Bethenny Frankel Details How She Originally Landed 'RHONY' Role
06.04.2023 - 01:03
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Bethenny Frankel has a hustler's ambition. And that's how she ultimately landed on .The 52-year-old former reality TV star and successful entrepreneur took to her Instagram on Wednesday and, while doing her makeup, told the story about how she landed on the hit Bravo series. Frankel was among the OG cast members when it premiered in 2008.
She'd go on to appear in eight of the show's 13 seasons.After joining the series, Frankel launched her incredibly successful Skinnygirl Cocktails, which ultimately led to a lifestyle brand with the same name. She's also since appeared on a myriad of shows, including her own Bravo spinoffs and even, as a guest shark for five episodes.But before landing on, Frankel said she only had $8,000 to her name, and that's why she was hustling like hell to sell her Bethenny Bakes cookies.
She recalled being in the Hamptons with her boyfriend at the time, who had suggested going to watch a polo event. A post shared by Bethenny Frankel (@bethennyfrankel)As Frankel tells it, Bravo only had at the time, and the production company wanted to start, which was supposed to chronicle rich moms in Manhattan. She said they «wanted someone rich and aspirational,» and the cast needed five moms.Frankel said Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer (eventual ) were among four women who were lined up to do the show.
But the production company was looking for a fifth mom. Problem is, Frankel says they scoured the city and couldn't find anyone they liked.Frankel, a runner-up on in 2005, said she eventually found herself in the Hamptons at the polo event also being attended by Zarin, whom Frankel had briefly met in the past, and producers. «I walk in and someone gave me a VIP bracelet,» Frankel explained, «and the first thing
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