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'She was a cunning b****': Bethenny Frankel says BFF-turned-enemy Jill Zarin tried to make America hate her... but it backfired

By Caitlin O'toole For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:10 EST, 11 September 2015 | Updated: 18:35 EST, 11 September 2015

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Even by the standards of Real Housewives, theirs was an epic falling out.

And Bethenny Frankel didn't hold back while discussing former friend and costar Jill Zarin with Bravo Host Andy Cohen.

In a sneak peek clip for an upcoming episode of Watch What Happens Live, Bethenny calls Jill a 'cunning b****'.

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Candid: Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel told Bravo's Andy Cohen that former friend Jill Zarin was a 'cunning b****' whose plan to make viewers hate Bethenny backfired

She also claimed that Jill stirred up on-camera drama in a failed attempt to get viewers to hate the Skinnygirl mogul, during the RHONY 100th episode special.

The Real Housewife told Andy that a jealous Jill brought her onto the show, but then couldn't handle it when Bethany's star began to rise.

As an example, she revealed that when she landed a prime guest-hosting spot on the The Today Show, the morning show's producers told her that Jill had called them up and yelled at them for not picking her instead.

'Jill called here, and she lost her mind,' Bethany remembers NBC producers telling her. 'Jill was asking 'why not me? I'd be better than her,' she said.

Massive fight: Bethenny said Jill waited for the cameras to start rolling before expressing her anger over Bethenny not calling Jill's husband when he underwent treatment for cancer

Wake-up call: Jill even called Today Show producers to complain when they offered Bethenny a hosting gig

'If someone was bringing me to LA to be on their show, she'd say 'why aren't they bringing me? Tell them it'd be better with the two of us.'

'And I was like 'look, I'm not in a girl band,' Bethenny said.

That caused tension, but things were still relatively fine and they were still talking - until the cameras started to roll for season three.

Drama: Jill Zarin rips into Bethenny for only sending flowers and not calling her ailing husband Bobby during an emotional fight in season three

Stunned: Bethenny says Jill saved all her anger for the cameras because she 'wanted America to hate me'

'And all of a sudden, boom, we came back into the season and on-cameras she was like 'you didn't call Bobby when he had cancer,' said Frankel.

Bethenny told Andy that she did send flowers to Bobby before he had a medical procedure, and Jill seemed fine with that at the time.

However, once they were filming, all hell broke loose and a furious Jill ripped into Bethenny for not calling Bobby personally to check up on his health.

No love lost: Bethenny says Jill plotted to turn her friend into the show's villain - but it backfired

Good listener: Bravo host Andy Cohen spoke to the Real Housewives of New York City star for a special episode of Watch What Happens Live to mark the reality show's 100th episode

The former friends' traumatic and emotional falling out was a huge turning point for the series, with Bethenny leaving the show at the end of the season.

Her former BFF Jill was later fired from Real Housewives at the end of season four. However, Bethenny is back on the show after returning to the franchise for the seventh season.

However, Bethany believes it was all carefully planned to make viewers hate the SkinnyGirl business mogul.

'I was like, 'Woah. This is one cunning b***h,' said Bethany. 'She's waiting, on camera, to come at me with things and make America hate me.'

Getting real: The SkinnyGirl millionaire said her massive success is probably difficult for Jill

Better days: Former Real Housewives of New York City stars Alex McCord, Jill Zarin and Bethenny Frankel during a happier moment

'It was really clear that she wanted people to hate me, and it completely backfired.'

'She had like a big plan that she was going to take me down and it backfired in her face.'

'It must be very difficult for her... she is responsible for putting me on the show, and people say I'm the most successful housewife in history and she would have been on the ride with me.'

However, the bestselling author was philosophical, telling Andy: ' Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered, and that's how it goes.'