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00:00It is not the same as Roni.
00:01No, no, no, no, no.
00:03We are the same.
00:05We are the OGs, okay?
00:08Those are very big shoes to fill.
00:14Virtual reality.
00:16Countess Luann, it is always such a joy and a delight
00:19when Danny and I get to chat with you.
00:20And there's so much fun s*** to talk to you about.
00:23You've got the Love Tour coming up later this year.
00:26How excited are you for the Love Tour?
00:27First of all, we love the promos.
00:29So fabulous.
00:30You look so chic.
00:31You've been doing the cabaret for so long.
00:33How are you remixing and reinventing the show?
00:37You know, life is a cabaret,
00:39so it's never really the same, right?
00:41So, you know, the Love Tour is really based on,
00:45you know, love lost and love gained
00:48and music that kind of surrounds that notion.
00:53You know, since I started this,
00:56it really came off the Love Hotel.
00:58And so that's really where the idea came from.
01:02And I thought, that sounds sexy to me.
01:06Like, let's talk about love.
01:08Let's talk about heartbreak, you know,
01:10and how we move places for others, right?
01:14We move in with people.
01:15We move countries.
01:18I've done so in the past.
01:19So I've got a history and stories to tell.
01:22So, you know, and that's what I love about cabaret.
01:25It's the story.
01:26It's picking the song that I love.
01:28And then what story can I tell
01:30that's going to get me into the song?
01:32And then, you know,
01:34it's got to be that perfect dress
01:35that speaks volumes on its own.
01:38You know what I mean?
01:38So this tour, I have a new song.
01:41So, and that one's a banger.
01:45You're going to love this new song.
01:47Can't tell you, but it'll be out this fall.
01:49So I'm super excited about that.
01:52I think you saw the cover art with it,
01:54which is me and it's a mink pole
01:56surrounded by all the boys.
01:57Looking so glamorous and gorgeous.
02:02Yeah, we actually shot that around the time
02:05when we were shooting the E! show.
02:06So it's going to be fabulous.
02:09Oh my God.
02:10Oh, did I give her a spoiler?
02:11Uh-uh.
02:11I think maybe just a little one.
02:14A little T in that E!
02:15Which we love.
02:16I mean, we are so excited for that show
02:18to be coming out in a few months too.
02:19I think in the fall,
02:20it's supposed to come out or so.
02:22We are so excited.
02:23All the girls are back together.
02:24Yes.
02:25No, all the girls are back together.
02:28And, you know, nothing really changes.
02:30You know, I say this actually in my show,
02:33which I'm going to tell you now
02:34because I'm working on the new show.
02:36So that's already gone.
02:37Which is, you know,
02:39Ramona thinks she's the queen of Palm Beach.
02:41Okay.
02:42All right.
02:43I only got married there, right?
02:45And arrested.
02:46Wow.
02:47So wait.
02:48So I think I beat you.
02:50Oh my God.
02:51I mean, how was filming this show
02:53different than filming
02:54the original version of Roni?
02:57You say it's the same,
02:58but were there any sort of,
02:59like, did you approach it differently?
03:00No, no, no, no, no.
03:01I didn't say it's the same.
03:02Oh, okay.
03:03It is not the same as Roni.
03:04No, no, no, no, no.
03:06We are the same.
03:08There you go.
03:09We are the OGs, okay?
03:11Those are very big shoes to fill.
03:13Yeah.
03:14And so, no, this show is totally different.
03:17That's why it's called The Golden Life.
03:18Now, it just happens that we're all housewives
03:21from New York, the OGs of New York.
03:23But, and things never change,
03:26meaning our personalities,
03:27which are big ones.
03:29And I think, you know,
03:30that's what makes our show work
03:33through the years.
03:35Well, it did work through the years.
03:36And that's what makes it so special
03:39because, you know, we are who we are.
03:41We're living our best life.
