Bethenny Frankel loves the spotlight
TORONTO — Bethenny Frankel is used to putting her life on display.
She’s practically spent the last five years in front of the camera thanks to back-toback-to-back reality shows Bethenny Ever After, Bethenny Getting Married and Real Housewives of New York City, not to mention The Apprentice: Martha Stewart several years before that.
Her next TV venture is simply titled Bethenny, and although the daytime talk show puts the outspoken entrepreneur back in the spotlight, Frankel says she’s intent on making sure the series is not about her.
“This will be a different experience because it’s not just me living my life for everyone to see without them being able to talk about how it affects them and what they’re going through.”
And there’s been plenty of talk over the way Frankel has lived her life in recent months.
The tabloid magnet has kept the headlines coming with supposed behind-thescenes drama on her new show, her divorce and custody battle with estranged husband Jason Hoppy and non-stop speculation over the nature of her relationship with billionaire Warren Lichtenstein.
The constant media scrutiny has cemented her fan base, suggests Frankel, arguing that people feel like they know who she is, and consider her a pal.
Frankel previewed her chat show last year with a test run on Fox in the United States and E! in Canada. Backed by Ellen DeGeneres, the series offered a lighthearted mix of celebrity interviews, fashion advice and frank girl talk.
Bethenny debuts Monday on CTV.