Bravo star Countess LuAnn de Lesseps brought the camp to Glasgow’s famous Barrowland Ballroom on Thursday, February 13. This show marked the start of the Real Housewives of New York (RHONY) star’s UK and Ireland tour: Countess Cabaret.
A mother to many, fans of RHONY have seen Lesseps get married and divorced, battle alcoholism and embark on a music career. She opened the night with a montage of some iconic housewives moments for the fans in the crowd while singing P!nk’s Get This Party Started.
Later in the show, she would cover Something to Talk About set to the backdrop of her most scandalous TMZ headlines over the years. Even though most of the girls, gays, and captive husbands in the crowd were there for personality, not singing ability, Lesseps proved to be a multitalented performer, bringing the roof down with chanteuse-style covers of Shania Twain and Soul II Soul. She even tried her hand at the bongos.
But it was Lesseps’s electric stage presence that really made the night, you could tell everyone in the crowd was genuinely just there to have a laugh, and Lesseps was in on the joke.
Her stories about her early modelling days in Milan and parties with David Bowie and Mick Jagger kept us captivated. Towards the end, she even joined in on the chant “Here we f***ing go”. Admittedly, this did feel like a fever dream.
It would not be Countess Cabaret without performances of Lesseps’s original songs: Chic C’est La Vie; F, Marry, Kill; Feelin’ Jovani; and ended the night with the endlessly-iconic Money Can’t Buy You Class, wearing a Jovani-branded sequin pantsuit and black fedora.
A show that felt like more of a party than a performance, but none-the-less, Lesseps’s theatrical vocals, extravagant costumes and hilarious banter makes Countess Cabaret unmissable.
Featured Image Credit: What’s On Glasgow
Student journalist with a passion for music.
