The television personality, Bethenny Frankel is reportedly sending $10 million in aid to Ukranian citizens via her disaster relief organization, BStrong. She posted about BStrong's efforts for the recent refugees following Russia's invasion of Ukraine via her Instagram on Friday. She wrote, "It's a serious scary situation. Gas is becoming an issue for people attempting to leave Kyiv."
Bethenny Frankel explained in the short clip that BStrong team members were bringing supplies to refugees fleeing from Ukraine to Southeastern Poland on Friday. She added that every 10 minutes one family was fleeing and coming to the particular border and mentioned that they had committed to $10 million in aid. She said, "That's 40 containers containing $250,000 of aid each. Our goal is now $20 million, which would be 80 containers."
She also shared with People that BStrong was bringing crisis kits that included blankets, sleeping bags, toiletry kits, non-perishables and water as well as generators to the refugees who were travelling from hours to escape the attacks. She also mentioned that refugee camps would be set up and the aid distribution would begin from Monday.
Bethenny Frankel's Net Worth & Earnings Details
Bethenny Frankel has an estimated net worth of $80 million as an American entrepreneur and television personality. She is the founder and CEO of Skinnygirl Cocktails that has launched several books and DVDs. She also made $120 million after selling her line of alcoholic beverages to Fortune Brands' Beam Global in 2011.
However many people assumed that her net worth was decreased by $9.19 million as it was reported that she was given $100 million when she sold Skinnygirl. She mentioned in an interview that she solf Skinnygirl for more than $8.1 million. Bethenny Frankel became one of the famous reality star as she made several appearances on television shows and programs. She also had her own show, Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After in 2010 and 2011.
She started a company called Bethenny Bakes after she graduated from Natural Gourmet Institute and she rose to popularity when she became one of the contestants on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart' show. She also appeared on The Real Housewives of New York City as one of the popular contestant. Betheeny is also an author and wrote books like Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. She started her business, SkinnyGirl Cocktails in 2011 and with its success she also had her own talk show titled Bethenny in 2013.
Married Life Of Bethenny Frankel With Husband Jason Hoppy
Bethenny Frankel was married to Jason Hoppy after dating for 11 months in 2010. They kept their relationship secret until marriage. The couple first met in the season three of The Real Housewives of New York City in 2008. They tied the knot at the Four Seasons hotel in NYC in 2010 and had celebrity guests like Alex McCord, Ramona singer, Hoda Kotb. They served lobster ravioli, sirloin steak and fish and a red velvet wedding cake on their wedding ceremony.
The couple welcomed their only child in May 2010 but they lost their second child due to miscarriage. The couple eventually ended their relationship in 2012 and finalized their divorce in 2016.
Bethenny Frankel shared in her podcast that she spent 20% of her life divorcing her ex-husband while they were married for only two years. She mentioned that she had spent millions of dollars, millions of tears and that she had a horrific, hall of fame, nightmare divorce. She also shared that she was embarrased to deal with the prenup as she said that she was proud of herself for marrying someone who had a simple life therefore, they would never want anything from her.
However, her attorney had shared that they had a prenuptial agreement after she won in court that dropped her spousal support by roughly $12,000 a month. Bethenny also stopped paying for child support to Jason after a year-long custody battle for their daughter, Bryn.
Bethenny Frankel started dating Paul Bernon since the fall of 2018 after her on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields sadly passed away. She described Paul as a good person who was a yin to her yang. She also mentioned how relaxed and mellow he was. The couple got engaged in March 2021.