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  • Bethenny Frankel: “People May Hate Me But I’m Telling It Direct”

    Anyone who’s watched Bethenny Frankel on TV over the years or followed her on social media knows that she doesn’t really hold back her opinions.

    The latest case of this involved a min-rant about Kmart.

    “Wow @Kmart has 2 registers open w 5 other employees standing around & two speak no English whatsoever. Shoes are sapatos right?” she recently tweeted.

    Zapatos, but moving on.

    “Not even attempting kids’ snow boots in spanish,” she continued.

    When she began to receive some Twitter backlash, she doubled down, saying,

    “No excuse for being at a retailer & not able to be directed to what u need. 0 to do w race. I’ll explain but can’t understand it for you.”

    Now, she’s tripled down. Bethenny Frankel is standing by her Kmart rant.

    “People don’t always love me. They may even hate me, but they know that I’m telling it direct,” Frankel told Us Weekly. “I would never be one of those celebrities that just wants to please everybody and wants to say exactly what everybody wants to hear and tiptoes around. If you want to hear my opinion, go on Instagram or Twitter and it’s there. You don’t have to agree with me.”

    What you see is what you get.

  • Bethenny Frankel Is Definitely Maybe Not Dating “Modern Family” Actor

    Bethenny Frankel took to Twitter this week to sort-of address the rumors that she’s dating Modern Family actor Eric Stonestreet, but she did it so casually that it’s making fans wonder if maybe she’s trying to throw them off the scent.

    Frankel and Stonestreet have definitely been hanging out lately, with the actor sharing photos of Bethenny on social media, but a source told People that things aren’t serious.

    “They are talking and they have been friends since they met at a CAA upfront party in April. He is in L.A. and she is in the Hamptons. They are hanging out. They are having fun and she likes his company,” the source said.

    Frankel addressed the rumors on Twitter with a sassy little nod to Eric, saying, “Wow #somanyboyfriendssolittletime. How did I manage to be at a @Dodgers game & be in the Hamptons at the same time?!!!”

    Bethenny Frankel and her ex-husband, Jason Hoppy, had a pretty contentious split in 2012, part of which played out on their reality show for the world to see. Since then, Frankel has said that she doesn’t think she’ll ever get married again.

    “It doesn’t mean that I would not commit to someone. I’m not jaded, I’m not bitter about love. I think there are amazing guys out there in the world, it’s none of that.”

    At an NYU event earlier this year, Frankel said she felt even early on that things wouldn’t turn out well for them but wanted to give it a shot anyway; now, she says, she wishes she had listened to her gut.

    “I think my instinct and gut going into my marriage [knew] it would turn out the way it did. I could feel it, but I intellectualized it. People are always talking about ‘Do I go with my head or my heart?’ Go with your gut,” Bethenny Frankel said.

  • Sonja Morgan Is Furious With Ramona And Bethenny For Talking Behind Her Back

    Sonja Morgan is shocked and hurt that the women she thought were her friends spent a good deal of time talking about her behind her back.

    Sonja Morgan invited the ladies from The Real Housewives of New York on a trip to Turks and Caicos to celebrate the end of her bankruptcy case. In a blog post on Bravo, Sonja Morgan expressed disbelief that the women so easily betrayed her.

    Sonja Morgan said, “They just can’t be happy for me and feel the need to continuously try to keep me down. But despite their negativity, I am still in my house, raising a beautiful, smart daughter, and flourishing professionally.”

    She added, “I cannot believe that conversation between Bethenny and Ramona! Watching the two of them coming together to express concern for my well-being–while not discussing the issues with me–was shocking.”

    She also stated, “They both continuously said that they were concerned for me and that I have a drinking problem.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC7Gsw9Px5U

    I thought every “real housewife” has a drinking problem. Anyway, Sonja Morgan is not thrilled that the status quo talking-behind-peoples’-backs think happened to her this time.

    More #TurksandCaicos tonight at 9pm on #Bravo ! Who's watchin?? #RHONY

    A photo posted by Sonja Morgan Official (@sonjatmorgan) on

    Besides, Sonja Morgan thought that she had rid the house of those drinking rumors in Atlantic City.

