โWhen life gives me limes, I make margaritas.โ Bethenny Frankel
This iconic tagline from the Queen B of reality television is not consistent with her current state of mind after hearing what Bravo producers said about the current Bethenny-free-season.
The B Strong founder ‘threw a fit’ at Real Housewives of New York producers after they said the RHONY cast doesnโt need B for the show to be a hit, according to reports from Page Six.
B’s RHONY departure:
Bethenny quit the show in August 2019 being a RHONY cast member for seasons 1-3 and 7-11. In case you need a refresher…
After the season 12 premiere, she slammed Bravo’s juggernaut by saying that the ratings for the first episodes without her were weak. A production source told Page Six, โSheโs jealous [because] sheโs not on still. She made a rash decision [to leave] and she misses the limelight of it all.โ The secret source added, โAnd she canโt believe it will be as successful without her and may be better.โ
Page Six also reported, “The same source said that all the way back in November at BravoCon โ the networkโs new reality TV fest held in New York โ Frankel was already so preoccupied with the thought that she wasnโt an essential part of the show that she flew off the handle when its longtime producer Barrie Bernstein said on a panel that the cast ‘donโt need Bethenny.’โ
How will the show fare without Bethenny?
Barrie Bernstein explained, โBethenny of course is Bethenny. We did three seasons without her in the middle, it was successful, a lot of fun, some of the best trips.โ The producer added, โAnd the ladies, theyโve done this for a while, and they donโt need Bethenny. I think this season weโre really excited to shine that.โ
The source told Page Six, โBethenny got wind of it, got very angry and blocked [Bernstein] from her phone.โ
Bethenny threw shade, too:
In an interview with Extra, Bethenny clapped back. ย โThe ratings overall in television have never been higher and perhaps the ratings on โReal Housewivesโ arenโt doing well because itโs sort of not maybe the content that is inspiring people to do what they need to do right now.โ
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