Bethenny Frankel is without doubt one of the most iconic stars of The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis franchise. The entrepreneur assist put the present on the map and was liked by followers for her upfront angle. Nevertheless, Andy Cohen was seemingly not keen on casting Frankel on the Bravo actuality sequence to start with. Now Frankel is breaking her silence following Cohen’s revelation.
Why wasn’t Bethenny Frankel match for RHONY?
Frankel joined RHONY in 2008 and was a part of the unique group of housewives. The Skinnygirl founder shortly turned a fan favourite for being a straight shooter. Nevertheless, govt producer Cohen didn’t at all times really feel Frankel can be match for the present as a result of she was too well-known.
In The Actual Housewives tell-all e book written by Dave Quinn, Cohen stated he didn’t need Frankel to be a part of the unique forged.
“Andy talks openly about having some bad decisions,” Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Actual Housewives from the Individuals Who Lived It writer Quinn informed Us Weekly. “He wasn’t really interested in Bethenny. … She had been on [The Apprentice: Martha Stewart], and it was this idea about, ‘Is it going to be a shark-jump moment to have another reality star on the show?’”
Frankel would go on to star within the first three seasons of the franchise earlier than touchdown her personal spinoff sequence centered on her wedding ceremony. The fact star would later land a daytime speak present gig that was short-lived and would return to RHONY in season 7. Frankel would find yourself quitting the present for the second time forward of season 12.
Frankel proved to be an awesome housewife on RHONY regardless of having appeared on a actuality present earlier than. After Cohen’s revelation in regards to the star made headlines, Frankel reacted to his phrases on the Just B with Bethenny Frankel podcast that was launched on Oct. 21.
“The reason that Bravo didn’t want me on, Andy Cohen didn’t want me on, was because I was already on a reality show,” the RHONY alum stated. “So, I had some slight — basically no — awareness. Like, I was nobody, but to him, that was, ‘You had a preexisting profile,’ meaning they wanted it to be real.”
She went on so as to add that the cable community “wanted it to be real people in New York that are not famous.” In fact, Cohen and Bravo would reverse this after they began hiring actors — particularly seen in The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills.
What Bethenny Frankel misses about RHONY
Frankel has moved on from RHONY and has no plans on coming again to the franchise. Nevertheless, she not too long ago did open up about what she misses in regards to the actuality sequence she starred in for 8 seasons.
“There’s a lot of laughing on the ‘Housewives.’ There’s a lot of satire, and it was fun to react off people. The comedy is funny. The craziness is funny,” Frankel informed Variety in an interview.
And the factor that she doesn’t miss is the “stress” of all of it and the arguments between the forged.
“Someone’s always winning and someone’s always losing — and there’s always a gotcha moment,” she added.
Frankel continues to supervise her firm Skinnygirl.