Kelly Bensimon and Bethenny Frankel share more than a past on the Real Housewives of New York … Bethenny is dating a man Kelly talked to on Raya.
The lollipops and gummy bears enthusiast gave Page Six the lowdown.
“It’s about Tom”
Kelly explained how her daughter was working from her home when she decided to get her mom on the exclusive ‘celebrity’ dating app.
“I see this one guy, and I was like, ‘Oh, he’s kinda cute!’ He lives in California, and I was like, ‘Wow, what is he doing here?’”
“He’s like, ‘Let’s talk. … Let’s meet.’”
According to the RHONY alum, she and Tom Villante were “texting” quite a bit. He apparently kept asking her to meet up, but her busy schedule prevented a proper date.
Kelly detailed that she and Tom returned to the city after spending Labor Day weekend in the Hamptons *separately* and that’s when she saw that Bethenny was dating the same Tom in the news. “It says Bethenny Frankel is dating this guy!”
Who is the latest ‘Tom‘ in the Bravosphere?
Tom Villante is a California-based businessman who is the founder, chairman, and CEO of YapStone, a payment processing company. He also works as an angel investor and real estate investor. He graduated from Princeton University in 1989 with a degree in economics.
Rumors of their relationship began in September after they were seen holding hands in Santa Monica, California. He and B made their first public appearance at the NYC premiere of Yellowstone on November 7th. Bethenny made their relationship Instagram official on November 23rd.
Never forget …
Bethenny got press for her dramatic reaction to not getting recognized at a Hampton’s grocer, Round Swamp Farms after she promoted their chicken salad on TikTok.
The following day, Kelly took her mess with Bethenny from Scary Island to Long Island. The former Real Housewives of New York made a video that possibly out-cringed Bethenny’s from the same fancy grocery.
