It’s finally over — the celebrity divorce of Bethanny Frankel and Jason Hoppy, that is. According to UsMagazine.com, “Three years and six months after they first announced their split, Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy have finalized their divorce.” Neither Frankel nor Hoppy commented, but legal representatives for the former celebrity couple vouched for their relief upon settling. Frankel is looking forward to selling her Tribeca apartment.
This celebrity divorce has been 4 years coming. What are some ways to streamline your divorce proceedings?
There are many factors in relationships that can cause a break-up or divorce, including infidelity, lack of attention to your partner, and money. The latter reason is what reality TV star Bethenny Frankel cited as “the root of all evil,” according to UsMagazine.com. The star of The Real Housewives of New York City appeared on Watch What Happens Next in a half-hour special with Andy Cohen. Frankel spoke about her celebrity divorce and how money affected her relationship and love life with celebrity ex Jason Hoppy.
These celebrity exes aren’t short on drama! What are some ways that you and your partner can compromise on financial issues?
Heather Thomson, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer, Kristin Taekman, Carole Radziwill, and Aviva Drescher. Photo: MICHAEL LAVINE/BRAVO
By Brittany Stubbs
Some of our favorite ladies are back in season 6 of Bravo’s popular show The Real Housewives of New York City, which premieres tonight! Returning to the small screen are Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, and Heather Thomson, joined by the newest housewife Kristen Taekman, a model and businesswoman.
The series follows these six women as they manage their hectic social calendars, careers, children, and love lives in the Big Apple. Outside of relaxing in the Hamptons and surviving the occasional catfight, if there’s one thing these women know, it’s relationships. From married to widowed to divorced and dating with kids, CupidsPulse.com thought it’d be fun to explore their diverse relationships. While the ladies each have their own witty taglines that describe their personalities in the show’s intro, we couldn’t help but think they deserved ones for their love lives too. If these women had relationship taglines, here’s what they’d be:
America watched the zesty and talkative redhead on The Real Housewives of New York City for four seasons as she threw sophisticated parties and worked for her husband’s fabric shop. While we may not be seeing her on a feisty Bravo reunion again, she’s still making a name for herself. She took a quick break from her hectic schedule to share some advice with CupidsPulse.com on how she manages to juggle it all.
Skinnygirl mogul Bethenny Frankel is surprised that her divorce is not turning out as amicably as she hoped. Her and her estranged husband, Jason Hoppy are reaching a divorce settlement and while they did sign a pre-nuptial agreement back in 2010, the division of their property is still in discussion. A key issue in their divorce will be deciding the custody of their 2-year-old daughter, Bryn. Frankel recently told People, “I really did think it would be amicable. I absolutely did.”
What are some ways to keep your divorce simple and civil?
Monday, July 16th @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City
It’s down to the ladies’ last days in London, and the built-up tension between Carole, LuAnn and Heather turns into an all-out “royal war.” Back in NYC, Aviva’s concerns with Sonja’s lack of effort in her party planning continues to escalate, and Ramona steps in to “check” on Sonja’s progress. (Ramona sticking her head in Sonja’s business is sure to end smoothly, right?!)
Watch: Ramona’s second child…?
Watch: Ramona discovers how Aviva goes shoe shopping (sans leg).
Monday, July 9th at 9/8c – The Real Housewives of New York City
It’s London at last for (most of) the housewives! Carole, Sonja and LuAnn live it up in the London penthouse that Heather arranged, but they show their “gratitude” by claiming that Heather’s “lost it” at her Yummie Tummie business dinner. Back in the Big Apple, Ramona and Aviva go retail therapy crazy trying to convince themselves that they’re having the better time.
Monday, July 2nd @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City
Aviva and Heather meet up to discuss the London trip, and Heather stands by her decision to leave Ramona behind. LuAnn heads to an acupuncturist to see if having another child is possible. Aviva hires Sonja to throw a fifth anniversary party for her and her husband, which leaves Sonja excited but concerned since she’ll be in London (sans Ramona!) during most of the planning. Check out the highlights for this week’s episode below!
