Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, star of Real Housewives of New York, has separated from Count de Lesseps after 16 years of marriage. Her husband is a Frenchman whose ancestor presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States.
Mrs. de Lesseps’ publicist, Elizabeth Rosenthal, issued a statement Tuesday saying the couple “plan to remain friends and their primary focus will be to do what is best for their two children.”
Rosenthal declined to comment on reports the breakup came after LuAnn has learned that The Count, Alex de Lesseps, was having a relationship with another woman. However, reports state that The Count has been having an affair with an Ethiopian woman.
The Countess will keep her title, says Rosenthal. Her etiquette book, “Class With the Countess,” arrives April 16.