The title of this post maybe confusing to you. Because in order to find out if Luann just announced her divorce on Twitter, all you have to do is go to Twitter and see if there is an announcement, right?
Not so fast.
These reality people have social media people who run there accounts. Sometimes they go rogue. So while there is a divorce announcement on Twitter, it doesn’t sound to me like Luann wrote it. If she didn’t, one of two things has happened.
- She told her social media manager to make the announcement. She’s sobbing in her bed and said, “say that we still care for each other…respect our privacy…blah blah blah”
- OR, her social media manager’s season is up. There has been some sort of disagree over finances and the social media manager is being a little bitch going out the door.
I really hope it is the second option and someone gets in legal trouble for the tweet. If they are divorcing. then I feel very sorry for Lu. She has been through a whole lot with her entire marriage playing out on social media, Page Six, and of course her brutal treatment on RHONY.
If they were to divorce, I see Luann selling the Exclusive story to People. Something doesn’t seem right to me.
I’m just going to wait and see. There is nothing on Instagram at all. What do you think is happening?
Update: People has an article now. They are citing Twitter. They have “a source” confirming, ““She is sad, but she was the one who made the decision to file. They had lots of issues and really tried to make it work, but it was just obvious they weren’t on the same page.”
The source says Lu is going on vacation with her kids. So Lu could be the source, or the source could be Luann’s mailman’s cousin. Shut up. I am holding on to hope here people!
UPDATE2!!! Now that I have recapped WWHL, there is no doubt in my mind that Luann saw the clip on WWHL last night and probably threw him right out of the house. So sad. Luann puts up with a lot, but this VERY PUBLIC scene between Tom and Missy must have her so embarrassed and hurt. I feel so bad for Lu.
I hope this is not true!
This makes me feel a bit sick. I hope that this is not true. Come on, it has been less than a year, and they are both adults. Take the time to work it out, if possible. I will just hate it if these obnoxious ladies have even a nano second to gloat. Have they filmed the reunion Yet? I hope so!
Well I think it’s about Tom…, ?
It’s posted on Bravo. I would hope they would not post untrue garbage re: one of their own people without confirming it.
I am probably the least surprised human being on earth, he was a dirty cheat, however, I did expect them to be together for a bit longer.
I think a 50 year old man, living a great social life, chooses that life. I don’t think he’s been a bachelor cause he’s been waiting for you. Just my feelings regarding the whole situation. They could have shacked up, never understood why the wedding except to be “the one” he picked. Blah, blah, blah.
Could very well be, Cheryl, men can be stuck in their ways. But then you have guys like George Clooney who waited 50+ yrs for Amal to come along and now he is palpably, madly in love with her and their family. You have to be smart.
He gave Luann every sign he was not to be trusted. She chose to move forward, she’s a big girl, and now it didn’t work out. I do feel for her, even If I think it was obvious. I feel for her having hoped and lost.
Shae, if she would have only waited. I think going so fast, she sadly knew this was possible, but wanted the win.
I agree. I think she felt pressure to move fast and overlooked a lot in the process.
I feel badly for her, but she closed her eyes to the writing on the wall….She should have listened….
I agree. Most never married older guys would only tie the knot if they suddenly wanted kids, and not because they couldnt find anybody by then. Theres an issue there thats prevented settleing down. Even then they usually only fantasize about a family life, but will not actually do it. George Clooney was married before. Most of these never married guys are pretty predictable and will not change for anyone.
I hoped for a happy marriage for her. but had my doubts. Sorry to hear this and hope it isn’t true.
I think E News is reliable, maybe? They confirmed. Used to think Page 6 was real.
Been checking for your post. Now if you doubt, guess she needs to confirm. (Or Sonja, lol)
I feel for Lu.. Think she was in a time of “needing support” and had blinders on… I do hope it works out… but… doesn’t look good… Depends on how long she wants to have her “marriage perceived” intact.
Arrrghh you kidding?! Bring on the pirates!
FTW
I was ready to write the announcement off at first, but then I remembered last night on WWHL when Andy questioned Bethenny about the “slap/love rap and she got this look of true dispair on her face for a second and was at a loss for words. She sort if timidly refused to give an answer only saying that after what happened in Miami…she was out.
My guess is that the other (or some) Housewives were informed recently so that they would not be blindsided and say something really stupid (I’m looking at you, Sonja).
