Bethenny Frankel Says Andy Cohen Told Her to Marry Her Ex-Husband Jason Hoppy: ‘Worst Idea in History’

The Real Housewives of New York City star Brynn Whitfield revealed that she’s been communicating with Southern Charm’s Shep Rose after calling him “cute.”

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Bethenny Frankel has enlisted two of the most high-profile attorneys in Hollywood to help in her self-proclaimed fight to help protect reality stars from what she says is exploitation by networks and studios. Power players Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos are now working alongside Frankel to investigate the treatment of reality stars. Freedman tells me that he has heard from roughly 50 reality show cast members from various docuseries and competition shows who believe that they were “used and unfairly” treated by television networks and streamers.

Bethenny Frankel is going off on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and asking them to “go away for a long time…and close the mouth” after what she’s calling “the biggest botch job ever.”

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Bethenny Frankel is happy to remain engaged to fiance Paul Bernon, and revealed she doesn’t have immediate plans to walk down the aisle to marry him.

Bethenny Frankel and fiancé Paul Bernon have “been engaged for so long,” but that doesn’t mean the couple are ready to walk down the aisle.

Porsha Williams thinks Bethenny Frankel's call for a reality TV star strike has some real merit.Williams recently sat down with ET, to dish on her Fox celebrity competition series, and she addressed recent remarks made by Frankel about the possibility of reality stars unionizing and striking to demand better contracts and to stand with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes.«I can respect a lot of what Bethenny had to say, actually. I mean, why would I have any problem with her speaking up for reality stars?» Williams shared.

Kandi Burruss is confused by Kim Zolciak’s comments during her return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for season 15.During the most recent RHOA episode, Zolciak — who left the show after season 5 — and Sheree Whitfield sing a rendition of the former's 2009 hit «Tardy for the Party,» which was co-written by Zolciak's GRAMMY-winning co-star, Burruss.While talking with the women, Zolciak says that she and Burruss still have «beef.»Burruss appeared on the latest Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen episode alongside Erin Lichy, the new cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City and while discussing various topics about RHOA, the singer took time to address Zolciak’s comments when a fan called into the live show to ask for an update. «What beef, girl? We don’t have any beef,» Burruss said.«You kind of do,» chimed in host Andy Cohen.«No, we don’t, because the last time I saw her she was extremely nice and she was acting like I was coming up to her.

Bethenny Frankel is looking back at one RHONY moment she regrets.

Bethenny Frankel's advice to Rachel Leviss -- should Rachel choose to go back to the kind of environment that ultimately landed her in a mental health treatment facility — is don't agree to go back to  until she's hammered out a new deal with Bravo.Speaking to ET's Kevin Frazier after questioning why reality TV stars haven't gone on strike, Frankel says Leviss is the one still getting dragged for her role in creating Scandoval, an affair with Tom Sandoval, whose nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix was torpedoed when news of the affair surfaced earlier this year. While the rest of the gang have all returned to production for the highly anticipated season 11, Leviss has bee noticeably absent. And Frankel, host of the  podcast, encourages Leviss to keep it that way until both sides can come to an agreement.«She had an affair. She's not the first person in the world that's had an affair and, you know, bullying or beating someone down for a tragic error that, yes, everybody has, like,  grabbed and ripped the meat off the carcass.

Andy Cohen is setting the record straight after he was captured on camera commenting on the state of star Kyle Richards' marriage to Mauricio Umansky. During an interview with at the premiere last week, Cohen was asked which of the cast's husbands he deemed the «hottest.» Apparently stumped, he turned to a nearby Brynn Whitfield — freshman star of the newly-rebooted franchise — for her opinion. «Am I going to get in trouble for saying Mauricio?» she asked. «No, that's fine,» Cohen responded — but it was his next comment that raised eyebrows: «He's available.» Asked whether he agreed with Whitfield's pick, Cohen conceded, «He's pretty handsome.» Taking to the comments on the clip, fans were quick to dub the moment — and Cohen — as «messy.» On Thursday, Cohen took to Twitter to address his remarks that have since made headlines. «I was being absolutely flip and cheeky,» he wrote.

Bethenny Frankel is calling for a reality TV union.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 14th season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” is finally here, along with a brand new cast. The new season of “RHONY” stars new Housewives Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield. They replace Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams, who all departed after season 13 finished airing in September 2021. “You know that we’re at a crossroads for ‘RHONY,’ Andy Cohen told Variety in unveiling Bravo’s plans for the 14th season. “We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out where to go. And the plan that we’ve come up with, I think, is a real gift to the fans.”

posted an Instagram rant on Instagram on Wednesday regarding the writers’ and actors’ labor issues, demanding that reality stars get paid residuals.“Why isn’t reality TV on strike?” Frankel, 52, said. “Reality stars should also stop shooting network and streaming content until their free content is taken down.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Bethenny Frankel says reality stars should take a page out of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and unionize. She says she believes reality stars should be earning residual-like payments when their series become hits and are replayed by networks and streamers across multiple platforms. Frankel shot to fame on the original “Real Housewives of New York.” She says she was paid $7,250 for the first season, but has never received any compensation based on the show’s massive success. She has a starred in a variety of reality series since “RHONY,” including “Bethenny Getting Married,” “Bethenny and Frederick” and “Bethenny Every After.”

Bethenny Frankel has one question — «Why isn't reality TV on strike?»The former  star posed the question Wednesday in one of her trademark sound-off posts, in which she shared that, during her first season on the hit Bravo show, she earned a paltry $7,250.«Hollywood is on strike. Entertainers are fighting for residuals, and no one will promote anything. Why isn't reality TV on strike?» she asked.

Bethenny Frankel is revealing something surprising about her ex-marriage.

Bethenny Frankel has a bone (or two!) to pick with Andy Cohen.

After more than a decade, Real Housewives of New York City fans can finally rest easy knowing that peace has been brokered between two legends: Bethenny Frankel and Jill Zarin.

Bethenny Frankel and Jill Zarin sent shockwaves through the Bravo universe on Monday when they posted a photo together. The former  stars had a falling out in 2010 and haven’t been friends since, but reunited for an episode of the SkinnyGirl founder’s  podcast — and they left no stone unturned.The women quickly discuss their time on RHONY and how Zarin was a big reason that 52-year-old Frankel got cast for the show. Zarin admitted that she was upset and felt left out after Frankel made over $100 million on her SkinnyGirl cocktail line after appearing on the series. «I wanted to have a real make-up.