She's a sassy, savvy Skinnygirl with a slew of city-slicker gal-pals/frenemies who make her reality TV experience one to tune into week after week on Bravo.
Bethenny Frankel is an open book with lots of (often unsolicited) advice to offer her co-stars and even more to complain about. She's rich as a son-of-a-bitch and fit as a fiddle.
A good mom, yes. A good divorcee, not so much. Though Bethenny's not shy about airing lots of her dirty size-0 clothing for the world to see, there's still much left yet little-known about the business mogul.
Here are 10 unusual and interesting facts about the New Yorker that will leave even Ramona speechless.
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She's Been Saved By the Bell
Did you know that once upon a time, Bethenny was a production assistant on the set of the teen hit TV show, Saved By the Bell? Bravo TV tells us that she was on set during season 3 of the iconic show mixing and mingling with the cool cast. Wonder what Screech thought of Bethenny?
Bethenny is right behind Zack Morris
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No Meat for the Little One
Bravo TV also tells us that Bethenny is raising her daughter, Bryn, as a vegetarian. She said once she's older, Bryn can decide if she wants to sink her teeth into a juicy burger, but for now, no cow.
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Twice Divorced
Sure, we've all heard about the drama surrounding Bethenny's divorce from Jason Hoppy, but did you know she was once married before that to her ex, Peter Sussman, who she tied the knot with in 1996? Bustle tells us that Peter was her best friend, but best hubby? Not so much. Maybe the third time will be a charm for the unlucky in love lady.
Bethenny had an acrimonious divorce from Jason Hoppy
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Cookies and Cocktails
Bethenny's Skinnygirl cocktail line is a huge success, but before drinks came desserts, as per Contact Music. Bethenny had a healthy cookie company in New York called "Bethenny Bakes" before mixing it up in the world of alcohol. Sounds like Bethenny has a taste for the sweeter things in life!
Skinny muffins too!
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Millions for Mixology
As per Fame Focus, when Bethenny sold her cocktail company to Fortune Brands' Beam Global, they paid her a whopping $100 million. We'll drink to that huge payout!
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Hilton Handler
According to Bravo TV, Bethenny used to babysit for Paris and Nicky Hilton. Must have been fun watching Paris play with toys before she played with boys!
Bless their little hearts...
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Bottoms Up
One may think that Bethenny's libation of choice would be a Skinnygirl margarita, but as per Bravo TV, her go-to drink is vodka on the rocks with three olives. A strong cocktail for a strong broad.
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Brains vs. Beauty
Bethenny told Us Weekly that she'd rather be the most interesting gal in the room than the best looking. While she's certainly not too shabby in the looks department, Bethenny must always beat out the bunch with her personality.
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Bitch in Bed
Sleeping with her dog, Cookie under the covers is the perfect way to spend the night, according to what Bethenny told Us Weekly. What's cuter or cuddlier than a canine companion on a cold winter's night?
Bethenny's favorite bitch
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Full Fridge
Bethenny told Parenting that the five things she always keeps in her refrigerator are Parmesan cheese, grape tomatoes, butter, Dijon mustard, and organic milk. Not sure these items would make for a good meal, but it's better than a cooler full of beer and soda.
Are you full of Frankel yet? With these 10 facts up your sleeve, you could be a new cast member of RHONY!
OC, Alexis Bellino, S5-8. We lived through Alexis' excruciating attempts at presenting and acting plus her new nose and ridiculous puppy birthday party. What she really stood out for though was being thick as shit and having a hideously controlling husband. But hey, she looks great in a bikini.
OC, Gretchen Rossi, S4-8. Gretchen was initially brought in as the gold-digging bimbo until her fiance sadly passed away. She didn't do herself any favors though by then hooking up with serial wife-slayer and super-douche Slade Smiley. She desperately tried to stay relevant—even staging a cringefest proposal, but ended up getting the boot along with Alexis at the end of S8.
OC, Tamra Judge, S3-Present. You can't help but just love Tamra. She may be mouthy but after what she went through with her truly vile ex-husband, her happiness with new hubby Eddie should be celebrated.
OC, Jo De La Rosa, S1-2. The original singing housewife, Jo left after breaking up with Slade Smiley (she was his first conquest) with her dignity intact after former friend Gretchen "broke the girl code". Intact until her appearance with Smiley on 'Date My Ex'.