While I had actually given them only six months, I hate to ever see anyone’s marriage end.
She really was upset and I felt there was a lot more she knew then she was letting on. I am so sad for Lu
@Sunday: Yeah, to see Bethenny become docile and at a loss for words is rare and she truly looked sad.
I hope that LuAnn appreciates that Bethenny very tactfully sidestepped making any comment on her marriage issues. She could have easily gone balls to the wall on LuAnn like Jeff Lewis did on Heather Dubrow!
I know, rite?! I couldn’t believe the stuff he said about Heather!! It’s sad to say, though, I didn’t think their marriage would work out.
Agreed! I hope she realizes it too. I can’t even imagine how she must feel right now. Glad she is taking some time to gather herself.
Tamara did you see WWHL last night? There was a scene which shady Andy Cohen played with Tom in it that might have been a clue of things to come. Also, Beth was kind of sad about Lu.
I am so sad for her if this is what happened.
Yes, the Bravo clip of Tom next week exposed him. Lu has to file to save face. Luckily the reunion has been filmed. Feel bad for her but she overlooked a lot of red flags.
Sonja and Ramona must be having a party tonight! If I listen carefully I can hear them from London
Exactly what I thought! They’re probably having a “We WARNED You!” Party at the townhouse tonight, with Carole as MC. I hope they’re happy, the miserable harpies. Maybe Tom will come by for a SONJA booty call to celebrate his freedom at 3 am. Only someone with the lowest of standards would touch him after this. Poor Luann!
I think Luann and Tom agreed to have an open marriage, but it probably became too much for Luann when Tom’s philandering became so public and she felt humiliated.
That makes sense. Or maybe they colluded for a storyline and a paycheck. The divorce news is good timing since the show’s airing now. Ratings bump. I don’t mean to sound cynical. I was pulling for Lu, but Tom was no bueno.
I had exactly the same thought. What if it was all a ploy for celebrity and for Luann to continue to have a storyline on RHONY? I always had a feeling that when Tom was caught the first time (by Bethanny’s admission) that Luann reacted so emotionally simply because this threatened the legitimacy of love affair storyline rather than their actually love
I totally understand your cynicism but I think she wanted to get married again. I don’t think it was for the show. Although her focus seemed to be more on the marriage than Tom. She was infatuated with the the Upper East Side Apartment, Palm Beach Condo, travel and the security and put on blinders that her husband to be was a “Tom Cat”.
It’s hard being single-especially in Manhattan in your fifties. I think LuAnn likes to be married. I’m sure she signed a pre-nup but I can’t imagine she’s entitled to much at seven months.
I find this sad. I wish her well. This is humiliating.
NewJerzey, that’s an intriguing theory. I think Lu blamed the previous marriage being open on the Count. But maybe she wanted it too. The Tom and Missy stuff just seems so scripted to me. Did he forget he was wearing a mic? Did he not care? I would love for Lu to be happy with somebody, or without somebody! By the way, I loved her autobiography on Bravo, if any of you haven’t seen it.
On WWHL last night they showed a preview of next week’s RHNY where Tom was a disgusting ass at the party Tinsley is supposedly throwing for Sonja. I think Luanne may have wanted to get the divorce filing in before the show airs and she suffers further humiliation. I was hoping things would work out for her but she really deserves better than Tom.
I was just saying that. He was such an ass. And so was Andy he couldn’t wait to gleefully show that clip.
I think the girls knew too because Beth was very discreet about her answer to Andy’s Lu question.
I noticed that Andy was trying to get B to say something snarky about Louanne’s marriage. I have to give her credit for taking the high road.
Yes, I agree. But she stood her ground. I was proud of her for having her cast mates back.
I saw it here first but now everyone is picking it up. Sad. Not entirely surprising but sad
I am truly saddened for her. She was so happy and glowing. It seems that his philandering has escalated since the marriage. I just am heartbroken for her. I don’t know if even Steve Gold can make me smile….oh wait…yes he can.
Hugs to you Lu. There are some of us who are genuinely rooting for you.
I am with you, Steve Gold can make just about anything better. So sad for Lu, I was rooting for her. Damn. But she does deserve better.
genuinely feel sorry for Lu if this is true, but bring on Single Luann for season 10! so much more fun
If true, I would only hope the cackling witches will shut up and offer support instead the usual crap they spew. Not happy about this.
