advised Us. “I know Andy, I’ve known him for years and it’s not in his character.”
De Lesseps’ confirmed that she and Cohen have a “very professional relationship” total.
Lawsuit apart, the Bravo star additionally provided Us an replace on the place her sobriety stands.
“I drink on occasion,” she defined. “That’s how I am in a different place with that now. God knows I’ve been through it and I’m in a good place with it now. So yeah, that’s my journey.”
One other a part of her present well being journey is Dr. Daryl Gioffre’s Acid-Kicking Alcohol Alkalizer — which she makes use of whereas hitting the highway on her Countess Cabaret Tour.
“I suffer with acidity, so I need things that are going to keep my body … basic,” she admits, providing some useful hints for followers.
“I put it in my coffee every morning, [it] takes the acidity out of coffee. And it tastes like chocolate, so I can’t live without it,” de Lesseps defined. “If you want to drink wine or any alcohol, you put five or six drops and it takes the acidity out of alcohol.”
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi