Real Housewives Of New York vet Luann de Lesseps, 59, spills one of her new diet secrets... after saying Mediterranean Diet keeps her thin

Real Housewives Of New York City star Luann de Lesseps often shows off her incredibly toned figure while in bikinis on Instagram.

The 59-year-old reality TV wonder did it again on Sunday as she was seen in a black and gold bikini with a hat on as she walked out of a swimming pool that had a cheetah blow-up toy. 'Who doesn't like a cougar?' she quipped in her caption.

Now she has now told DailyMail.com how she stays so fit.

'As far as my figure well I really do work hard to keep it in check. I exercise all the time many times a day I go for a walk. I go to the gym and I have lots of sex just kidding, not kidding,' she laughed.

'My mother is 95 and I think that jeans play huge and you age to be honest.'

And the star - who is on her cabaret tour with her next date on July 26 in Baltimore - revealed a trick. 

'As far as diet, I can’t tell you one tip that I just learned recently because I was at a clinic talking to some nutritionist so this one is for your readers for free,' she shared.

'So I was told that a trick is to chew your food because digestion starts in your mouth.

'Also you should not drink 30 minutes before you eat or 30 minutes after you eat because it messes with everything in your gut, it washes out what is there to digest your food.

'So chewing is really important and is not drinking immediately before and after you eat. You're welcome!'

This comes after the bombshell said she watches her incredibly toned figure by skipping booze, staying on a Mediterranean Diet, doing intermittent fasting and practicing yoga. 

The socialite told Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino earlier this year that she overall has a very healthy lifestyle.

'First of all, I’m happy,' she shared.

'Second of all, I’m not drinking so that makes me even happier and keeps the weight off, I gotta say.' 

She was sober then drank again during the pandemic and is now sober again.

The siren also likes to practice yoga and keep moving with walks on the beach. And she follows intermittent fasting. 

Real Housewives Of New York City star de Lesseps often shows off her incredibly toned figure on Instagram

The 59-year-old reality TV wonder has now told DailyMail.com how she stays so fit. 'As far as my figure well I really do work hard to keep it in check. I exercise all the time many times a day I go for a walk'

'I go to the gym and I have lots of sex just kidding, not kidding,' she laughed. 'My mother is 95 and I think that jeans play huge and you age to be honest'

De Lesseps at the premiere of The Idea of You held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in April 29 in New York City

'I try not to eat before 10 in the morning and not after six at night,' said the cabaret singer.

'And if I do eat at night, it’s a lot lighter than what I would eat during the day. And really Mediterranean diet.'

Luann's ex is 73-year-old Alexandre de Lesseps, a French entrepreneur and pioneer of microfinancing in developing countries. Luann and Alexandre were wed from 1993 until 2009. 

She was last romantically linked to Olivier Sarkozy.