Bravo rarely says anything so who knows?
You know that Sonja will not be able to resist Page 6 with this. The rest, who knows? I would hope that they all keep their traps shut. We will see who the honorable these ladies can be…
2 weeks ago they were all over Newport (where I live) holding hands, I bumped into them in 2 places, they seems happy or at were putting on a good show.
I was thinking “how sudden”, but then realized she hasn’t posted a pic of Tom on her IG since June, so I guess she was timing the announcement before we see his bad behavior next week but after they’d shot the reunion. She gave away the Countess crown for nothing! Tom seems like such a jerk.
There is a photo of them on IG on his boat July 23rd.
All the warning signs were there but Luann was all in for it. I was thinking that maybe this was just a setup from the beginning to get her countess title taken away. Maybe Tom is going to get some kind payment from her ex for this.
Luann knows how to bounce back. She will be happy again.
Tom must have had some reason to want to get married to Lu. People don’t just do stuff for no reason. Especially a long time bachelor that’s a womanizer. Getting them to the alter is almost impossible, and his behaviour showed he didn’t have good intentions. He wasnt even trying to hide it. Maybe he did love Lu but was too addicted to the single life style to change for her. Something doesn’t add up so it’s good it’s over quick and she deserves better.
The lady with the hot microphone said it best “she would rather go through with the marriage and get divorce”.
Yes, Marta!!! I agree with you 100%. She was so smug during the season getting ready for the wedding, I almost say, “that’s what you get” and when she wouldn’t listen to anyone, slow your roll, maybe?, and put on her blinders. I do feel sorry for her because she’s not going to go through everything in private.
If she had the luxury of privacy, trolls like you could not skip around the Internet screaming “I told you so!” And feeling all good about yourself. And then how would you spend your time?
She sold her “luxury of privacy”.
She gets paid to not have privacy.
This! I am cold hearted as I feel little empathy for her.
Tom Juan is trying to say he loved “the nurse from Conn. not the reality star. He is so full of every known piece of waste on the planet.
Yes, she heard the rumors, yes she knew the risks. How many people have done this? Think they could change the person they married? Poor doobie. I just want to tell her to hang in there she’s going to be ok.
I have thought the same now stuck with the man I thought would change. He just got worse. Can’t wait to be all the way financially secure to get rid of him and be happy. Luckily she can get rid of this dud quick and stand on her own financially and with maturity unlike Sonja and Bethany did in thier divorce!!
Because she wasn’t a reality star when he met her?? He’s full of it. I don’t understand why he even married her if he still wanted to screw around. You’re how old, never been married – why fix what ain’t broken? And why drag someone else into your mess?
She was always out of his league and hopefully she will realize that as much as it stings, she is far kbetter off in the long run.
Damn, that’s sad. I hate that Luanne has to be humiliated by that scum. I hope she can rid herself of the jerk, quickly, and try to keep her spirits up. He just wasn’t the man for her. He is too old to change now.
I believe that they had/have an extremely passionate relationship. However, her getting to the place to slap or “love tap” him in public is a bad look for both of them. Could lead to worse, and means he’s able to take her to that level. Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise.
My husband has made me SOSO angry and I’ve never slapped him.although I really truly truly wish I could have. So, in my opinion something was bad! She doesn’t seem to be the type to slap anyone in public especially she hardly ever is drunk and pretty classy all around.
Oh, fucking hell…NO! I was really rooting for Luann’s happiness! If this IS true, I feel gutted for her. I also hate the fact this will make Sonja, Bethenny and Ramona crow “I told you so” and shake their clacky fingers at her.
Same here!! I hate that she has to go through this while dealing with those haters. Maybe they’ll suddenly be respectful?
I don’t think Bethanny will crow. She tried to help Lu. Now, Sonya and Ramona is a whole different story. Lu had no remorse in taking him away from Sonya or ever acknowledged her feelings at all. I do have empathy for Lu though.
This truly makes me sad. I love Lu. I think she has hoped for love the whole time we have known her on RHNY. Her husband was a jerk. I think she and the french gentleman were truly in love it didn’t work out then Tom. Its very sad. She is such a great beautiful woman. She deserves a partner in life. Ugg such a jerk this Tom guy. I hate that bitchy Bethany can say told you so. I bet she moves on to bigger and better. I hope she gets some $$ for her embarrassment and standing by this asshole!
WTF is wrong with people! Married for six months, you walk out with exactly what had when you walked in. I am sure they had a pre-nup, but stop with the “marriage is a paycheck” shit!
Its actually “divorce is a paycheck” and if you’re a complete and total asshole and indiscriminate whore you should have to fork over some extra cash and assets.
Just like any other contract if you completely fucking ignore your responsibility/agreements you cause the other party damages that you are and should be liable for.
Now if the cause of the divorce is 2 people going “oh shit, this was a terrible terrible idea” you’re right. Everybody takes their shit and gets out.
If I remember correctly, she said she and Jacques broke up because he was younger and wanted a family, and she did not want to have any more children. That’s a shame, especially considering how this turned out. But I don’t think she was faithful to him, so who knows if that would’ve lasted.
I believe that Lu tried to get pregnant via IVF, does anyone remember it being learned on the show? I believe Lu herself said something like ” they’re trying”. Makes a very sad situation even sadder.
Clearly, you are on crack. The reason Jacques and Lu broke up was because he wanted kids and she didn’t, Lu is well past the child bearing age.
I do remember something about Luanne trying to have a baby with that younger boyfriend.
So I’m on crack too! I wondered if maybe she was using a donated egg, or it was a last ditch effort with hers. I think she was late forties then. She was doing some kind of reproductive procedure. I remember it being brought up at a dinner. She seemed happy with that guy. He was cute too.
I actually think, Sonja asked Luanne if she would have a baby to hold on to Jacques.
Not going to say more cause I can’t accurately remember. But I do remember that. (And Sonja inappropriately asking Jacques and him and Luanne got up and left the table).
This truly makes me sad. I love Lu. I think she has hoped for love the whole time we have known her on RHNY. Her husband was a jerk. I think she and the french gentleman were truly in love it didn’t work out then Tom. Its very sad. She is such a great beautiful woman. She deserves a partner in life. Ugg such a jerk this Tom guy. I hate that bitchy Bethany can say told you so. I bet she moves on to bigger and better. I hope she gets some $$ for her embarrassment and standing by this asshole! Igg post comment
Ay, please. That is total horse droppings.
He hung around wherever there were RHONY cameras for the last decade desperately hoping that one of them would be dumb enough to put him on TV. His eyes lit up every time Luann allowed him to film (though that could be the drugs, allegedly, who knows etc.)!
Agree! He knew she was a reality TV star and seemed to love the celebrity standing.
Agreed!!
This comment by Johnny may be in the wrong spot. The comment he was referring to was by ScottishWitch WHO NEEDS TO READ THE MOTHER FUCKING COMMENT RULES and that comment was deleted.
Poor Lu…she just really wants to be married and have a fairy-tale romantic life, and she was willing to overlook a lot to have it. I’m interested to hear what the final straw was. It had to have been a doozy.
On the bright side, at least she woke up quickly and cut her losses. I wish her well. She’s one of my favorite housewives.
TMZ is reporting it also ..LuAnn’s friend said at a party to Carole at beginning of season before marriage she had doubts but would go through to save face it is sad but it was obvious he was not as into her as she was him..on the yacht
to be honest Tom is more into Sonja than LuAnn
I’m a little shocked that a small part of me a tiny bit shocked only because I figured they’d at least get through the year but like most of us with eyes, the divorce was expected.
Feel bad for her as he’s been nothing but humiliation for her since day 1!
The crap on Page Six about Tom being laid back and shy, oh yeah right! He’s been circling the Housewives since season 1. He must be bad given the fact that not even Sonja bothered to bring him on the show for her storyline during their on again off again thing.
I would have lied like a bitch. All the shit she said is on camera. She will never live this one down.
I admire her bravery because if it were me, I’d be in for the long haul lie. 2 years at least. Be all like “we grew apart”.
First big argument with Bethenny, shes going to catch a “Tom” hammer right in the teeth. It’s going to be brutal.
You’re right. The first big argument next season this will be thrown in her face and I honestly think Lu must have pissed off someone in production because for the past 4 seasons they’ve made it their business to humiliate Lu but it’s gotten worse the past 2 seasons. At last season reunion they threw up that photo of Lu and the pirate from 3 seasons ago.They never give her a break.
I commend Bethenny for not taking Andy’s bait on WWHL last night because I’m sure she knew but thankfully didn’t say anything.