NYC, Kelly Bensimon, S2-4. Kelly may look sexy, but anyone who saw her legendary melt down on Scary Island would know to steer 50 blocks clear. The woman is cray-cray.
NYC, Sonja Morgan, S3-Present. No-one thinks Sonja is as sexy as Sonja herself does. The woman is more than a teeny bit nuts, but good fun with it (plus I seriously want the name of her Dr / gossiping facialist because she looks amazing).
NYC, Luann De Lesseps, S1-Present. The Countess is way too classy to allow herself to be photographed in her underwear, but she can still bring the sexy. And we definitely know she has a naughty side (remember the sexy pirate?).
NYC, Bethenny Frankel, S1-Present. Our favorite returning housewife, Bethenny used the show to launch her Skinny Girl empire. Sexy in a ballsy NY kinda way, but with a bit of vulnerability too—who can forget her heartbreaking devastation over her break up with Jill Zarin?
NYC, Alex McCord, S1-4. No-one in the world thinks Alex is as sexy as her social climbing husband does. I mean literally no-one in the world except him thinks she is sexy.
ATL, Cynthia Bailey, S3-Present. Supermodel Cynthia knows how to work it and can turn on the sexy or the classy whenever she wants.
ATL, Kenya Moore, S5-Present. Twirling ex-beauty queen Kenya has an incredible body and she's not afraid to tell you about it. A little too nuts to be truly sexy though.
ATL, NeNe Leakes, S1-7. Ms NeNe is Queen of Shade and is Very Rich and extremely fabulous—we're not sure if she's sexy though, but frankly we were too scared not to include her!
ATL, Porsha Williams, S5-Present. Porsha definitely wears the lingerie well, its just that she spoils the sexiness when she opens her mouth.
ATL, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, S1-5. Whatever you feel about the wigs and the make-up, you can't deny that mother of six Kim has an incredibly sexy figure (even without photoshop).
NJ, Teresa Giudice, S1-Present. If you can overlook a whole heap of things, including the weird hairline, Teresa did have a really good job done on her boobies and for those alone she gets a mention.
NJ, Dina Manzo, S1-Present. Having originally left the show after falling out with her sister Caroline and then returning once Caroline had quit, Dina was not an obvious choice for this gallery. Then we came across this photo shoot and she was IN!
NJ, Melissa Gorga, S3-Present. She may not be able to sing but Melissa has one hot, sexy bod (causing husband Joe to implode if he doesn't get to release his poison regularly).
NJ, Teresa Aprea, S6-Present. One half of the firey twin duo who arrived to stir things up amongst the NJ ladies. Teresa is the twin married to Rino, who took exception to Victoria Gotti revealing that he had allegedly had an affair with the twins mom!
BH, Lisa Rinna, S5-Present. Not an obvious choice, but aside from her dated hair Lisa is looking HOT in this photo.
BH, Erika Girardi, S6-Present. They definitely needed an injection of sexy in Beverly Hills after Brandi's departure, and Erika sure fits the bill!
BH, Camille Grammer, S1-2. Camille still pops up as a friend (oh how we wish she would return permanently as the most passive aggressive person in the world that she was in S1), and the former playboy model definitely has the right assets to make this gallery!
BH, Brandi Glanville, S3-5. Some people don't find Brandi's outspoken-don't-give-a-fuck attitude sexy but we love it! Plus she really does have a smokin' hot body.
M, Adriana de Moura, S1-Present. Who knew Adriana had such an amazing figure? We're always so distracted by her elastic mouth and trying to block out her annoying voice it completely passed us by!
M, Larsa Pippen, S1. Larsa is a fan of the sexy selfie, and she's had a good tutor seeing as her BFF is Selfie Queen Kim K. Shame she had a boring kinda vacuous personality though, which is why she only appeared for one season.
M, Lisa Hochstein, S2-Present. It's kind of a given that Lisa would make the list of sexiest housewives seeing as she's married to a plastic surgeon who specializes in boobs!
M, Joanna Krupa, S2-Present. The embodiment of an incredibly sexy body being completely ruined by an ugly personality. Do NOT go near this girl when she drinks.
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