    Sonja Morgan continued, “Ramona knows me very well, which is why I am so hurt hearing her say to Bethenny that I am my own worst enemy. She is validating what the other girls are saying when she knows very well that I am a responsible person. She even said when we were alone that the other girls have no idea what they’re talking about!”

    TONIGHT #TurksandCaicos continues… 9pm on #Bravo #RHONY

    A photo posted by Sonja Morgan Official (@sonjatmorgan) on

    She added, “And yet when she is talking to Bethenny, she gives a completely different story. That was tough to watch.”

    Friendship is a fickle thing, I guess. Especially if you’re on a reality show.

    What do you think will happen on the reunion show between Sonja Morgan and the women she thought were her friends?

  • Bethenny Frankel Talks Why She Married Jason Hoppy

    Bethenny Frankel addressed the NYU Alumni Association’s Speakers on the Square event recently, and shared her thoughts about going with her gut when making important decisions. The talk came around–following a question from an audience member–to her reasons for marrying her now ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

    “I think my instinct and gut going into my marriage [knew] it would turn out the way it did. I could feel it, but I intellectualized it. People are always talking about ‘Do I go with my head or my heart?’ Go with your gut,” the Real Housewives of New York star said.

    Frankel jokingly blamed Andy Cohen for what was likely one of the biggest mistakes of her life.

    “Later on, your Mom likes them, your friends are all getting married, your head gets involved, you love having sex with a person, that’s your heart [or something else] getting involved,” Bethenny Frankel explained. “It’s all Andy Cohen’s fault, he will admit it. And yes, that’s the point. That’s why I wrote the book I Suck at Relationships So You Don’t Have To–because I wasn’t making a decision out of truth, I was making a decision out of fear.”

    Does Bethenny Frankel regret that the demise of her marriage played itself out on reality TV?

    Surprisingly, no.

    “Looking back on that, I don’t really believe in regret, and it was situation where they were giving me a show–a spin-off–and I was in a relationship and it kind of just became, ‘This is what’s going on in your life, and this is compelling,’ ” she said of her show, Bethenny Ever After. “It was hard for me to compartmentalize.”

    “But again, my gut did not like that we were doing a show together. My skin crawls thinking about it. I just did not feel right about it, and I kept saying, ‘I don’t want to be the Tori [Spelling] and Dean [McDermott] show. I don’t want to do this.’ And not because that’s a bad show but just because I just didn’t want to do that, and I didn’t go with my gut. It didn’t cause my divorce or anything, it’s just a whole new s—show that’s more of a s— show because of that.”

    While it’s no big surprise to hear Bethenny Frankel talking about her failed marriage to Jason Hoppy, it is intriguing to hear her say she married him out of fear. And when she defines fear as the culmination of outside influences–like her mom liking him–it really does make sense.

    How many people do you expect have made similar poor decisions out of the same kind of fear Bethenny Frankel describes?

    The number is likely astounding.

  • Heather Thomson And Bethenny Frankel Get Into Another Argument At Dorinda Medley’s Party

    It has long been established that any dinner with the Real Housewives of New York won’t be a dinner without some drama.

    And the ladies didn’t disappoint during a dinner held for Dorinda Medley’s 50th birthday in the Berkeshires when Bethenny Frankel and Heather Thomson got into each other’s faces again and left each other teary eyed.

    The evening started out well enough, with Dorinda showing the other Housewives her home in the Berkshires and telling them about how her grandfather built the foundation of the house and how her father also worked there too.

    She also shared that she would always tell her father she would own the house someday.

    Needless to say, the ladies were touched and impressed by her story.

    Dinner also started out well too and for a moment there, Dorinda thought that no drama would ensue. She was even happily surprised when Frankel arrived to surprise her.

    The Skinny Girl head honcho initially declined to attend the party but changed her mind and drove up.

    “I was so excited when Bethenny walked through the door, it was like a birthday present,” Dorinda gushed.

    But I bet she quickly changed her mind when Heather and Bethenny started sniping at each other, and all because the former tried to take matters into her own hands and ensure that the latter had something to eat.

    It quickly became obvious that Bethenny just wanted to be left alone (which is pretty hard to do when you’re at a dinner party).

    “I don’t want attention, I just want to breathe,” she said. “I don’t want to get into anything. I just want the wall up.”

    On the bright side, at least the drama took some of the attention away from Dorinda’s boyfriend John Mahdessian.