Lu’s never been one of my favorites but I feel bad for her and wanted her friend from earlier in the season that told Carole Lu would just go through with the wedding to save face to be wrong.
Bethenny is not one to talk. She rushed her marriage with Jason. Smart of her being discrete last night.
Agree.. she got what she thought she wanted a child and it turned into a Horror story.
Luann who knows love..lust..story line.
I always thought Tom was a player… but I sipped the kool-aid.
Wondering if she keeps the ring…and if it is real. Guess that is the former diamond broker in me coming out.
I wondered the same thing – about keeping the ring…SELL IT!!!
I always loved what ZsaZsa Gabor said…” Of course, I give the ring back…but I always keep the stone!”
I always hated when I had to tell a woman that her ring was not the real thing.
So Luann swapped a title for a storyline? Not if she gets better legal advice. Surely she has grounds for an annulment, which would mean the marriage never legally happened & she is once gain the Countess. Ta da! Yes, she’d still be pathetic, but she’d get her title back, a quick hit bad song, aybe a book deal, certainly some stories & photo shoots to sell, & another season’s storyline & she’d be back on the meat market with only one real ex on her marital resume. Quick, someone tweet Lu!
Damn she gave up her title and spouses support for a seven month Marriage … That’s sucks especially with all the red flags that she had along the way… Lu was hell-bent on that getting married despite all the obvious warning signs…I never got that one. Lu is a smart cookie… Never got why she ignored all those warnings… I guess it was true love
I like LuAnn, and I’m sorry her marriage ended in such a short time. I believe she wanted to be married again; hence ignoring all the red flags.
When the heart is starving it eat lies.
I like that about the starving heart.
I’m with you Tamara.
Why does the announcement end with an exclamation mark instead of a period. Puts the sentence in a very odd context.
Some of you guys are really saying some mean shit.
JojoFLL, I’m going to ‘re-read the comments. I actually thought wow, people are being a lot nicer than I expected, lol.
Poor Luann 🙁
I have loved Lu since the first season she was on and I actually broke into tears when I read her announcement on Twitter even though I wasn’t surprised. The amount of humiliation Tom put her through is unbelievable. Yes she made the choice to get married but my heart still breaks for her. I hope she comes back next season stronger than ever and shows us how a classy woman picks up the pieces. This has been her best season yet and I hope to see her happy again next season.
Did you really break into tears? I find it hard to believe anything happening on any of these shows, so I find this fascinating.
“Ooooh no,remove your microphone!!OMG!!” Whatever.
You’re one cold birch, Sam
I’m a tree!
Hey, it was a genuine question. I’ve got plenty of things to cry about but a TV show isn’t one of them, that’s all.
I am easily moved to tears these days by sentimental claptrap or stories of tragedy, but I can honestly say that I’ve never once shed a tear for a “real” housewife, and worry about the poor souls who are that invested.
Does that make me a cold bitch, too?
Luann is a class act something money can’t buy. A lady knows when it’s time to leave.
If this announcement is indeed true then she deserves commending for knowing when to jump ship and at least she didn’t spend her best years trying to domesticate an undeserving POS like Tom. Hope she screws that philandering fuck for all he’s worth!
On a side note isn’t that skank Missy the same woman Ramona invited to her party? Add that to her rap sheet of shitty things she’s done to her fellow cast members. Time for Bravo to tie a case of pinot to her ankle let her sink back into obscurity.
Sorry to read this, it’s always easy looking from the outside in to say this relationship and marriage was a bad idea….but when you are in it it’s not usually that clear.
I hope she finds someone to treat her well someday. I wish that for everyone, having your heart broken sucks ?
Will she return to Countess now that she is divorcing? And I’m not being snarky either.
My thought exactly! Is she a Countess again? I l feel bad for her, no one wants an ending like that.
Think the interim marriage to Tom negated any link to being a Countess. Done finis.
Well, that sucks. I hope she squeezes every penny out of him that she can. If he didn’t want to give up the kind of life he had and wanted to be a man whore, he shouldn’t have married her. As far as I know (from what I’ve seen on the show) he denied cheating and told her he wanted her. Her only mistake was believing him.
You really need to read this WWHL recap to get the full picture here!
http://tamaratattles.com/2017/08/03/wwhl-with-bethenny-frankel-and-jeff-lewis-2/
I say this with zero sarcasm – I am shocked. His philandering wasnt a surprise. Its that he so recklessly and PUBLICALLY disrespected her. I hope she gets some $$$ though I doubt she will.
