Bethenny Frankel is just not holding again with regards to her sizzling tackle the brand new Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis.
The RHONY authentic shared her candid ideas on the present’s reboot by way of TikTok on Saturday, November 16, in a video that has since been deleted (however not earlier than followers recirculated it by way of X).
Bethenny, 54, chimed in on criticism that the RHONY reboot is “unwatchable,” citing response movies shared by way of TikTok, and stated, “Justice for Sonja [Morgan], Dorinda [Medley], Luann [de Lesseps], Ramona [Singer].”
“They have been trip or die. That present was on their again and hastily all of them received changed,” Bethenny stated, referring to the previous solid who have been dropped in 2022 after 13 seasons. “They have been all sitting on the shelf like Toy Story, hoping somebody was gonna come play with them.”
Bethenny claimed that as a substitute “much more cash was spent on the brand new solid,” which incorporates Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, Brynn Whitfield, Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy and Ubah Hassan.
“[The original cast] have at all times been just like the stepchildren. They’ve at all times been discarded. I do know the cash they’ve gotten paid, I do know the demotions, the budgets, the premiere budgets,” Bethenny continued.
The Skinnygirl founder went on, “The brand new women, I’m positive they’re pretty. I haven’t seen the present. I’m truly positive they’re pretty. However these girls, as they received older, simply received dropped off in conjunction with the street.”
Bethenny claimed that RHONY’s viewership has declined because the reboot and suggested Bravo to rehire a number of the previous solid.
“You bought like 200,000 viewers watching this piece of trash. So, go get the previous women and mud them off and blend them in. Humble pie is coming in sizzling,” she stated.
Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo for remark.
Bethenny was a essential solid member on RHONY from seasons 1 and three and seasons 7 by 11.
Since exiting the present, the “Simply B With Bethenny Frankel” podcast host has been vital of actuality tv and campaigned for actuality stars to be compensated with residuals for his or her work like actors and writers. She stated actuality tv exploits its stars.
In a Might interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Housewives producer Andy Cohen responded to Bethenny’s requires actuality stars to unionize for higher pay.
“In case you take a look at reveals like American Idol, Survivor, The Bachelor or the Under Deck individuals, 90 p.c or extra of the fact stars on them are on for one season or much less,” Cohen stated. “Additionally, performing is a full-time career. You don’t go to high school to be a actuality star. Actuality stars sometimes produce other jobs.”