‘Real Housewives’ Star Bethenny Frankel Reveals Why She Flips Out Over Her Business

Bethenny Frankel has been on The Real Housewives of New York now for a total of five seasons now, and she knows that viewers hold her accountable for almost everything that happens on the show. Bethenny knows that the fan base from The Real Housewives of New York has been a huge part of her success, and she’s very protective of what happens in her life and her business. So when Luann de Lesseps started taking credit for her Skinnygirl margarita drink, Bethenny completely flipped out. As she explained on last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York, Frankel doesn’t like it when people talk about her business.

According to a new Bravo report, Luann made a mistake talking about Bethenny’s business on The Real Housewives of New York, where millions of people watch every week. The last thing she needs is a person questioning where the Skinnygirl margarita came from. Maybe Luann de Lesseps just wants some credit even though none is due. And Bethenny has hustled to make her business a success, and she doesn’t like it when people question her success. So when this conversation about her business surfaced, Bethenny freaked out.

“I remember being very tired and stressed from work, and it seemed that I had a zero tolerance policy for bullsh–,” Frankel reveals on her blog for The Real Housewives of New York, sharing that she was already stressed when she entered the weekend getaway in the Berkshires.

Just one week prior, Bethenny had learned that Sonja Morgan was doing a cheater brand called Tipsy Girl. Frankel didn’t know that Sonja was pursuing a Prosecco line even though Bethenny had a Prosecco drink under her Skinnygirl name. So just as she was recovering from last week’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York, Luann started talking about her business.

“Then the Skinnygirl convo. Well, we know how that worked out with John and Sonja, so three was definitely not a charm. Luann never lets the truth get in the way of a bad story, and I was just set off. It was like I drank truth serum and just decided to rail into her and honestly tell her exactly what I and everyone says about her behind her back. And I mean every Housewife, new and old, who possessed the ability to speak and express themselves,” the Real Housewives star revealed about her business.

She has said it many times and will continue to say it: You can talk about her role on The Real Housewives of New York, her hair, her clothing or her behavior. But if you start talking about her business or her daughter, you are in the line of fire. Interestingly enough, Frankel actually doesn’t mind Luann de Lesseps. The two have an interesting past, as Bravo showed during last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York.

“Truly, I don’t even mind Luann. She can be good fun. Her little act about me spending the summer at her house and her taking me into her family entails me going to one dinner and one daytime boat ride. Now we’re members of the mafia together. Who knows… I let it all hang out and genuinely give zero f—s. It felt good. I speak the truth,” she reveals about her Real Housewives co-star, even though de Lesseps may not want to admit it.

What do you think of Bethenny being so protective of her business? Were you surprised at her outbursts this week on The Real Housewives of New York, or do you understand why she flips out when people start attacking her business?

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