    Maybe her birthday wish – that “no one says anything negative about John” – came true.

  • Bethenny Frankel Says Her Daughter Is Going Through A Hard Time

    Bethenny Frankel had a very bitter and very public divorce from Jason Hoppy, and even though the split is behind her, she’s still having a tough time adjusting to the changes and the way they’re affecting her daughter, Bryn. The Real Housewives Of New York star recently had a bit of a breakdown while shopping with her costar Carole Radziwill after their conversation turned to Frankel’s invite to Dorinda Medley’s birthday party.

    “I’m not going on my weekend – which is every other – with my daughter, away. I never thought I’d have a kid – I live for her, and she’s going through a hard time…I don’t care about anybody but my daughter. And I’m not the only one who has a daughter, but, whatever my situation is, it’s pretty f—ing bad, and that’s my own thing, and I can’t do it,” she says in a recent clip from the show.

    Radziwill assured Frankel that everyone understood, but Bethenny had a good cry in the middle of the store and said she was embarrassed for letting it out in front of someone she doesn’t know very well.

    “Sometimes you will open yourself up to a stranger easier than someone that you really know,” Frankel said.

    Bethenny recently debuted a new look, chopping her normally long locks into a messy bob that frames her face.

    “When Bethenny came in, I could tell she was ready for a big change, but she didn’t want to tell me she wanted it, she wanted me to tell her what I thought she should do. When we both found out we were on the same page she was all for the shorter look,” stylist DJ Quintero told People. “I’m not sure we will go shorter in the future. I wanted it to be shorter than a ‘lob’ and not a bob — somewhere in between, like a ‘mob.’ ”

  • Bethenny Frankel Super Skinny, Is She Healthy?

    Bethenny Frankel is super skinny, and at times people have questioned her health because of her weight. Just ahead of the season seven premiere of The Real Housewives of New York, friends of Bethenny Frankel have spoken out about her rail thin frame. Are they concerned about her health?

    “She looks fabulous,” Ramona Singer shared exclusively with E! News. “She eats. She looks healthy. She’s fabulous. She’s fun. She’s exciting.”

    “She’s always eating actually. She just eats and eats and looks that skinny. I hate her,” LuAnn de Lesseps said.

    The three Real Housewives just got back from a trip to the Turks & Caicos that will be featured on a future episode of the show. Everyone thought Bethenny Frankel looked fantastic.

    “In person she looks great,” LuAnn added. “She looks fabulous.”

    For some reason, people are obsessed about Bethenny Frankel’s weight. She appeared on a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live, and was asked directly–by Andy Cohen–if she believes she’s too thin.

    Although she admitted she looks quite skinny when stressed, she doesn’t think she’s too thin.

    “When I’m very tired and stressed out, people think I’m more thin, and it’s always the times I feel like I’m really stressed out,” Bethenny Frankel explained. “I get black circles and my face looks drawn. I run around like a total maniac.”

    Bethenny Frankel has quite a sense of humor with regard to her physique. That was plain to see in an Instagram post she shared just a couple of months ago.

    “SPOTTED: Bethenny Frankel hanging out in soho today… It’s a little chilly….,” she captioned the following shot.

    If you’re rail thin, people are always going to question your health–especially if you’re rich and famous. It’s, in many cases, a jealousy thing. At least Bethenny Frankel is aware of what they’re saying, and has a sense of humor to help ward off the gloom and doom.

    Do you think the Skinnygirl founder is too skinny?

  • Bethenny Frankel Talks Jason Hoppy, Tells Andy Cohen She Won’t Marry Again

    Bethenny Frankel had an intriguing chat with Andy Cohen during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, that turned to Jason Hoppy and marriage. The Real Housewives of New York star isn’t yet officially divorced from Hoppy, and she has an interesting perspective on relationships looking forward.

    “I will never get legally married again,” Bethenny Frankel told Cohen. “It doesn’t mean that I would not commit to someone, and I’m not jaded or bitter about love. I think there are amazing guys out there, but I will never, ever be legally married again.”

    Jason Hoppy and Bethenny Frankel endured a bitter separation and have been battling things out in divorce court since 2012. They were married for three years prior to separating. Even though she never divulged the catalyst of their split, most people assume it has to to with money.

    Bethenny Frankel indicated as much during her conversation with Andy Cohen.

