Luann de Lesseps shares her health ideas and wholesome way of life at 60

At 60 years outdated, Luann de Lesseps resides her greatest life. 

In an unique interview with Fox News Digital, the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum opened up about sustaining a wholesome way of life and defined how she manages to brush off the haters after years of public criticism. 

“I think it’s about being happy with who you are,” stated de Lesseps — who’s performing a lineup of cabaret shows throughout the vacation season. “I think that’s really where it starts. And when you’re happy, that energy permeates.”

“Confidence came from a lot of doors closed in front of me, but then doors would open. So you know what they say when one door closes, another door opens. So I think that’s an important mentality to have in life.”

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Luann de Lesseps shared her secrets and techniques to sustaining a wholesome way of life. (Charles Sykes/Bravo by way of Getty Images; Luann de Lesseps Instagram)

De Lesseps marked her sixtieth birthday earlier this 12 months by posting a photograph of herself in a bikini, and followers had been fast to reward her bodily look. 

“No one has ever looked better than you in the history of the world,” one fan wrote. 

“Luann, give me your secret to keeping that smoking, hot rocking body!!” one other commented. 

Luann de Lesseps marked her sixtieth birthday with a bikini photograph, and followers had been fast to remark asking for her health secrets and techniques. (Getty Images; Luann de Lesseps Instagram)

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De Lesseps credited her health to some completely different secrets and techniques she’s realized all through the years.

“The most important things is — chew your food. We eat on the run a lot, and we don’t chew our food enough because digestion starts in the mouth,” she informed Fox News Digital. “That’s why we salivate, because these digestive juices break down the food that we chew. So people eat too fast, they’re on the run. So it’s really taking time to sit down and chew.

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“Then they drink chilly drinks whereas they eat,” she added. “This is why the Europeans are thinner. They’ll sip a little bit little bit of pink wine or sip a little bit little bit of wine. They’re not having huge gulps and never consuming chilly drinks as a result of this water’s down your digestion as properly.”

Another key is maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet while staying active. 

“I do Mediterranean weight-reduction plan as a result of I attempt to not eat issues from a bundle. Anything that is available in a bundle is usually going to be stuffed with sodium or carbs or all of that,” she said. “You must maintain it shifting… it is actually about being energetic and having a constructive outlook on it and never beating your self up about it, as a result of I believe that additionally the psychological a part of it’s so essential.” 

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Throughout the years, de Lesseps has overcome many challenges both on and off camera. Over the past seven years, however, the reality TV star has found a creative way to express herself and work through her ups and downs. 

“When I began cabaret eight years in the past now, I did not know it will achieve success in any respect. It was very scary as a result of not solely was it my first cabaret, but it surely was being filmed for the ‘Housewives’ as properly, no stress there. And so, that individuals actually beloved it and that I’m capable of carry on doing my exhibits. They’re not at all times the identical as a result of life is a cabaret, and it is consistently altering.”

“To be capable to nonetheless have a profession at 60, as a result of I turned 60 this 12 months, and I’m dwelling my greatest life,” she continued. “And I assumed to myself yesterday, I used to be like, I get to be inventive. I get to do what I need to do … my present is actually — it is popular culture meets cabaret meets comedy meets a style present, as a result of I do numerous modifications. I like to deliver numerous glamour, and my followers love that, and it’s a nice motive for them to dress, placed on their greatest sequins, their assertion necklaces, and are available out and see my present. And that is an enormous nod to what I do.”

Luann de Lesseps says she does the “Mediterranean weight-reduction plan as a result of I attempt to not eat issues from a bundle.” ( Sophy Holland/Bravo)

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De Lesseps says authenticity and vulnerability are what make her shows so successful — and what helps her navigate the ebbs and flows. 

“I run by iconic moments in my present, discuss what occurs behind the scenes, discuss what is going on on in my life,” she said. “And that is the place my present is at all times completely different, as a result of my life is ever-changing and ever-evolving like all people else’s. And I’ve been by 13 years of ‘Housewives’ and folks have seen me get divorced and married once more and divorced once more and dates.”

“My life is on the market, and I believe that the digicam does not lie. I believe in case you’re not genuine, and also you’re probably not dwelling your actual life, I believe individuals can actually see that.” 

“The Real Housewives of New York City” stars (l-r) Luann de Lesseps, Carole Radziwill, Aviva Drescher, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Heather Thomson in 2012. (Michael Rosenthal/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

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“I simply suppose that we’ve to reside with our inside diva … I believe it is about being pleased with who you’re. I believe that is actually the place it begins. And once you’re comfortable, that power permeates. So, after I do my exhibits, I’m actually spreading pleasure and inspiration for ladies, and I would like them to know that, at any age, you will be dwelling your greatest life. It’s not in regards to the quantity. It’s actually about how you are feeling about your self and the power that you simply put on the market. And I believe that is essential.”

Luann de Lesseps is seen performing her cabaret show at The Wiltern on April 25, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. She told Fox News Digital that her shows are “not at all times the identical as a result of life is a cabaret, and it is consistently altering.” (Michael Simon/Getty Images)

Despite her fresh outlook on life, de Lesseps said it took time and experience to get to this point in her life. 

“Not all people’s going to like you. There’s numerous damaging individuals on the market who’re behind their social media and who will not be dwelling their greatest lives, clearly,” she said. “So they’ve to choose on yours. And so how I roll is that I do not let what individuals consider me have an effect on me. And I at all times say I really like who I need to, and I cry when I’ve to, which is true. So when any person makes me really feel uncomfortable or is a damaging naysayer or a hater, I really feel for them. I actually put it off onto them. It’s actually about them. It’s actually not about me. So I shield myself in so some ways.”

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