03:42And there's always going to be drama,
03:44of course,
03:45because of, you know,
03:47our personalities
03:48and, you know,
03:49how they may clash at certain times.
03:52Not only that,
03:53I have the OG trip for Bravo
03:54coming out,
03:56the 20th anniversary celebration.
03:57That's this August.
03:58Wow.
03:59So it'll actually preempt
04:00the Golden Life.
04:03So I'm super excited about that show,
04:06you know,
04:07with all the badasses from the franchise.
04:09Yes.
04:10Yeah, it's going to be super fun.
04:11We get so much Lou.
04:12This is an amazing year.
04:14You know,
04:15I've been off the tube
04:16for a hot minute,
04:18you know,
04:18aside from Crappy Lake
04:19and the Love Hotel.
04:21So it's really fun
04:22to work with an ensemble cast.
04:24You know,
04:25that I miss that.
04:26So it's a bonding experience
04:29with all the OGs
04:30from, you know,
04:31from the Housewives franchise
04:33in general
04:33with the 20th anniversary special.
04:36And we're getting glimpses
04:37of Nene
04:37and, you know,
04:41Vicky's back.
04:42Oh,
04:42I love you talking about that.
04:45I also,
04:45as we think,
04:45because with your tour
04:46being all about love
04:47and romance and everything,
04:48how much are we obsessed
04:49that Andy Cohen
04:50is a lover boy himself?
04:51Did you see his new man?
04:53Or not new man.
04:53They've been together
04:54for like over a year.
04:55I know.
04:56I'm very happy for him
04:57because, you know,
04:58he had a dry spell like me.
05:02That's when they said
05:03Love Hotel,
05:04I was like,
05:04yeah, bring it on.
05:07So, yeah, no,
05:08it's been a hot minute
05:09since I've had somebody
05:10in my life too.
05:11And so I'm happy.
05:12I'm happy for Andy.
05:13And, yeah,
05:15and he looks very sexy.
05:17He looks very sexy.
05:18Wait, wait,
05:18now, are we still,
05:19I can't imagine,
05:20after that photo
05:21of the tour dates,
05:22you probably said,
05:22you better not be
05:23having a dry spell.
05:24The men better be lining up
05:25because you look incredible.
05:27Have we been dating?
05:28Well, yeah,
05:29I'm still,
05:29I'm still dating my German.
05:31Oh.
05:33Yes.
05:33And so that's going really well.
05:35In fact,
05:36you might see glimpses
05:37of him here and there.
05:38Oh, my God.
05:39Another spoiler.
05:40You're getting all the scoop
05:41for me.
05:42Wait,
05:42do you know what's
05:42kind of a spoiler,
05:43Luann,
05:44is for Ultimate Road Trip,
05:46we saw you ziplining
05:47into your performance
05:49at Kyle Richards'
05:50White Party.
05:50And then we actually
05:51recently talked
05:52to your choreographer,
05:53Lockie Brownlee.
05:54He said you were
05:55a joy to work with
05:56and that that performance
05:57was so much fun.
05:58What can you tease
05:59about your ziplining
06:01pop performance?
06:02There's dancing bushes.
06:03Like, I just,
06:04you're kind of giving
06:04the gays everything we want.
06:06You guys know
06:07way too much.
06:07I mean,
06:09well,
06:09listen,
06:10I was just thrilled
06:10that I was able
06:11to get in
06:11and not tip it
06:13upside down.
06:15You know,
06:17in order to zipline
06:19anywhere,
06:19you got to go fast enough
06:20but not too fast
06:22because you can't
06:23go too slow.
06:24Otherwise,
06:25the zipline does not work,
06:26right?
06:26You have to zoom in.
06:28Anyway,
06:28it was a little scary,
06:29I got to say that,
06:30but you'll see that
06:32on the new season.
06:34I mean,
06:35on the new show
06:36on the 20th anniversary
06:37Ultimate Girls Trip.
