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  • Bethenny Frankel Is Happy The Talk Show Didn’t Work Out

    Bethenny Frankel announced around Valentine’s Day that her talk show had been cancelled, it was understood that she was sad to be moving on after just one season. It would have been a hard blow to anyone, but for a perfectionist like Frankel, the news seemed especially harsh. However, she recently said that the chance to take a break and move on from something that wasn’t working out like she’d planned will be nice.

    “I am relieved,” she wrote on her blog. “What I really want right now is to be with my daughter, to do yoga, to focus on [her product line] Skinnygirl and my writing, and to give myself a break…Unlike my time on Bravo, I felt a bit diluted, filtered and somewhat constricted. I am a free spirit. I am more comfortable in my natural surroundings and in a setting where I’m surrounded by crazy, where anything goes and where I can be authentically me. When interviewed about the show, I always said that it could only work if I was true to myself and only if it was genuinely a good fit and marriage which it turned out not to be.”

    Frankel, who has been battling an ugly divorce for a while now, says she’s tired of the struggle and needs a rest; she also gave a shoutout to some of the most popular names in the daytime talk business, saying she admires their ability to make the job look easy.

    “As easy as people like Ellen, Oprah, Wendy, Rachael and Steve make it look, it is one of the hardest jobs I have ever done, and I have so much more respect for them having been through this experience. They are warriors and champions who make a very difficult job look effortless,” she wrote.

    According to gossip site RadarOnline, however, Frankel was unhappy with Ellen DeGeneres and her failure to live up to a promise she made regarding getting big names to appear on the show.

    “During Bethenny’s trial run, DeGeneres pulled some strings and got Justin Bieber to come on. DeGeneres’ former booker is now working for Bethenny but he’s been unable to get Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow or Miley Cyrus. The big name celebrities don’t want to go on a talk show hosted by a former Bravo housewife. It’s causing major drama behind the scenes of Frankel’s show, which is struggling in the ratings,” a source said.

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  • Bethenny Frankel Shares A Selfie Wearing No Make-Up

    Bethenny Frankel is following in Kelly Ripa’s footsteps!

    Even though Ripa, who co-hosted Live! With Kelly and Michael wearing no make-up last Thursday, explained that her bare look was due to losing a Super Bowl bet, she may have actually started a new trend.

    Now, Frankel has jumped on the bandwagon as well, reports US Weekly. Although she didn’t lose any bets, she did take advantage of an impromptu ‘photo-op’ without wearing any make-up.

    On Monday, Feb. 10, the Real Housewives of New York City alum took to Twitter and gave fans a glimpse of what her “Monday face” looks like. She posted a quick selfie for her 1.34 million followers.

    “This is my ‘it’s Monday’ face, which looks very similar to my ‘I’m exhausted and it’s only Monday’ face,” she quipped.

    However, her exhaustion is definitely justified. Bethenny has been quite busy with Bethenny! As a matter of fact, the 100th episode of the talk show host just aired yesterday.

    The big milestone was commemorated with a stellar list of celebrity guests that included Today’s Hoda Kotb, The Real talk show co-hosts Tamar Braxton and Loni Love, Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Kathy Wakile and Dancing With the Stars’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

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    One of the highlights of the episode was the comedic banter between Frankel and Love. The two “talked dirty” before airing the show’s highlight reel.

    “Sometimes, Bethenny, you can churn this show into Bethenny After Dark,” Love said to Frankel. “Because I talk dirty?” Frankel asked. “You talk a lot of dirt. Let me just show you,” Love quipped.

    After the two watched the potty-mouthed reel, Frankel said, “It’s amazing I got to 100.”

    “I want you to get to another 100, so I’m gonna help you out,” Love said. “I got a swear jar for you.” However, Frankel actually felt she’d improved since her reality TV days, but to no avail!

    “What I used to do on Bravo was next level,” she said. “This was toning it down!”

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  • Bethenny Frankel Blames Ellen for Talk Show Flop

    Bethenny Frankel, the former New York housewife turned talk show host, is failing and flailing in her new line of work. The socialite blames none other than Ellen Degeneres, who in the beginning promised Frankel help in getting big name stars. Turns out, big name stars don’t want to sit and chat on T.V. with a snotty housewife. Here’s a sample of Bethenny keepin’ it classy:

    The stigma is so bad, according to Radaronline.com, that Ellen asked to remove her name from the credits. These hardships are reportedly causing issues backstage at the show. DeGeneres produces Frankel’s freshman talk show, “Bethenny”, and the first time host “is absolutely peeved that she has been unable to get a big name celebrity to come on. Frankel was told numerous times by DeGeneres before the show premiered that she would absolutely help her in getting all of the big names in show business,” according to a source close to the show. They continued,

    “During Bethenny’s trial run, DeGeneres pulled some strings and got Justin Bieber to come on. DeGeneres’ former booker is now working for Bethenny but he’s been unable to get Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow or Miley Cyrus. The big name celebrities don’t want to go on a talk show hosted by a former Bravo housewife. It’s causing major drama behind the scenes of Frankel’s show, which is struggling in the ratings.”

    If you’re thinking that it’s just because Bethenny is new to the scene, here’s something that may change your mind. The Queen Latifah Show, also being new this season, is KILLING in the ratings. According to the LA Times, Latifah averaged 1.8 million viewers per episode in her first week. Advertisers also want to be associated with Queen Latifah, as she is one of the most admired celebrities in daytime.

    During her first week, Queen Latifah interviewed John Travolta, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith and Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s good to be Queen.

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