    “I think that fame and attention and money does not bring out the best in everybody,” she told him. “Money in many ways is the root of all evil.”

    She even went so far as to compare marriage to an old Eagles’ song.

    “Marriage is the ‘Hotel California,’” she said. “You can check out but you can never leave.”

    Bethenny Frankel is currently dating, despite the fact that she’s not yet legally divorced. Hopefully the man in question isn’t interested in settling down–legally, anyway.

    E! News disputes the dating scenario, however, reporting instead that Frankel is single. Who knows?

    Whether she is or isn’t dating, fans can check up on Bethenny Frankel on Bravo soon when she officially returns to The Real Housewives of New York. The new season premieres on April 7th.

    Do you suppose her dating status will be revealed on the show?

  • Dorinda Medley Signs On to ‘Real Housewives of New York’

    Dorinda Medley is a New York socialite, and the latest to sign on to join the cast of The Real Housewives of New York. The show’s seventh season is scheduled to premiere on April 7th on Bravo.

    According to a report from People, Medley likes “to see a good argument between two people.”

    That in itself makes it sound like Dorinda Medley is the perfect cast member for this kind of show.

    “I think you learn when you argue,” Medley told the New York Post. “It’s just an expression of your opinion.”

    Oh, Dorinda Medley will learn lots this coming season–especially since Bethenny Frankel is back on the show.

    Medley is a widow. Her husband, Richard Medley, was a hedge fund advisor. He passed away in 2005 at the age of 60. She has a 21-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Dorinda Medley, now 50, is ready for ‘the next chapter.’

    “I’ve been presented with a lot of different challenges, and that’s why I wasn’t afraid to be on the Housewives,” she said. “The whole point is to keep going forward and try again.”

    Dorinda Medley is no stranger to The Real Housewives of New York. In fact, she has made cameo appearances on the show before. She is also friends with Housewives Ramona Singer and LuAnn de Lesseps.

    How do you suppose Dorinda Medley will fare during this next chapter of her life? Lots of people start new chapters at 50, but not all of them join The Real Housewives of New York.

  • Bethenny Frankel Opens Up About Teresa Giudice

    Bethenny Frankel spoke recently about her decision to return to The Real Housewives of New York, and said she felt the time was right after getting “burnt out” on being in the public eye. The Skinnygirl entrepreneur also shared her thoughts on fellow “housewife” Teresa Giudice, who was recently sentenced to several months in prison along with her husband Joe on tax fraud charges.

    “When I left the show and then the talk show was done, I was kind of really burnt out. I didn’t know if I really wanted to be on television anymore, at least for a while… and I really would like it to be my decision if I stop the train of being in the public eye and being on television. And I think if I didn’t do something else soon, that I really thought was good for me, then it wouldn’t have been my choice any more,” she told Extra.

    Frankel’s talk show, Bethenny, was canceled earlier this year, but the reality star and businesswoman said she felt “relieved” to be done with that part of her life.

    “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 recently spoke about the Giudice family–who star on The Real Housewives Of New Jersey–and said that hopefully the situation will have a positive outcome when Teresa and Joe are released from prison.

    “Terrible. The one thing I really think about is being away from her daughters for any period of time. I feel for her, because it’s time away from her daughters, but they will become stronger as a family. Maybe by it all stopping now and having a real-life lesson, it’ll make them stronger, and they’ll avoid other heartache later,” she said.

  • Bethenny Frankel: Mom Calls Her A Liar

    Bethenny Frankel: Mom Calls Her A Liar

    Bethenny Frankel and her mom have been estranged for more than a decade now, and it’s abundantly clear that Bernadette Birk isn’t feeling the old ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ adage. In fact, she has nothing good at all to say about the former Real Housewives of New York City star.

    In a recent interview with RadarOnline, Birk says she is sure she ‘will never speak to her daughter again.’

    “Bethenny spread vicious and horrible lies about me simply for publicity,” Birk said, adding, “her ratings were down and they soared!”

    “I gave her the benefit of the doubt, and I always left the door open for her, but she destroyed it and now that door is shut forever!” she said.

    Bethenny Frankel only loves one person according to her mother. Herself.

    “She is so vain, and loves herself so much, that if she even got so much as a scratch she would run and get plastic surgery,” Bernadette Birk says.