I think once the title is gone, it’s gone.
What’s in a name? For a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.
I really wanted Luann to be happy. I kept hoping Tom would grow up especially after the marriage. She didn’t deserve to be “cheated” on and the humiliation he caused her publicly.’
I hope that Ramona and Sonja will let it lie and not keep saying we warned you the next season. Sometimes you have to make your own choices and try. And if it fails at least you can say you followed your heart. Truth is if Tom had tried to marry Sonja I think she would have and be in the same boat as Luann is now
On the one hand, I feel sorry for LuAnn–to have her hopes and happiness dashed so quickly. On the other hand, she had red flag after red flag, warning after warning, and she stubbornly and arrogantly ignored them and insisted she knew better. She kept demanding all the other women be happy for her, when it was obvious there were problems–so she was basically insisting they participate in delusions and irrationality and acting all hurt when they didn’t. And she was completely and selfishly insensitive about Sonja’s feelings.
The real bad guy here is Tom–not Andy Cohen or production or anyone else. Tom made vows to her and then completely betrayed her. Andy never vowed to love and cherish her–Tom did.
Sorry but my opinion is that the entire marriage was FAKE/storyline. I refuse to believe that Luann is that DUMB. At her age she knows that a person does not change and she gave many acknowledgments that she didn’t care what people said or what he did outside of their relationship.
Unless he did something to her inside of their relationship like being mean, there is no way that Tom “cheated”! It’s not cheating unless there is lying involved, and Luann KNEW the truth before she married him.
I live in NYC on the upper east side. I have close friends who know Tom and he has always been a big womanizer. Two weeks ago he showed up quick drunk and hit on a very pretty blonde friend of mine at a bar in NYC. He was all over her. I didn’t want to say anything before because I like Luanne. But now they filed for divorce. I don’t know what to think. I don’t think he or she would do it for storyline for her. I think she might have been ok with his affairs if he wasn’t so public about it. But he was still openly hitting on women on the upper east side which was humiliating. He should have gone downtown. Lol. But I feel bad for her. I don’t think she is that good of an actress. I think she loved him. Or at least loved the idea of marriage.
Sorry. Typo. I meant he showed up quite drunk.
I both feel for Luann and wish the reunion had not been taped.
Wonder who payed for that wedding. I don’t think Bravo did. Hopefully he did!
wonder if luann will go back to the de lesseps name like yolanda foster now know as yolanda hadid??? you can’t say the warning beacons weren’t there! luann seemed desperate to be married at any cost. a man who is 50 and never married and a real dog is never going to change his ways. let’s not forget luann was in a very happy relationship w/jacques (she actually entertained having a child) and she cheated on him. all this said, i do feel badly for her; she really beamed and seemed happy. kudos to bethenny the other night for staying silent!!! after all, it was her who broke the regency news/pictures to luann.
Am I the only one who wonders if part of Tom’s attraction to Luann was his NY penthouse apartment and the Palm Beach lifestyle? Wasn’t she down on her luck financially? She sold her LI house and bought a small one and I remember reading she had moved to a small apartment on the West Side. I don’t know if Tom is wealthy, but Lu mentioned the penthouse and Palm Beach many times — too many was my reaction last season.
Luanne is a gal that likes a man of means. I don’t think her talking about those things didn’t mean she wasn’t into Tom, it meant he had the required assets.
I would like a rewrite of Chic, C’est La Vie to reflect this situation. The new lyrics should be, “Tom’s little thing was getting me down, so it’s best to brush him off.”
Thinking more about the preview and the timing of the fight in the restaurant, I bet there’s going to be a bunch of stuff about Tom that’s still to be revealed and that a lot is going to go down at the reunion. Lu may have only recently resolved to divorce, after the love tap defense. The timing might have been to make sure it was public and not let that de-mic-ing clip sit too long. I bet the reunion will show us things unraveling and that both Bethenny and Andy were clear on wwhl re the direction things were heading. There was no surprise there but sadness (for B).
I hope Bravo doesn’t try to insert …these after the filming divorce stories! It would be cheap shpt when no one can respond!
I’m guessing Tom confessed to some shenanigans at the restaurant because that’s what cads do, they take the woman someplace public hoping she’ll keep the anger to a minimum in order to avoid a public display of emotion. I’m glad she slapped the idiot. I imagine he’s been slapped in plenty of public places in the past.