06:39Yeah,
06:39it was scary,
06:40but I'm glad
06:41that he thought
06:42it went so well.
06:43Now,
06:44what would you,
06:44because Luann,
06:45because we know you
06:45and we know you
06:46have your thoughts
06:48about a woman
06:49whose name starts
06:50with a B,
06:51what would have been
06:51more scary for you,
06:52ziplining or doing
06:53that moment in Paris
06:55with Bethany,
06:56Ramona,
06:57and Sonia?
06:57Would you have enjoyed
06:58a reuniting with her
06:59or would that have
07:00a fair amount?
07:00Oh, girl,
07:00give me a zipline
07:01any day.
07:04So I can zip on
07:06out of there.
07:07What was your reaction
07:09to Ramona and Sonia
07:10going to Paris
07:11to do some SponCon
07:12with Bethany?
07:14Good for them.
07:14I think they need
07:15a little cash,
07:16so perfect.
07:17Okay,
07:18yes,
07:18exactly.
07:19Who does,
07:20no one hates a cash.
07:21It's a cash grab.
07:21What do you want?
07:22Oh,
07:23okay.
07:24Do you think
07:24they all still talk
07:25now or no?
07:26Oh,
07:27I'm sure they do.
07:28You know,
07:28listen,
07:29they can have
07:30their relationship,
07:31but they can be friends
07:32with whoever they want,
07:34you know?
07:35I'm not,
07:36I'm not,
07:36you know,
07:37the snatch guard anymore.
07:38I'm not,
07:39I'm not telling them
07:40what to do,
07:40you know?
07:42But they went very quickly
07:44and they came back
07:45very quickly because,
07:46you know,
07:46we had our own show to do.
07:47Yeah.
07:48Wait,
07:48also who we love
07:49because,
07:49of course,
07:50there's boots on the ground
07:51everywhere,
07:51Snoopin.
07:52A woman we love,
07:53I think,
07:53is making a little cameo
07:54on the new e-show,
07:55Margaret Josephs.
07:57Oh,
07:58well,
07:59on the e-show,
08:00well,
08:00we have a lot of housewives
08:02that kind of swoop in and out
08:03on the e-show.
08:05Oh,
08:05that's cool.
08:06Yeah,
08:06so,
08:07it's going to be so good.
08:08I can't wait for you guys
08:09to see it.
08:10And I can't wait for you
08:11to see me on my tour,
08:14which is the love tour.
08:16And,
08:16where am I playing?
08:17I'm playing New York,
08:18what is it,
08:18December 6th?
08:19Oh,
08:20I have the dates.
08:20Oh,
08:20December 5th,
08:21I'll be in New York,
08:22playing Town Hall,
08:23which is where I got my
08:24cabaret start.
08:25Yes,
08:25we've seen you there.
08:27Yeah,
08:28that's where I met
08:28Billy Stritch originally.
08:30And when I walked in
08:31for the first time
08:32to sing L-O-V-E
08:33for Broadway Cares
08:35by Natalie Cole,
08:37I saw on the marquee
08:39Liza Minnelli,
08:40Chita Rivera,
08:41and Lucy Arnaz.
08:43Right?
08:44Wow.
08:45I mean,
08:45all those years ago,
08:46and that's how I met Billy,
08:47and I would start my cabaret career
08:49with Billy Stritch.
08:51And then,
08:52guess who's on the marquee now?
08:54Little old me.
08:55Little old me.
08:56Wait,
08:56because it's the love tour,
08:58I am wondering,
08:58what song for you
09:00is like the most sensual song,
09:02like a song you play
09:03when you want to get in the mood?
09:07Wow,
09:07because you know my songs
09:08are really,
09:09well,
09:11let's go to Tina Turner.
09:13What's love got to do with it?
09:15Right there.
09:15Oh.
09:16That is,
09:17that is a sensual vibe.
