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- Bethenny Frankel is a reality TV star and a successful businesswoman.
- She stars on the show "Real Housewives of New York," and has been in other Bravo series.
- Her exact net worth is unknown. But in 2011, she sold Skinnygirl Cocktails for a reported $100 million. Since then, she's expanded Skinnygirl into a global lifestyle brand.
- Frankel is currently in the news because of the sudden death of her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields.
On Friday, Bethenny Frankel's on-again-off-again-boyfriend, Dennis Shields, was found dead in his apartment, of a suspected overdose.
Shields had made multiple appearances on "The Real Housewives of New York," the reality TV show in which Frankel stars. Frankel had said of their relationship, "It's like a partnership where if we're not being teammates and it's not working and one man is down, then the other man is down."
A self-professed "hustler," Frankel is best known for her starring role on the reality-TV show "Real Housewives of New York;" for founding Skinnygirl Cocktails and selling it for a reported $100 million; and for writing bestselling books. She's also mother to an eight-year-old girl.
Below, take a look at Frankel’s path to success, as well as a peek into her personal life.
Bethenny Frankel, 47, isn't just a reality TV star — she's also a successful businesswoman.
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Frankel was born in 1970. Her late father was a horse trainer; he left the family when she was four. Frankel has described her childhood as dysfunctional, citing "gambling, drinking, drugs, eating disorders, and physical abuse."
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"I was an adult as a child," Frankel said. "I saw so much as a very young child that I think it matured me in an unnatural and unusual way."
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