Bethenny Frankel is an American reality show personality, author, entrepreneur and natural foods chef. She was a contestant in the 2005 series and one of the original five "housewives" featured on the Bravo reality series . She was the subject of the shows; Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After and founded the company Skinnygirl Cocktails.
Early life and educationFrankel is the daughter of horse trainer Saratoga Springs, New York , working at her stepfather's stable.
Frankel before graduated from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute in New York . She also attended New York University and Boston University .
CareerFrankel began her TV and film career with appearances in the 1993 short film, Soiree Sans Hors D'oeuvres, the 1994 movie Hollywood Hills 90028 and the 1995 movie Wish Me Luck. She also worked as a production assistant for Saved by the Bell . Upon graduation from Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute she formed a natural foods bakery and delivery service called BethennyBakes.
In 2005, Frankel was one of 16 candidates in TV show and was one of two finalists.
Frankel was an original cast member on 's series .
In 2009 she launched her company Skinnygirl Cocktails and was a contributor to Bravo TV's coverage of the Kentucky Oaks . In March, Frankel's first book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, was published. In December 2009, her second book, The SkinnyGirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life was released. She also created an exercise DVD, Body by Bethenny, in spring 2010 and an audio book, The Skinnygirl Rules, which summarized her two SkinnyGirl books. In March 2011, Bethenny released A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life which spent several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.
In June 2010, Frankel starred in the Bravo reality TV show, Bethenny Getting Married? which documented her engagement, marriage and the birth of her daughter. The show's premiere was the highest rated of any series in 's history.
In September 2010, Frankel announced, that for personal reasons, she would not be returning to the show. In February 2011, Frankel starred in a follow up series, Bethenny Ever After which documented her first year of marriage and motherhood. In November, Frankel appeared on the ABC reality series Skating With The Stars and finished as runner-up to the champion.
In April 2011, Frankel sold her Skinnygirl cocktail line to Fortune Brands' Beam Global for an estimated $120 million dollars. In October 2011, E! Online reported that the sale was actually closer to $8.1 million. It was subsequently pulled from shelves in August 2011 after it was discovered not to meet Whole Food's quality standards due to preservatives in the product, contrary to its advertisement which stated "no preservatives."
In November 2011, a planned Fox-owned stations . The show will be produced through Warner Bros' Ellen DeGeneres , whose is also produced by Telepictures.
Personal lifeFrankel married Peter Sussman, in 1996. The marriage ended in divorce.
Frankel married Jason Hoppy on March 28, 2010, at in New York City.
On May 8, 2010, Frankel gave birth to daughter Bryn.
Frankel posed nude for animal rights group PETA in September 2009. The photo was featured on a billboard in Times Square as part of PETA's campaign against the wearing of fur.
BibliographyNaturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting (ISBN 1-41659-798-0 , 2009)
The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life (ISBN 1-41659-799-9 , 2000)
Body by Bethenny: Body-sculpting Workouts to Unleash Your SkinnyGirl (ISBN 978-1-59828-440-9 , 2010)
A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life (ISBN 1439186901 , 2011)
ReferencesBethenny Frankel (II) at the Internet Movie Database .
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