RHONYC star Luann de Lesseps has been spotted out and about in New York since revealing she is now “drinking responsibly.” The 54-year-old reality star, who was once checked herself into a alcohol treatment center, enjoyed dinner with a friend at Lulu in Sag Harbour on Saturday. According to Page Six, the pair were seen […]
RHONYC star Luann de Lesseps has been spotted out and about in New York since revealing she is now “drinking responsibly.”
The 54-year-old reality star, who was once checked herself into a alcohol treatment center, enjoyed dinner with a friend at Lulu in Sag Harbour on Saturday.
According to Page Six, the pair were seen leaving the restaurant after what appeared to be an “extremely responsible boozy meal”
They later stated that Luann and her friend “couldn’t get it together enough to order an Uber, and a stranger had to give them a ride home.”
However, the mum-of-two has since hit back at the claims, insisting she was offered a ride home from her neighbour.
Luann said: “I was having dinner with a friend. When we ordered an Uber to go home, it said it would be 18 minutes.
“My neighbor was just finishing dinner too, and she was gracious enough to offer me a ride home. I love my neighbors!”
Luann hit rock bottom following her arrest on charges of battery, trespassing and disorderly intoxication in Palm Beach, Florida, in December 2017.
She later checked herself into an alcohol treatment center – before a second stint in rehab in July 2018.
Her sobriety pledge formed a key part of her plea deal with prosecutors the following month which saw her spared jail.
She was instead sentenced to one year probation, banned from consuming any alcohol or illegal drugs, and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
Earlier this month, Luann confessed she was drinking “on occasion” following her sobriety stint.
She told People that she is “back in the drivers seat” following a “time of reflection” prompted by the new year.
The Countess said: “New Year’s has been a time of reflection.
“I’ve learned a great deal about myself, and I’m in a very good place and finally back in the drivers seat.
“I’ve always said my journey is day by day.
“I’m toasting to a happy new year ahead!”
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