Luann de Lesseps 'engagement' status exposed as new boyfriend is revealed
DailyMail.com has learned the countess is not currently engaged despite recent rumors, however she is dating Hamptons real estate salesperson Michael Riemerschmid.
The couple was recently seen sharing a passionate kiss as they picked up their mail, and by the looks of things, Riemerschmid definitely appeared smitten as he wrapped his arms around her.
DailyMail.com has contacted Riemerschmid and representatives for de Lesseps, 60, for comment.
Adorably, Riemerschmid is already following his new lady love on social media, however the RHONY alum has yet to return the gesture.
The dating rumors sprung up earlier this week after de Lesseps was seen wearing an accessory that looked suspiciously like an engagement ring.
However, a source told Page Six that the ring was a gift from one of her suitors on her new Bravo dating show, Love Hotel.
'It's not a diamond. It's an aquamarine that one of her suitors from the show gave her. It didn't fit right so she put it on her ring finger,' the source said.
Riemerschmid even attended an event in place of Luann, who was out of town for a wellness retreat with her daughter, Page Six reports.
He dropped by a Memorial Day weekend event for Grey/Ven x Aroma360 with Andre Bojanic, who is dating Luann's daughter.
A source told Page Six Riemerschmid described himself as Luann's boyfriend and was 'sent' there by the RHONY alum to support her friend Dorinda Medley, whose DJ stylings were being featured at the event.
According to his bio online, Riemerschmid enjoys fishing and has a background in Wall Street.
de Lesseps has really been putting herself out there lately to find love.
She is one of the Bravolebrities looking for love on the inaugural season of the Bravo series Love Hotel, which is now airing.
She wore the same jumpsuit that she sported at the Echo Valley premiere on Wednesday night
However, clearly Luann didn't find her match with any of the suitors, instead linking up with Michael at some point.
de Lesseps previously revealed to reporter Derek Zagami that she went on a date with a 62-year-old model.
'He continues to model to this day, does very well, is the salt-and-pepper gray,' de Lesseps said back in February.
The reality star described the man who she went out as a 'husband commercial type of guy, but very nice.'
Before that date, the Berlin, Connecticut-born celebrity was linked with Southern Hospitality personality Joe Bradley, 28.
In January, an insider told Us Weekly that the pair appeared to be cozy while spending time with one another at New York City's Dream Hotel.
The two were 'all over each other,' a source said, after a January 24 Watch What Happens Live taping.
The next month, she addressed the night out with her fellow Bravolebrity while speaking to TMZ.
'We definitely had great chemistry and we went out to have drinks - what's wrong with that?' she told the outlet.
de Lesseps then acknowledged that Bradley had 'a girlfriend' but would date him if they broke up.
'Hell yeah! Are you kidding me? Well, I'm a little bit of a cougar, let's put it that way,' she admitted.
Bradley addressed his relationship with de Lesseps during the Southern Hospitality reunion episode for season two, saying that there was chemistry between them, but no physical intimacy.
'This is the truth - me and Luann got a drink, and we hit it off,' Bradley said. 'I did cross a line at the hotel, but I did not kiss her. We did not hook up.'
Bradley conceded he 'probably was too flirtatious' with the Big Apple socialite.
Previously, de Lesseps was married to Count Alexandre de Lesseps.
During their marriage they welcomed their two children, Noel and Victoria.
She was also briefly married to Tom D'Agostino Jr. between 2016 to 2017.
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