    It was about two years ago when Bethanny Frankel said similar things about her mother.

    “She’s so desperate, it’s really sad,” Frankel said back in March of 2012. “I will never ever speak to her again as long as I live.”

    Bernadette Birk has never even met her granddaughter–Bethenny Frankel’s four-year-old daughter, Bryn Hoppy. Frankel co-parents her daughter with ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

    Probably the saddest part of this entire scenario is that what each of these women is airing publicly–their obvious disdain for things that happened in the past–should be aired in private conversations, either solely between Bethenny Frankel and Bernadette Birk, or in the presence of a third party–some sort of mediator or counselor.

    It does sound like each has aired her dirty laundry for the purpose of publicity.

    Do you think Bethenny Frankel is a liar–or is her mom simply jealous of the very public–at times lucrative–life she sees her daughter leading?

  • Bethenny Frankel Gets Into A Bikini For Charity

    Bethenny Frankel has a lot on her plate these days, but she’s still finding time to participate in charity events.

    The former reality star participated in a paddleboard event in Sag Harbor meant to raise money for breast cancer research and showed off her bikini in the process, playing it cool in a hat and large sunglasses. According to Page Six, the mom and entrepreneur displayed some “diva” behavior on the beach, keeping to herself and refusing to step up when it was time to claim a bracelet for the race.

    “When they announced her name and asked her to come get her ankle bracelet, she was too important to come get it herself, so she sent one of her entourage over to get it,” a “source” said.

    However, Frankel shared photos from the day on her social media accounts and appeared to be having a blast. She also took the opportunity to complete the ice bucket challenge after being nominated by a friend, and shared a video from the lifeguard station.

    Frankel has been busy with her writing and other projects since her talk show was cancelled earlier this year. Leaving the daytime talk game behind was something of a relief to the former Real Housewives star, who said she felt constricted.

    “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.”

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Bethenny Frankel Jokes On Twitter About Pajamas Controversy

    Bethenny Frankel is partly known for her line of Skinny Girl cocktails, but now the term is getting a whole new meaning.

    The former Real Housewives of New York star shared a photo of herself on Instagram recently wearing her 4-year old daughter’s Hello Kitty pajamas and inadvertently caused an uproar when some of her followers shamed her for glamorizing an unhealthy body image. Several people took to the comments section of the image sharing site to give their opinion about both the photo and Frankel’s appearance, with many saying she is just too thin.

    Frankel shared the photo with the caption, “This is my daughter’s nightgown and PJ shorts. Think we’re ready to start sharing clothes yet?”

    Frankel, who doesn’t seem to be letting the comments get to her, took to Twitter afterward to joke about the commotion and make it clear that she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with her body.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Bethenny Frankel Embroiled In Bitter Custody Battle With Estranged Husband, Jason Hoppy

    Bethenny Frankel and her estranged husband Jason Hoppy are embroiled in a bitter custody battle, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be resolving their issues anytime soon.

    According to Entertainment Tonight, the former The Real Housewives of New York City star is seeking primary custody of their four-year-old daughter, Bryn. However, Hoppy has no interest in that particular arrangement, because he’s hoping to have joint custody of the child.

    On Wednesday, May 28, the two faced off in a New York City courtroom. Frankel reportedly had no reservations about verbally recounting Hoppy’s alleged intent to seek revenge when she filed for divorce back in January of 2013.

    “He said, ‘I’m going to destroy you. I’m going to have you and your publicist crying and crumbling in a corner. Now you’re going to see what I was like on the basketball court,’” Frankel testified. “He said, ‘You don’t know what it’s like to have a family, you’ll never have a family. Let’s go, baby.’”

    Both sides argued over who would be the better parent. Hoppy’s attorney, Bernard Clair, even went so far as to accuse Frankel of modeling the main character for her new children’s books after their daughter. Frankel was also accused of using the child for notoriety. However, Frankel’s attorney, Allen Mayefsky, presented the same exact argument, and included a few other allegations about Hoppy.

    Mayefsky put the couple’s relationship into perspective with his opening statements. He took the opportunity as a chance to highlight Hoppy’s alleged reason for marrying the former talk show host.