Even Isaac Mizrahi knew what time it was when Andy was asking him questions last week on WWHL. I just hope that these women particularly Ramona and Sonja don’t rub it in her face. Hang in there Lu
Ramona and Sonja are the wild cards. In my mind I can hear Ramona saying things about Tom.
I truly hope that these two women can curb their voices!
In defense of Luann, I don’t think she married him for his assets at all. I just don’t believe that. I’ve thought for a long time that Luann is a romantic at heart and happens to like sex a lot (nothing wrong with that if you are unattached or in a relationship where boundaries and behavior/actions have been agreed upon). I think she mentioned before that the Count wanted an open marriage, even though she didn’t, but chose to ultimately live with that (and act on it herself) when she wanted to stay married to him. Later, I think she really loved Jacques and maybe they had an open relationship, too, but the differences in what stage of life they were at eventually made it impossible to continue. I think with Tom, Luann may have been very much in love with the idea of LOVE, and Tom was telling her all the things she wanted to hear. It was my thought the only reason she repeatedly mentioned his real estate or assets (boat) was because people in her circle value that and she hoped it might defray some of the criticism against him. I think she wanted the romance of a whirlwind courtship and a holiday wedding and she embraced it, despite any misgivings. She may be a celebrity, but she’s still just human, like all of us. I hope she gets a lot of love and support from friends and family right now and some day finds that happy ever after.
All this chatter about Luann scoring a payday from the divorce or marrying Tom for his assets is really just a slur that’s already been proven inaccurate.
Luann admitted to Bethenny in the Miami hotel room that she has more money than Tom, so if anyone was a golddigger in this relationship it’s him. Bethenny said he’d been accused of pursuing rich divorcees in the past (which fits with his interest in Ramona and Sonja). He has a very average condo in West Palm Beach that I think he bought in foreclosure, and the so-called penthouse is only notable for its terrace. Luann’s house in the Hamptons is waterfront and she’s just done a big remodel, so she was hardly scraping by waiting for this so-called Prince Charming to rescue her.
When she talks about Palm Beach and Aspen and their life together, I think it’s because she’s excited to have someone to do that stuff with. She was excited to build this life with someone and share experiences with them. What’s wrong with that?
I don’t think anything is wrong with Luann wanting to build a life with someone and I agree that all the chatter about her marrying Tom for money is just ridiculous. From what I’ve seen from some of the comments on this site and on other sites is that some viewers feel Luann was dismissive and defensive towards the ladies who tried to warn her and those same commentators are harping on Luann’s decision to shoot the messenger. I feel bad for Luann but I’m sure she’ll bounce back like she always does.
For her sake I hope Bravo doesn’t do one of those “secrets revealed” episodes because if they do I have a feeling it will be an entire episode of all of Tom’s shenanigans production caught on film. It seems production will do anything they can to humiliate Luann.
It does feel like someone on production isn’t a Luann fan sometimes. She laughs at herself and how she’s always the one getting caught in these blunders, but it has often felt calculated – especially the whole pirate thing. Heather in particular seemed to be behaving out-of-character over that, and then again when they went to Turks and Caicos it seemed like Heather had been primed to burst into Luann’s room with a camera in the hope of exposing some kind of wrongdoing. They’ve never pulled those stunts on Sonja, for instance, who I’m sure has probably bounced on at least half the men she meets on those trips.
This season it seemed like Ramona was the production stooge. First she blindsided Bethenny and it really backfired on her, and then she invited (or was told to invite) Messy Missy to her party. I’m just not convinced Ramona has the brains – or interest in anyone beyond herself – to think of stunts like that on her own.
I know my feelings about this differ greatly from most but I’m glad this happened so early on. I find this man despicable and had that feeling from the very beginning. I don’t think he is worthy of Lu. I’m heartbroken for her because I know her feelings were real and she went into this with blinders on. I hadn’t seen her this happy since the show has been on. That being said when a man is so obviously a piece of garbage like this a long time in the relationship only serves to diminish the woman’s confidence and self esteem. These are 2 things that I think Lu embodies and I would not enjoy seeing it played out on TV her loosing those fabulous parts of herself. I wish her love and true happiness and it’s out there for her and good riddance to the trash.
She’s getting divorced already??? How long were they married?