Luann de Lesseps

De Lesseps recommends sending a handwritten note via the bartender to approach a man at a bar.

“nobody writes notes anymore and i think it's really cute to get a love note”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 55:59

De Lesseps defends a woman her age feeling attractive to a much younger man, referencing Joe Bradley.

“there's nothing wrong with a woman my age like feeling good about being attractive to a guy that's 28 and a half”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 51:53

De Lesseps explains she married Tom D'Agostino despite his on-camera kiss because she believes people make mistakes.

“I still married the guy even, you know, because we like to believe in the good of people and that people make mistakes”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 44:01

De Lesseps says she values that her boyfriend Michael supports her rather than seeking camera time.

“he's comfortable with who he is and he's a real man. So he's there to support me. He's not there to steal the camera”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 24:46

De Lesseps argues the New York franchise was relatable because the women lacked glam teams and lived normal lives on TV.

“We're just normal people living our lives on TV, putting ourselves out there, and hopefully helping people navigate their own lives”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:29

De Lesseps says she sent the St. Barts 'pirate' away early because she was in love with Jacques.

“He left, I told him to leave at like three o'clock in the morning because I have to film tomorrow, et cetera, because I was in love with Jacques”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 38:44

De Lesseps says the new RHONY cast has big shoes to fill but there is room for everyone.

“I think that we have very big shoes to fill. And I think they're different women. And, you know, there's room for all of us”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 8:12

De Lesseps says the best part of getting older is independence and not needing a man.

“the best part is, you know, being in the driver's seat and not having to need a man, right, at this point in life and being busy”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 45:35

De Lesseps says the Cartagena illness was serious enough that the cast needed treatment for parasites.

“we had to go get treated for parasites. It was really bad. It wasn't just about the diarrhea. It was about parasites”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 32:05

De Lesseps suspects Bethenny Frankel's Palm Beach encounter was planned to gather intel and pull cast members away from filming.

“I think she wanted out of it to kind of, I don't know, do a little intel as to what's going on with us and take the girls away from the show possibly”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 28:52

De Lesseps announced that her new dance version of a song would be released on October 9.

“I'm so excited for it. It's a dance version. It's very romantic. It's coming out October 9th, actually”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 16:22

De Lesseps says Cameo requests have shown her that fans credit the show with helping them through hardships.

“we hear so much that the show has given them, you know, gotten them through law school. That's right. It's gotten them through cancer”

Call Her Daddy: Sonja & Luann: Pirates, Palm Beach & Picking Up Men (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 18:44