09:18Wait till you hear the story
09:18and it gets into that song.
09:20Oh, God.
09:21And the dress,
09:22and the dress,
09:23all legs.
09:23Oh,
09:24I tell you.
09:25Oh,
09:25I love that.
09:26You were showing a lot of leg at Pride.
09:28You were at WeHo Pride,
09:29Luann.
09:30You looked so amazing.
09:32And do you know
09:32what was such a fun link up?
09:34You and Willa Ford,
09:35we love Willa Ford so much
09:37and we love you so much.
09:38And the fact that y'all met up together,
09:40it was like
09:40what the inside of our brains
09:41looked like,
09:42honestly.
09:42It's like Luann and Willa Ford.
09:44What was it like meeting
09:45Willa Ford?
09:45Also,
09:46if you did a cover of
09:46I Want to Be Bad,
09:47that would be incredible.
09:49Oh,
09:50my God.
09:50I would love,
09:51I would love that.
09:52I would love that.
09:52You know,
09:53adorable,
09:54gorgeous,
09:55gorgeous,
09:55and so talented.
09:57Yeah.
09:57You know,
09:57so I,
09:58you know,
09:58I got to meet so many great people,
10:00including her.
10:01And,
10:02I mean,
10:03Trixie Mattel came along.
10:04There was almost so many fabulous people.
10:07We just missed you boys.
10:09I know.
10:10Where were you?
10:11I know.
10:11And I loved her green eyeshadow.
10:13Oh,
10:13it was amazing.
10:14And the bits of the hair.
10:15Yes,
10:15and it glowed in the dark.
10:17It was incredible.
10:18It was kind of yellow,
10:19green,
10:19yellow.
10:19Yeah.
10:20It was like yellow.
10:21Yeah.
10:21Super,
10:21super cool.
10:23So,
10:24yeah,
10:24and we were talking for quite a while.
10:25We were hanging out after the show.
10:27I think it was just before she went on.
10:29Yeah,
10:30I think it was right before she went on.
10:32So,
10:32oh,
10:32my God,
10:33sharing the stage with these gals.
10:34I can't.
10:35It's incredible.
10:36And now I'm kind of wondering,
10:37for the Luann fans out there,
10:39I mean,
10:39because seeing you live is such a special moment
10:41and so much fun.
10:42Like,
10:42going to your shows,
10:43it's a nonstop party
10:45and the crowd is amazing
10:46and you're amazing.
10:46But I feel like,
10:47do you ever have conversations
10:49or thoughts about filming it
10:51to have it,
10:51like,
10:52premiere as,
10:52like,
10:53a little variety special cabaret moment
10:55for people to,
10:55like,
10:56watch whenever they want?
10:58Absolutely.
10:59I mean,
11:00I mean,
11:01Christmas with the Countess special,
11:03right?
11:04Yes.
11:05Because I really started in Variety,
11:07right?
11:07Which was Countess and Friends
11:08and I had comedians come on
11:10and fabulous singer.
11:12I mean,
11:12you know,
11:14Bridget Everett.
11:15Yes.
11:16Murray Hill.
11:17I know you've had.
11:18Murray Hill.
11:18I love Murray Hill.
11:20So,
11:21you know,
11:22I would love,
11:23definitely,
11:24definitely been thinking about that
11:25and doing something
11:26like a Variety show.
11:28I miss those shows.
11:28You know,
11:29I was a big Carol Burnett fan
11:30and still am
11:33and Cher,
11:35you know,
11:35I love Variety.
11:36I grew up with that
11:37and that's really
11:37how I started my cabaret shows
11:39was like,
11:40you know,
11:40I wanted to see more of that
11:42and then it kind of slowly morphed
11:44into Countess Cabaret
11:45and touring,
11:47which is,
11:48you know,
11:48all over the world now.
11:49I mean,
11:50I just did Australia this winter
11:52in February
11:53after I came back from filming
11:55the OG trip.
