Bethenny Frankel Biography
Bethenny Frankel is a businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author from the United States. She appeared in eight of the thirteen seasons of the Bravo television series The Real Housewives of New York City since its debut in 2008.
How old is Bethenny Frankel? – Age
She is 51 years old as of 4 November 2021. She was born in 1970 in New York, New York, United States.
Bethenny Frankel Family – Education
Frankel is the only child of horse trainer Robert J. Frankel and interior designer Bernadette Birk. Her father was German-Jewish, and her mother was a Welsh Roman Catholic. Frankel’s father abandoned her mother when she was four years old. Her mother married horse trainer John Parisella, an Italian Catholic when she was five years old. Frankel recalls a difficult childhood. According to Frankel, her mother “was always drinking” and frequently argued violently with her stepfather.
She moved several times and attended several schools before enrolling in boarding school. As a child, Frankel attended Catholic schools and graduated in 1988 from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she lived on campus. She attended the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City, Boston University for two years, and graduated from New York University with a degree in psychology and communications.
Is Bethenny Frankel in a Relationship? – Husband
From 1996 to 1997, she was married to entertainment executive Peter Sussman. She married pharmaceutical sales executive Jason Hoppy in March 2010. Bryn is their only child. Frankel filed for divorce in January 2013 after the couple separated in December 2012. A custody agreement was reached in June 2014, and a financial settlement was reached in July 2016. The divorce of Frankel and Hoppy was finalized in January 2021. She is married to Paul Bernon, a film producer.
How old is Bethany’s Daughter?
She has the daughter of Bryn Hoppy, who was born in 2010.
Did Bethenny Frankel have jaw Surgery?
Frankel revealed in 2019 that she first began getting injections in her face to stop her teeth from grinding. Her face looks very different from the one we’ve been seeing on television. She has not revealed if she underwent surgery.
Bethenny Frankel Skinnygirl
Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting was published in March 2009, and The SkinnyGirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life was published in December. In the spring of 2010, she released Body by Bethenny, an exercise DVD, and The Skinnygirl Rules, an audiobook that summarized her two previous books. Frankel published A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life in 2011 and Skinnydipping in December 2012.
In 2009, Frankel launched a pre-packaged margarita line called Skinnygirl Margarita, which led to the creation of the company Skinnygirl and the cocktail line Skinnygirl Cocktails. Since then, the company has developed “candy, deli meat, sweeteners, popcorn, salad dressings, shapewear, and, most recently, jeans and apparel.” In 2011, she sold the cocktail line to Beam Global for $120 million.
How much is Bethenny Frankel Net Worth?
She has an estimated net worth of $80 million.
Bethenny Frankel Career
Frankel moved to Los Angeles in 1992 with the intention of becoming an actress. While she had some minor acting roles, she also worked as a nanny for Paris Hilton and as a personal assistant to Jerry and Linda Bruckheimer. Frankel also worked as a production assistant on the set of Saved by the Bell during this time. Frankel used these connections to launch her first company, “In Any Event,” a party-planning firm that failed. Her next venture was reselling pashmina scarves she purchased in bulk from an Indian manufacturer.
In 2003, Frankel founded “BethennyBakes,” a baking company specializing in “healthy” cookies and meal delivery in New York City, which was featured on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, a reality competition series, in 2005. On The Apprentice, Frankel was one of two finalists, the other being Martha Stewart. BethennyBakes went out of business in 2006, but Frankel continued to be a spokesperson for Pepperidge Farms’ low-calorie line.
Frankel began starring in the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New York City in 2008, which premiered in March. In June 2010, Frankel starred in the Bravo reality series Bethenny Getting Married? (later retitled Bethenny Ever After), which documented her engagement, marriage, and daughter’s birth. With 2.1 million viewers, the series premiere became Bravo’s highest-rated one at the time. Frankel announced her departure from The Real Housewives of New York City after the third season in September 2010. In November, she finished second in the reality competition series Skating with the Stars.
In June 2011, Frankel taped a pilot for a potential talk show. The syndicated daytime talk show, titled Bethenny, debuted in September 2013. After one season, it was cancelled in February 2014. Frankel returned to The Real Housewives of New York City for the seventh season, which premiered in April 2015. Frankel signed a deal with MGM Television and the company’s chairman, Mark Burnett, to produce and star in future unscripted television projects, according to Deadline Hollywood in March 2019. Frankel announced her departure from MGM Television in June 2021.
She announced her departure from The Real Housewives of New York City in August of the same year. Some of her most memorable lines from the show, which the Bravo Network recognized and capitalized on, include: “”Get off my jock!” “Go to bed!” GO TO SLEEP!”, “Life is not a Cabaret!” and “Mention it all!” while simultaneously opening her legs during an argument with fellow castmate Ramona Singer. Frankel appeared in the HBO Max reality competition series The Big Shot with Bethenny in 2021, which she also produced alongside Burnett. The show follows “aspiring business moguls as they compete for a position on Frankel’s executive team.” She graced the cover of Forbes magazine in 2011.
Bethenny Frankel Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2021 – The Big Shot with Bethenny
♦ 2018 – Bar Rescue
♦ 2017–19 – Shark Tank
♦ 2017 – Million Dollar Listing New York
♦ 2017 – Bethenny & Fredrik
♦ 2016, 2018 – The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
♦ 2016 – Beat Bobby Flay
♦ 2013–14 – Bethenny
♦ 2013 – The Neighbors
♦ 2010–21 – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
♦ 2010–12 – Chelsea Lately
♦ 2010–12 – Bethenny Ever After
♦ 2010 – Skating with the Stars
♦ 2009 – Z Rock
♦ 2015–19 – The Real Housewives of New York City
♦ 2005 – The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
♦ 1995 – Wish Me Luck
♦ 1994 – Hollywood Hills 90028
♦ 1993 – Soiree Sans Hors D’oeuvres