Monday, June 25th @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City
Despite not being invited to her London trip, Ramona decides to go to lunch with Heather to smooth things over. Although it seems Ramona’s okay with the situation, she explodes at Sonja and calls her an airhead, causing a first-time rift in their friendship. Check out the highlights for this week’s episode below!
Monday, June 18th @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City
Carole, a new housewife, openly comes on to Ramona’s husband, saying that she only flirts with husbands when their wives are sitting with them. LuAnn and Ramona decide to make peace, but LuAnn suspects it won’t last long. Heather also makes a point to invite only a few of the housewives to her next business trip to London. Check out the highlights for this week’s episode below!
Watch: LuAnn’s daughter deems her past the point of having kids.
Monday, June 4th @ 9/8c- *90- Minute Season Premiere*– The Real Housewives New York
In the 90 minute drama-filled season premiere, New York welcomes its 3 new housewives Heather Thomson, Carole Radziwill, and Aviva Drescher. Find out how they mesh with NYC veterans Ramona Singer, Countess LuAnn and Sonya (and how they mesh with each other)! Take a look at the sneak peek below:
Kelly Bensimon and Josh Elliot. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos; Marco Sagliocco / PR Photos
Not afraid of trying things out the second time around, former Real Housewives of New York star Kelly Bensimon, has officially stepped back into the dating scene. After ending her marriage with ex-husband Gilles Bensimon, the new author is being urged by her daughters to search for Mr. Right again. “Both her daughters, Sea and Teddy, are encouraging her to get out and to find the right guy. Kelly would like to marry again,” a source told UsMagazine.com. Taking heed to her daughters’ advice, she stepped out to dinner with Good Morning America anchor Josh Elliot April 27. Though they appeared to hit it off over dinner, a source close to Elliot, 40, explains that their outing was a one-time thing and that the pair are not “dating.” The two met on set while she was promoting her new diet book, I Can Make You Hot.
How do you know when it’s time to start dating after a split?
Mother of one, entrepreneur and reality TV star Bethenny Frankel wants to add even more to her plate: baby number two. The former Real Housewives star said she’s so busy that she and her husband actually have to schedule time to make a baby. “We want to have another child, but we’re going to have to start trying,” Frankel told RadarOnline. “We talk about having two children, definitely. But I’m 40, like, we need to get on the bandwagon.”
As if The Real Housewives of New York City doesn’t provide enough entertainment already, now one of the reality show’s main men, Simon van Kempen, is busting onto the music scene with a pop and dance track called “I Am Real.” The single, to be released today at 11 p.m. EST on Bravo TV’s Watch What Happens: Live, takes an ironic look at the reality star and others from The Real Housewives of New York.
Produced by JSM Music in New York City, the track was specifically written about van Kempen’s experience on the hit show and is the first of its kind, according to a press release. “Not many people know this, but I spent my childhood and early 20’s studying and performing as a musician. Music has been a huge part of my life, and although I never thought of myself as a singer, I was thrilled and a little nervous when Joel Simon and JSM approached me with idea of creating a song,” said the star. “More than anything, I wanted the track to be fun, irreverent and to talk about my real experience on the ‘Real Housewives of New York City.’”
Are you trying to keep the spark alive in your relationship? Try lazy lingerie! Former Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel kept the romantic sparks in her relationship alive this Valentine’s Day with the help of just that. “You have to make an effort … I actually have a line coming out which is Skinny Girl Smoothers and shapers and they include lazy lingerie. Because it’s something you wear under a blazer or sweater and then you take off the sweater, and now you have lingerie!” she said in an interview on RadarOnline. Frankel also spilled more secrets on how she and her husband, Jason Hoppy, keep the sparks alive in their marriage. “We do date night once a week. We switch off on who chooses the surprise place we’re going to go and we usually pick some hip place so we can still feel like we’re cool…”
What are some ways to keep the spark alive in your relationship?