    “Jason embraced family life in the spotlight,” said Mayefsky. The attorney also explained a number of changes in Hoppy’s priorities since Frankel filed for divorce. Instead of focusing on the best interest of their daughter, “he puts desire for revenge over his family and child.”

    Hopefully the two can come to amicable terms for the sake of their daughter.

    Image via Bethenny Frankel, Facebook

  • 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.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • 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 Hits 100–Episodes, That Is

    Bethenny Frankel hit the big 100 mark as she celebrated that many episodes of her ill-fated talk show. Most people will shake their heads in astonishment over the fact that the show hasn’t been cancelled yet. The former Real Housewives of New York star feted her accomplishment in the company of The TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb as well as Tamar Braxton and Loni Love.

    The Bethenny Frankel Show has earned unimpressive ratings throughout its run, so it’s really quite something that it’s made it to its 100th episode. Bethenny’s lack of ability to attain big name guest stars has been the show’s biggest downfall. It has become a “parade of Real Housewives and other associated reality stars.”

    The cheery celebration marking the 100th episode included a big cake rolled out by Hoda Kotb. The guests then proceeded to eat the confection with their hands.

    Frankel jokingly took to Twitter to ask Hoda Kotb what kind of cake she would like to have–but she wasn’t referring to TODAY Show episodes.

    It wasn’t so long ago that Bethenny Frankel was purportedly upset about a rumored cancellation of her show by its co-creator and co-producer Ellen DeGeneres. However the two appeared on her show together just this past fall, and everything seemed just fine. Do you suppose the episode when Ellen visited garnered enough viewers to boost Bethanny’s ratings? (Was that mean?)

    It will certainly be interesting to see what becomes of The Bethanny Frankel Show in the future months, but in the meantime she certainly does deserve everyone’s congrats for moving forward with her paltry panel of guests.

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  • Bethenny Frankel Takes Romantic Vacation With New Boyfriend

    Bethenny Frankel had a rough year in 2013; although her talk show has been successful, she saw her personal life shredded as she and husband Jason Hoppy filed for divorce and became entangled in a bitter custody battle over their daughter Bryn. But the former “Real Housewife” appears to have found a new love, and is moving on by starting off the new year on a romantic vacation at the Mondrian South Beach Hotel in Miami.

    The couple were with a group of friends, says a source, but they were definitely spending one-on-one time together on New Year’s Eve.

    “She seemed relaxed with him and having a great time,” the source said. “At the stroke of midnight, they shared a passionate kiss and proceeded to make out in front of everyone.”

    No one knows who the mystery man is yet, but Frankel’s rep has confirmed that she is dating again. She may be keeping things under wraps while her split from Hoppy is in the process of being finalized.

    Frankel released a statement last year after news spread that she and Hoppy were ending their marriage, saying, “It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating. This was an extremely difficult decision that as a woman and a mother, I have to accept as the best choice for our family. We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will always remain our first priority. This is an immensely painful and heartbreaking time for us.”

    However, she later said that the situation was “brutal” as she and her ex fought over custody rights to their daughter and split up their assets. The talk show host, author, and businesswoman opened up about having her life filmed for so many years for reality television and says she doesn’t regret it.

    “I don’t regret letting the cameras roll at all,” Frankel said. “I could have skated by. I could have stayed on the show and been like, ‘Oh, everything’s perfect with us. Everything’s great.’ It made me feel dirty for people to think that I had this perfect relationship and this perfect life.”

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  • Dina Eastwood Won’t Receive Alimony if Clint Gets His Way

    If Clint Eastwood gets his way, his estranged wife Dina won’t be receiving spousal support when their divorce is finalized.

    Dina Eastwood filed for divorce in October, citing irreconcilable differences. This was on the heels of filing for a formal separation from her famous husband the prior month.

    But Eastwood is asking a judge to deny Dina spousal support. Some sources speculate that Eastwood feels confident his request will be granted based on terms laid out in a prenuptial agreement.

    Another potential source of contention in the divorce is custody of the couple’s 16 year-old daughter Morgan. Dina wants full physical custody; Eastwood wants joint physical custody.

