Think it’s easy being Bethenny Frankel?
Think again, folks.
“I never had a true childhood,” Ms. Frankel, 39, recently told People about her early life as the only child of legendary horse trainer Bobby Frankel and his first wife, Bernadette. “There was a lot of destruction—alcohol abuse, eating disorders and violent fights.”
The shapely and outgoing “Real Housewives of New York City” star says she has been estranged from her mother for years. She described her as “extremely volatile. She was never a mother to me.”
Of course, Bethenny, a natural foods chef, TV personality and author, is doing pretty well now. Her new Bravo reality series, “Bethenny Getting Married?” follows the star as she prepares for life with her new husband, businessman Jason Hoppy, and their new baby, Bryn.
”I live for this baby,” she said.


