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Luann de Lessepsdidn’t shy away from addressing herrehab stayjust days after checking out of an alcohol treatment facility.
While singingAmy Winehouse’s 2006 hit “Rehab” during herCountess and Friendscabaret show at The Paramount in Long Island, New York, on Saturday, theReal Housewives of New York Citystar quipped, “I actually loved rehab. I loved it so much I went back.”
Acknowledging the fact that everybody in the audience was likely aware of her difficult year, de Lesseps told the crowd at the beginning of the show, “You have no idea how happy I am to be here.”
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“It’s been a rough year for me,” she continued, later sharing with PEOPLE after the show that getting back onstage felt therapeutic.
“I felt like I needed them more than they needed me,” she remarked. “Just being onstage, I couldn’t wait to get onstage. I’ve been through so much in the last year, and you know, most recently, so I needed to get out, and get here. It was just therapy for me.”
“My kids are my children,” de Lesseps told PEOPLE after the show. “The press can write whatever they want.”
Although she went on to add that her ex has “always been very supportive,” she said that she had “to wait until this is resolved first” before opening up about the situation in depth.
De Lesseps also shared that she was incredibly excited for her upcoming show at theMusic Box Theater at The Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Aug. 24. Asked whether she had any big surprises planned for the show, the reality teased that a special person would be attending.
“He just got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” she remarked. “I can’t say who.”
On Thursday, PEOPLE confirmed that theRHONYstarchecked out of rehabafter staying at the facility for a little under three weeks.
De Lesseps previously announced on Instagram that she would be leaving in time for her upcomingCountess and Friendscabaret dates.
“Thank you so much for all of your support,” she wrote. “I wanted you to know I’m doing great and I hope you’ll come and see me. … Looking forward to being back on stage!!!”
PEOPLE exclusively broke the news that de Lesseps had checked herself into an alcohol treatment facilityfor the second timeon July 16.
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De Lesseps first checked into rehab in December 2017 after she wasarrested on Christmas Evein Palm Beach, Florida, and charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant. (She recentlystruck a plea dealin the case and will avoid jail time.)
She laterapologized for the incident, admitting that being back in Palm Beach for the first time since shetied the knot with Tom D’Agostino Jr. there beforedivorcing him seven months laterhad “brought up long-buried emotions.”
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source: people.com