    During a recent appearance on Bethenny Frankel’s talk show, Dina said she had initially expected the separation and divorce to go much more smoothly:

    “Stuff started happening in the spring that threw me for a loop,” she told Frankel. “I had no clue that there would ever be any kind of turbulence or bizarre things occur. I thought it would just be really cool, that we’d live in the same town and go to the same place to have a drink. I didn’t get it…He’s lovely, he hasn’t done much. It’s other people around him have done things that have blown me away and again my future ex-husband has done nothing [wrong]. He’s probably the sweetest guy I’ve ever met. He is the sweetest, he is a loving, kind, low-key person so my intuition was still great on marrying a good person.”

    Married in 1996, the couple have been separated since 2012. They have only the one child together. Eastwood has seven other children from previous relationships.

    When asked by Frankel about rumors of infidelity, Dina said she didn’t feel comfortable “calling infidelity or cheating or anything like that when we’re already living separately … same house but separately … you’re living estranged.”

    Dina told Frankel that she and Eastwood’s daughter Morgan is “lovin’ life right now. She’s great.” Dina talked about the fact that 83 year-old Eastwood recently took Morgan to Coachella. She actually referred to “our 20- and 16- year old,” the 20-year old most likely being Francesca Fisher-Eastwood, Eastwood’s daughter from his relationship with actress Frances Fisher.

    In May 2012 Dina, Morgan and Francesca starred in the first season of Mrs. Eastwood and Company, an E! Network reality documentary series that chronicled their lives.

    In April Dina, who worked as a news anchor prior to marrying Eastwood, checked herself into an exclusive Arizona rehab facility for depression and anxiety. She told Frankel that at this point she’s up and down, and aiming to go three consecutive days without crying.

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  • Kristin Cavallari: She Faked It!

    Kristin Cavallari: She Faked It!

    Kristin Cavallari wears a lot of hats these days: shoe designer, NFL wife, mom, PREGNANT mom, actress…..and FAKER?

    Because being a star reality TV actress on The Hills, successful Chinese Laundry shoe designer, wife to star Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler AND pregnant with their second child just wasn’t enough, Cavallari came out of the closet with her own version of The Hills – truth style.

    Bethenny Frankel gets the 411 on all things fake in MTV’s reality series The Hills when Kristin Cavallari admits that the relationships and fights on the show were usually staged. The 26-year-old actress tells Frankel that “I faked relationships, faked fights,” and “I don’t care anymore — I can tell you. At this point, it’s been so many years.”

    Crazy right? Reality TV faked?! No…I mean, IT’S JUST NOT POSSIBLE!

    And here I thought being a career woman-supportive wife-preggo mommy would be enough on her plate. Let’s go ahead and add in a Hollywood spoiler alert – The Hills was FAKED!

    At least she’s keeping the sex of the baby quiet till Christmas, when her and hubby will open the box containing the sex of their child written on a piece of paper by Cavallari’s doctor.

    For now, anyway.

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  • Kristin Cavallari Says “The Hills” Was All Fake

    Anybody with at least a little bit of sense can probably tell that 99.9 percent of reality TV is fake or at least embellished to some degree, and if you’ve ever taken a look at the MTV show “The Hills,” then you probably know that most of the drama on that show was fake too.

    But hey, it’s always nice to have the details behind the fake stuff, right? And today, one of “The Hills” stars Kristin Cavallari gave us some of those details.

    “I had fake relationships, fake fights,” said the California native in an interview with Bethenny Frankel. Cavallari also said that her relationship on the show with Brody Jenner was completely made up.

    “He was on my show, I dated Brody when I was 18 right after “Laguna Beach” actually, and that’s it. And then on the show “The Hills,” they had us dating a few episodes. They pretended like him and [his real girlfriend] Jayde broke up and I was dating Brody.”

    “Then Jade and I got in a huge fight because she saw us out at the club, which wasn’t real at all. They were together the entire time.”

    If you caught “The Hills” season finale back in 2010, then you saw the show pull back the curtains in the final scene. After a long and teary goodbye between Cavallari and Jenner, the camera panned upwards, only to reveal they were standing on a Hollywood set, not the actual streets of Los Angeles like the show wanted you to believe.

    However, Cavallari’s admission on the “Bethenny” show let fans know just how deep the phony storylines ran. “If we were out at lunch or something, they would text us what to say so that if you were there at the restaurant you wouldn’t see what they were doing. So we would look at our phones and go ‘blah, blah, blah, I can’t believe he said this, blah, blah , blah’ and then we would look to our phones.”

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