Sous Chef Manu is the talk of the town on RHONY Legacy this January. As the final episode of Peacock’s Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip plays out, it turns out things weren’t just heating up in the kitchen at the ladies’ luxury villa.
LuAnn de Lesseps, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Dorinda Medley, and more Real Housewives of New York City legends all got together for another trip to St Barts in season 4. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip saw the familiar faces reunited. Ramona Singer was also reacquainted with the head chef at Villa Dunes.

Meet Manu from RHONY Legacy
When the Real Housewives of New York ladies arrive at Villa Dunes, they’re introduced to the House Manager, Martin, Chef Jean Baptiste, and the rest of the kitchen team including Sous Chef Manu.
While not very much of Manu is seen during the show’s six episodes, he appeared to make an impression on the cast’s Countess.
Manu works alongside Chef Jean Baptiste on the show and is seen leaving LuAnn’s bedroom in the show’s final episode.
Can we please have Martin and Manu in every Real Housewives trips #RHUGT
— ⛧ Metalhead of Bodom ⛧ (@ruaahell) January 4, 2024LuAnn ‘wants a chef boyfriend’
RHUGT RHONY Legacy got off to a fiery start with Kristen Taekeman defending her marriage, and Dorinda and Kelly arguing over Hinckleys.
Season 4 saw LuAnn immediately take to Manu. During the Bravo star’s house tour, she described the kitchen staff as “not being hard to look at.”
LuAnn added: “I have to find a chef boyfriend,” speaking to co-star Kelly.
Given her initial impressions of Manu, the season 4 finale episode, (Going) Out With a Bang, shenanigans make perfect sense.
However, some viewers took to X (Twitter) to share their thoughts on LuAnn’s rendezvous.
One tweeted: “Ahhh, I wanted Lu to hook up with Martin. They seemed into eachother and looked good dancing together. I was excited at the end cuz I thought it was going to be Martin not Manu.”
LuAnn isn’t the only Real Housewife looking for love, as Dorinda is keen to find a partner nowadays, and is even considering joining Hinge.
Ahhh, I wanted Lu to hook up with Martin. They seemed into eachother and looked good dancing together. I was excited at the end cuz I thought it was going to be Martin not Manu 😭😭 #RHUGT pic.twitter.com/9e0b2crok6
— Reality Dame (@DameReality) January 5, 2024LuAnn dishes on night with Manu
LuAnn de Lesseps arrived at Villa Dunes with “Johnny Depp” stories to tell, and she also left her vacation with some tales to share with the group, too.
Despite telling Ramona not to “touch the staff,” on day one of the Peacock show, LuAnn and Manu ended up having more than just a friendly hug in St Barts.
Speaking to the Daily Dish, LuAnn said she and Manu “hit it off.”
She added: “That was my little private, you know, farewell…”
Some of her co-stars had no idea about her “private farewell,” but Kelly told the Daily Dish:
“I knew something was up because when we were going to the airport, I’m like, ‘Why is Luann smiling like that?'”
Taking to a Reddit thread, fans were clearly in support of LuAnn’s hookup. One wrote: “Good for LuAnn, Manu is hot.”
It looks like LuAnn wasn’t the only one who took a liking to Manu. More fans said they wanted to “hire” him, and more were keen to find the Sous Chef on social media.
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