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Luann de Lesseps tries upstaging ‘RHONY’ rival Carole Radziwill with photoshopped NY Post cover

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Jane Herz

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Luann de Lesseps used Instagram to post a photoshopped version of a New York Post cover, featuring herself with the headline "Countess Still Serving it Up," in response to her rival Carole Radziwill appearing on the actual front page of the same publication for parking violations. Radziwill's article detailed over 83 traffic violations and $8,000 in tickets over four years, highlighting her use of ConEd cones to reserve spots near her SoHo apartment. De Lesseps' actions are part of an ongoing feud between the two reality TV personalities from "The Real Housewives of New York City."
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As of 2026-10-16, Luann de Lesseps posted a doctored version of the New York Post front page on her Instagram to compete with rival Carole Radziwill, who appeared on the actual paper's cover that day. De Lesseps' fake issue featured headlines and images promoting herself as the "Queen of New York," alongside two photos: one holding a martini and another performing onstage, accompanied by a caption that read, “Keep on SERVIN’ 👊🏻✨.” This move comes amid their long-standing feud since RHONY Season 7 when Radziwill began dating chef Adam Kenworthy after he was in a relationship with de Lesseps' niece, Nicole Nadeau. Most recently, the dispute escalated in August when de Lesseps criticized Radziwill’s return to the show, suggesting she had no other commitments.

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ConEd Jeep New York New York Post Post

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Radziwill PERSON · 4× Post ORG · 3× de Lesseps PERSON · 3× Luann de Lesseps PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Radizwill PERSON · 2× Adam Kenworthy PERSON · 1× Carole Radziwill PERSON · 1× Lesseps PERSON · 1× New York Post ORG · 1×

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The cabaret star posted a photoshopped version of a New York Post cover to her Instagram page this afternoon, leading with the headline, “Countess Still Serving it Up: Luann de Lesseps parties, performs, and proves she’s still the Queen of New York.” The fake issue, which was also “printed” on Friday, featured two photos of Lesseps — one of her holding a martini, and another performing onstage.
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🔮 Luann de Lesseps tried to upstage her “Real Housewives of New York” frenemy Carole Radziwill after she landed the front page of Friday’s New York Post.

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Luann de Lesseps tried to upstage her “Real Housewives of New York” frenemy Carole Radziwill after she landed the front page of Friday’s New York Post. asserted
she → try → Post
The cabaret star posted a photoshopped version of a New York Post cover to her Instagram page this afternoon, leading with the headline, “Countess Still Serving it Up: Luann de Lesseps parties, performs, and proves she’s still the Queen of New York.” The fake issue, which was also “printed” on Friday, featured two photos of Lesseps — one of her holding a martini, and another performing onstage. asserted
her → post → martini
“Keep on SERVIN’ 👊🏻✨” de Lesseps wrote in the caption of the post, while taking the opportunity to advertise for her new cabaret tour. asserted
Lesseps → keep → tour
De Lesseps and Radziwill have quite the rocky history. asserted
Lesseps → have → history
They fell out during “RHONY” Season 7, as Radizwill began dating chef Adam Kenworthy, who was previously in a relationship with de Lesseps’ niece, Nicole Nadeau. asserted
who → fall → niece
It’s spanned into a years-long feud. asserted
It → span → feud
In August, de Lesseps threw a jab at Radziwill’s return to “RHONY,” claiming that the writer made the right decision to come back, since she wasn’t “busy” doing anything else. asserted
she → throw → anything
Her photoshopped Instagram post came as Radziwill graced The Post’s cover for her “parking menace” ways. asserted
Radziwill → photoshoppe → ways
The Post reported that Radziwill, who parks her red Jeep on the street near her SoHo apartment, racked up over 83 traffic violations over the past four years. asserted
who → report → years
She also accumulated $8,000 in tickets and used ConEd cones to try to save parking spots. asserted
She → accumulate → spots
“I’m on the cover of my hometown paper?!” the reality star captioned a snap of the paper, adding that it felt like a “fever dream.” asserted
it → ’m → dream
She also responded to The Post’s reporting about her traffic violations, writing, ““I ♥️ the traffic cops. asserted
I → respond → cops
I ♥️ my city and I ♥️ the New York Post,” she continued in her caption. asserted
she → ♥ → caption
“(Btw, I only overslept 17 times in 6 years? asserted
I → oversleep → years
I deserve a 🗝️ to the city) asserted
I → deserve → city
Radizwill added in her message that she has “paid every dollar of those tickets” and supports the Department of Sanitation. “I had to go to Casa Magazines to see if it’s real. asserted
it → add → Magazines
It’s real. asserted
It → ’ → ?
I can’t believe it!” the Bravo exec said in a video posted to his Instagram Story Friday, as he held an issue of the paper. asserted
he → believe → paper
“Of everything happening in the world, Radzi’s parking is the most important thing in New York City,” Cohen laughed. asserted
Cohen → happen → City
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → Conversation
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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