Bethenny Frankel is best known as a former member of “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
Although Bethenny hasn’t been on reality TV in a while, she keeps fans informed on social media.
I had a dream it was a girl."
And a girl it was.
Two months later, Bethenny and Jason Hoppy welcomed a daughter named Bryn Casey Hoppy.
In an interview withPeople, Bethenny shared a little more about Bryn’s birth.
The publication noted that Bryn arrived five weeks early.
Once they organized themselves, the couple went to the hospital where Bethenny labored for 30 hours.
She eventually opted for a C-section and delivered a 4-pound, 11-ounce baby girl.
The new parents were excited to bring their little one back home where they happily divvyed up baby duties.
“Jason is the burper and diaper changer,” Bethenny explained, saying she was breastfeeding.
Newsdetailing that she and Jason Hoppy were going their separate ways.
“It brings me great sadness to say that Jason and I are separating.
This is an immensely painful and heartbreaking time for us,” the former Housewife wrote.
And while the pair intended to keep things civil for their daughter, their divorce turned bitter.
The former couple officially filed for divorce in 2013 but it wasn’t finalized until 2016.
The two weren’t in the clear yet, however.
Once their finances were sorted, they were in a nasty custody battle that through 2021.
For a time, Bethenny paid her exspousal supportandchild supportand they initially shared custody of Bryn.
AsPeoplereported, the former Housewife claimed she was abused by Jason after he stalked and threatened her.
It was also revealed in court documents that Bethenny attempted to protect her daughter from the abuse.
“I tried to keep Bryn away from it.
I was very emotionally upset, I tried to really separate her from that.
I tried to grieve privately.”
However, Bethenny insisted that she hadn’t hired a caretaker.
“So when I work, I work,” Bethenny added.
“And when I’m with my child, I’m with my child.
I spend a lot of intense time alone with my kid.”
Despite her busy life, though, she still makes Bryn her number-one priority.
Barths,Aspen, and evenParis.
That wasn’t because she wasn’t around while filming was going on, though.
You put a microphone on a 6-year-old?"
He also requested an amendment to the child support arrangement.
However, there came a time when she found love again with a man named Dennis Shields.
Not much was known about Dennis until he popped up on “RHONY.”
As it turned out, Dennis Shields was her serious boyfriend who later became her fiance.
Bethenny took time to grieve Dennis' death and eventually found love again with Paul Bernon.
As she was with Dennis, Bryn is also close to Paul.
In 2022, Bryn shared aphotoof her and Paul and wished him a happy birthday.
As her plus-one, Bryn looked precious in a bright pink mini dress and strappy heels.
“You have given me and my daughter a life I couldn’t have dreamed of.”
She expressed interest in sleeping in a tent on the beach.
It’s very you."
Ive known Heather for decades.
Heather was a young actress and friends with my ex-husband Peters brother, Danny.
My usual state is closed.
We saw each other again at dinner and I met her beautiful sweet son Ace, around Bryns age.
Bryn & Ace made plans to hit the slopes.
I soon received a text from Heather saying that Ace had recently transitioned.
She felt she needed to make some clarification.
Its new world now, thankfully, and every moment is a learning experience.
There was something extra happy about him.
Im sure it was that he is allowed to be who he actually is.
Ive always said & believed: you might’t be who you’re not.
You have to allow yourself be free in who you are.
Life is so short and precious.
Some wondered how this video came to be, though, considering the families live on opposite coasts.
Bethenny explained on Instagram, writing, “I’ve known Heather for decades.
Heather was a young actress and friends with my ex-husband Peter’s brother, Danny.”
While Bethenny and Bryn were vacationing in Aspen, they happened to run into Heather and Terry Dubrow.
“Bryn & Ace made plans to hit the slopes.”
And apparently they made some time to make a TikTok, too.
Bryn attended her first-ever concert in May and what a show it was.
“[Taylor Swift] is a great role model for my sweet girl Bryn.
“Every parent gushes, so I will venture to restrain myself, but she is perfect.”
She continued, writing, “Happy 13th birthday to my sweet angel Bryn.
You have given me everything I have ever needed in this lifetime and I am so grateful.”
“She was born a nice girl and she has never strayed,” Bethenny wrote of her daughter.
