The number of reality stars turning into talk show hosts is increasing, as both Bethenny Frankel and Rocco DiSpirito have been given their own syndicated shows, joining Jeff Probst, Anderson Cooper, Tim Gunn, Julie Chen, and others. Although a report last fall said that Bethenny’s show died because stations weren’t interested, she is getting a …
Bethenny Frankel
While Bethenny Frankel will star in another season of her Bravo reality series Bethenny Ever After, she will not get her own daytime talk show like Jeff Probst, Anderson Cooper, Tim Gunn, and other reality stars, because no one wanted to buy it. The show “failed to sell in syndication and has been dropped by …
The Huffington Post has corrected a badly reported story that accused former Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel of lying about how much she sold her company for, which was never confirmed but estimated to be $120 million. Huffington Post blogger Rob Shuter seems to have a real hate-on for Bethenny, first …
Six years ago, Bethenny Frankel first came to our attention as a contestant on Martha Stewart’s version of The Apprentice. Three years ago, she first showed up as a cast member on The Real Housewives, which both she and Bravo each almost rejected. Today, Bethenny has taken her fame from the Bravo series and turned …
Bethenny Frankel has officially quit The Real Housewives of New York City now that she has a successful spin-off, Bethenny Getting Married, so she won’t be around to make acerbic comments about former friend Jill Zarin and frightening trainwreck Kelly Killoren Bensimon. Bethenny told Us Weekly that “Last season was scary and painful. It took …
Despite its nonsensical title, Bethenny Getting Married? drew viewers to Bravo and became its highest-rated debut ever. Bethenny Frankel’s show was “the highest rated series premiere in network history with 2.10 million total viewers and 1.35 million adults 18-49,” according to a Bravo press release. I’m surprised by that–but also by how watchable the show …
On Saturday, Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel had her and Jason Hoppy’s baby, Bryn. Naturally, that came with some drama, as Jill posted on Facebook that Bethenny had a boy–well before Bethenny actually delivered a girl. (More on that, and Jill’s explanation, from The New York Daily News.) A few days …