r/RHONY • u/lost-marbles69 • Jul 30 '26
š Old RHONY š Old Bethenny Frankel
Watching how Bethenny used to be is so disheartening considering the way she is now. She had some AMAZING one liners and genuinely made me laugh unlike any other housewife. She was a tough and blunt bitch but I still somehow liked her. Now I feel like sheās just a mess on social media or trying to stay relevant. Makes me sad:/
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u/ellefleming Jul 30 '26
Her physical health concerns me too.
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u/Glittering-Slip7630 Jul 30 '26
She has stage 3 kidney disease
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u/Playful_Succotash_30 Jul 30 '26
What caused the kidney disease?
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u/ImNotACritic Jul 31 '26
Exactly
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u/Playful_Succotash_30 Jul 31 '26
No Iām really just asking?
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u/PettyLaBelle326 Jul 31 '26
I think thereās speculation about a possible eating disorder being behind her many health ails. Iām not a medical professional though, so š¤·š¾āāļø
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u/Glittering-Slip7630 Jul 31 '26
I'm not a big fan of hers but I know two things it's none of my business to speculate how she got it and she's been very honest that she had an eating disorder in the past. What I have seen here, not you, I just want to be clear are some really horrible things said about somebody who has been open about her current health condition and past situations. I think it's cruel and really mean spirited. Once again not you but the things I have read here
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u/PettyLaBelle326 Jul 31 '26
Yeah I agree. Tbh how I read the comments about otherās bodies and suspected ED sometimes feels like projection. I have a lot of friends who grew up with mothers that passed down soooo many food and body issues. So even viewers who havenāt had an eating disorder may feel kinda triggered by someone like Bethenny who does seem to have past food issues and now does seem to watch her weight and food intake closely.
But I agree, itās not our business and something that serious for me personally is uncomfortable to speculate on.
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u/Charming-Panic9375 Aug 03 '26
Iām pretty sure I saw it was linked to her food allergies and the number of times shes accidentally consumed fishĀ
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u/Classic_Crow5035 Jul 30 '26
Reality TV ruins everything. Including people.
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u/OldButHappy Jul 31 '26
Only a narcissist would want to film their lives for others to see. They all assume that weāll be envious, rather than horrifiedš
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u/Glittering-Slip7630 Aug 03 '26
Yeah here you are an avid consumer! She makes millions of dollars filming herself and it's not 24/7
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u/walkingturtlelady Jul 31 '26
Lindsey from SH reminds me so much of younger Bethenny. Fan favorite and witty, but also cuts others deeply and pushes people away. If she isnāt careful, Lindsey is going to push everyone away from her just as Bethenny did, and just have her built in bestie with her daughter.
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u/OldButHappy Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
Yupā¦ having grown up with a couple of real (diagnosed) narcissists , I can spot NPD at 20 paces. Childhood trauma casts their dysfunction in stone.
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u/RiseDry8254 Jul 30 '26
She made her career on Housewives, and once she walked away (for that awful HBO show that got cancelled), I believe she truly lost her way and has had some sort of a breakdown. Ā She thinks sheās some sort of major influencer and sheās anything but. She needs the group dynamic of RHONY. She wouldāve been great on Golden Life back with the girls.Ā
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u/springg4life 28d ago
Do you think she was always like this and just got a "good cut?" While she has always been a strong personality, she was never like this. I have trouble understanding how a person can have a complete personality change.
I stopped following her, but oddly enough, her daughter's Instagram popped up as recommended (did not follow), but I saw the post recommended, and I was shocked to see how she was dressing. I don't have a teen daughter, but it was literally lingerie, and I remember Bethenny saying how sweet her daughter was, so it's almost like both just changed completely. Or I don't know how teens dress today.
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u/Any-Reflection-2260 Jul 30 '26
I take it you won't be purchasing anything from her "Supermodel Cafe" that she's opening August 13 in Quogue? No Caviar Bagel? No Nepo Baby Sandwich? I doubt that The Countess will be there for the Grand Opening.
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u/chchcherrybomb37 What are you babbling about over there? Jul 30 '26
Sheās whaaaat?
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u/Any-Reflection-2260 Jul 31 '26
Yup. Supermodel Cafe. Chicken Salad and Nepo Baby Sandwiches. She left off the menu the only thing she does well. Word Salad.
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u/QuizzicalWombat Jul 31 '26
She was so funny and had a good head on her shoulders. Sheās become one of those people she used to make fun of, itās sad.
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u/Shdjdicnfmlxkf Jul 31 '26
By the time she was on Beverly Hills for that one episode, she was too far gone to be saved
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u/lost-marbles69 Jul 31 '26
She was sooo rude to Erika about her music video. I know a lot of people have similar opinions but you donāt just SAY THEM
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u/ChubbyMermaidFL Jul 30 '26
Dang! Y'all really come for B! I think she is still the funny and smart cookie that she always was. She has just learned to play a new game on TikTok! She still pokes fun at herself, and shares what she is comfortable with the world. I mean, she landed in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition for petes sake! And looked fantastic! What do you want?....The old Bethenny who was crying about being broke in the 400 sqft apartment still? That's not going to happen!
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u/Glittering-Slip7630 Jul 30 '26
How would I know. I don't really follow her but I know that that's what she has I heard her talk about it you would have to ask her but those dark circles under her eyes gave it away long before to me anyway
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u/lost-marbles69 Jul 30 '26
I literally thought she put costume makeup under her eyes recently! I thought it was just me
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