Why Bethenny Frankel is Calling on Reality Stars to STOP FILMING Shows (Exclusive)

Why Bethenny Frankel is Calling on Reality Stars to STOP FILMING Shows (Exclusive)



Bethenny Frankel speaks with ET about why she’s calling on reality stars to stop shooting their shows. She explains why she’s advocating for changes within unscripted television series, and why she thinks filming reality TV is risky. Hear more from Bethenny on her podcast, ‘Just B with Bethenny Frankel,’ and on her YouTube channel.

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  3. Ok, first of all she’s not on a filming show with a current contract, so easy for her to say; & without that platform she would not be who she is today. A contract is a contract that they sign happily & you can’t go back and say i want more money now when the whole thing made you a bazillionsire and most all of your online content is related to it. She knows the game, just trying to be relevant with the strike. I don’t agree. It’s more About the outside perks & exposure and she knows this. She’s loving this strike & trying to pivot it to reality stars (herself) because there is an ax to grind somewhere in there w the Housewives, Andy & Bravo, you can just tell. Besides, it just means more new audiences who don’t do cable can be exposed to them & can become fans & subscribe to them etc. my question is the reality performers that are on now and are also a member of SAG like probably Erika, Garcelle, Kyle and Heather Dubrow at least. Is the moral thing to do for them to stop filming if they are indeed union from other projects?

  10. She wants attention. When Nene & Jill’s spouses died neither of them were on the Show. We didn’t see Nenes husband’s funeral. We only saw Jill’s husbands funeral because Bethany used it as a storyline. She went to the funeral with cameras. She didn’t have to do that.

    Jill has been on Real Housewives Trip Shows and desperately wants to be back on the Show.

    Betheny used the Show to be the millionaire she is and Bravo doesn’t get any of that $$$. They made her RICH.

  12. Who is giving Bravo any $$ they make outside the Show? She can’t name one person. Lala Kent got a new Agency to represent her Bravo doesn’t get any of that. Many of the LVP have Podcast but Bravo doesn’t get any of that. Ariana did commercials Bravo doesn’t get any of that $$. She’s sound Dancing with the Stars & Bravo wont get any of that payday.

    Bethany plays on words she says all those people CALLED her but it doesn’t mean they agree with her.

    Who CURRENTLY on the Show stands with her. Hill was just trying g to get back on the Show.

  13. Bethany tried to slake the Kardashians in her TicTok to het attention & it didn’t work. The Kardashians created a Show about their family. Real Housewives is about other housewives. The family owns their story. Their Mom also was a manager in the business. The two entities are completely different. She just knows saying the Kardashian name will her her some ATTENTION. Name 1 CURRENT Housewife behind what she’s saying. She can’t. What are the 10 things she’s asking for?

    Betheny loves attention.

  14. I’ll give Bethenny one thing… she’s got balls the size of Texas. She knows the dark secrets & she can hang with the big boys. I definitely couldn’t do what she’s doing rn if I was in her shoes lol. She’s got guts

  19. She is so well spoken smart just overall damn good at everything she does, she would of killed it as an attorney, but she killed it in her businesses regardless. She is right on wat she is saying residuals they should always receive after giving everything of them n in that world wat God gives God can take away n then wat?! U sacrifice n lose n now ur stuck?! That's why she always had every side covered n was on the defense alot protecting her own brand.

  21. There’s definitely a sexist/misogynist undertone to the way reality tv stars, especially with respect to the Real Housewives, are exploited. Andy Cohen is the biggest pot stirrer / puppet master of them all and is laughing all the way to the bank.

    I agree, Bethenny is the perfect person to lead this crusade because she’s always been smart, savvy, driven, relentless, and charismatic with her take-no-prisoners personality who wasn’t intimidated by and took no bullshit from anybody even before she became wealthy. This interview is actually quite inspiring. You can feel the passion in her voice.

  22. Bravo basically had Bethenny crash a funeral and she didn’t even know it or realize that she was being used. I think that was the final straw. I’m glad B is doing this and I hope people follow her lead.

  23. Thank you Lady B !!
    AC & Bravo exploits the females who are hired. AC turns a blind eye to all he sees as he has secrets he won’t share.
    AC is living large on the entire game of reality tv. They are parasites living off of the very women they say the respect. #NOT

  26. Bravo is so pissed off at Bethenny forEVER. They didn’t realize who she was. And she knew they had no idea and was able to use her life experience hanging around at race tracks to see what was coming. I was playing chess not checkers. Get it girl. Good for you!

  28. I get where Bethanny's coming from, but Bethanny a privileged white woman got no sense of reality for those of color. All these ladies, save for a few…..without Bravo and the coins they're being paid, would still be out here trying to chase down dick for dollars or worse. These women will never see the type of wealth outside of Bravo and reality tv, including Kenya Moore Hair care. Its safe for a billionaire to call for a boycott, but trust and believe these thirsty women, getting that easy money….WILL NOT BUDGE

  32. The shows aren’t called Real House Husbands, it’s a woman driven & a (according to BF) BILLION $$ industry.
    Women unite! Solidarity=financial equality=financial security.
    This wouldn’t even be a thing if it wasn’t primarily ALL women.
    Andy Cohen’s a pompous user who was smart enough to look out for himself in a male dominated industry.
    Time for women to get paid rather than hitting a certain age & being sidelined.

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