11:57Then I came back from Australia
11:59and then I went straight to Florida
12:00for E.
12:01Oh my God.
12:01So I've been super busy
12:02and so happy
12:04and feel very blessed
12:06to keep doing what I do,
12:08which is the cabaret and touring.
12:10I'm going to,
12:10where am I going?
12:10Vegas.
12:11Oh,
12:11I'm starting off Vegas.
12:13Wow.
12:13Seattle,
12:14Vancouver,
12:15LA,
12:16San Francisco,
12:16Chicago,
12:18and Toronto.
12:19You're everywhere.
12:21You're global.
12:21You really also,
12:23you are kind of the blueprint
12:24for any housewife
12:26who wants to try
12:27and launch
12:28a successful music career.
12:30Do you have any advice
12:31for housewives
12:31who are sort of ruminating
12:33on the idea
12:34of recording
12:34and releasing new music?
12:36Because not everyone
12:37is successful.
12:39Listen,
12:40you know,
12:40live your dream,
12:42you know,
12:42live your best life.
12:43Don't be afraid
12:43to take a chance.
12:44You know,
12:45when I started Cabaret,
12:46the pressure was on
12:47and that was in 2000.
12:49Oh God,
12:50when did I start?
12:51In 2018.
12:52Oh,
12:5318.
12:53Yeah.
12:53So it's been,
12:54it's been over eight years now
12:57that I've been doing Cabaret
12:58and I,
12:58and I tell you,
13:00it was,
13:00it was scary
13:00and I didn't know
13:01how it was going to go.
13:03But I took a chance
13:04and it ended up
13:05turning into a world tour,
13:07which is crazy.
13:09Crazy.
13:10So,
13:10you know,
13:10don't be afraid
13:11to take a chance.
13:12I always say this
13:13in my show even,
13:14which is when the train comes
13:15and the doors open,
13:16jump on the train.
13:17Don't be that,
13:18that girl left standing
13:19on the platform,
13:20you know?
13:21So really important
13:22to just go for it
13:24and,
13:24you know,
13:26and,
13:26and,
13:26and pray for the best.
13:28And now,
13:28because we know
13:29this has happened before
13:30for this love tour,
13:31because we know
13:31your girl Sonia Rita
13:33is also a lover.
13:34Is she going to try
13:34to get on stage
13:35to perform with you at all?
13:36Oh my God.
13:37It's been,
13:38well,
13:38you just never know
13:39what Sonia Rita,
13:39when,
13:40you know,
13:40when,
13:40when this girl comes flying off
13:41and she's commando
13:42before you know it,
13:43you know?
13:45How is Sonia Rita,
13:46by the way?
13:46Because I feel like Sonia,
13:47she like disappears
13:48for a little bit,
13:49then all of a sudden
13:50she's everywhere.
13:50Then she disappears.
13:52Obviously,
13:52there was a reason
13:53to be with Sonia.
13:54You were filming
13:54a whole TV show with her.
13:55How,
13:56how is she in 2026?
13:58Darling,
13:59something's never changed.
13:59She's thrilled.
14:00She's still a three pan
14:02a day kind of gal.
14:03You know what I'm saying?
14:05And if you asked Dorinda
14:06how she's doing,
14:06not well,
14:07bitch.
14:10So,
14:10you guys are in
14:11for a ride.
14:12Thank you so much.
14:13Oh my God.
14:14No,
14:14we are so excited.
14:15We love talking to you
14:16and we cannot wait
14:17to see you on the love tour.
14:18This is going to be
14:18so much fun.
14:19Yes,
14:20I love you boys
14:21and we'll see you soon.
14:22Love you too.
14:23Bye,
14:23Luanne.
14:23Thank you,
14:24page six.
14:25Bye, bye.
14:25bye.
14:26Bye, bye.
14:28Bye, bye.
14:29Bye, bye.
14:29You
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