Bethenny Frankel firmly denies Kelly Bensimon's claim that she was reckless during pregnancy
They had a fierce feud on Real Housewives Of New York.
And now Kelly Bensimon has made some upsetting accusations about her former RHONY castmate Bethenny Frankel, saying she 'didn't care' about her own pregnancy.
Claiming Bethenny was reckless while expecting daughter Bryn Hoppy, now nine, Kelly said the reality star ignored the fact she was having 'serious complications' in order to continue filming.
Denying Kelly's claims, Bethenny's camp told People: 'Her pregnancy was her priority. Anybody who knows Bethenny knows she’s a great mother.'
Upset: Bethenny Frankel hit back at Kelly Bensimon after the retired reality star tried to suggest Frankel 'didn't care' about her pregnancy
Kelly called out Bethenny while appearing on a recent episode of the Out in the Wild podcast, claiming she overlooked 'serious issues' with her pregnancy back in 2010/2009 and also accusing her of lying about visiting her 'dying father.'
'She was pregnant this entire time and was having serious issues with her unborn child, and she's flying back and forth pretending to film with her dying father in L.A., but really just filming in the car and never saw him.'
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'And I'm like — you want me to film with a woman that doesn't even care about her kid in her stomach?' she continued.
She also claimed the star made flippant comments about miscarriage while taking a group trip with the cast, telling the podcast: 'She's like, "Oh, if I have a miscarriage, whatever." She was having serious, serious, serious [pregnancy] complications, and I just didn't understand why we were there filming and why she was even there in St. John.'
Reckless: Kelly called out Bethenny while appearing on a recent episode of the Out in the Wild podcast, claiming she overlooked 'serious issues' with her pregnancy back in 2010/2009, seen above
Serious stuff: also accusing her of lying about visiting her 'dying father.'
Fans will remember Kelly and Bethenny's blow up fights during RHONY's season three episode, during which Frankel was expecting.
Many thought former model and magazine editor Kelly may have been having a nervous breakdown as she claimed Bethenny was 'trying to kill her.'
But Frankel staunchly denied Kelly's claims and expressed concern for Kelly, as a friend told People: 'It’s a shame that Kelly is making these claims especially since she often reaches out to Bethenny for help and advice or to get together.'
'She absolutely did nothing to risk anything during her pregnancy,' the insider continued. 'Her pregnancy was her priority. Anybody who knows Bethenny knows she’s a great mother.'
And Kelly's complaints didn't stop there.
Taking the high road: Frankel staunchly denied Kelly's claims and expressed concern for Kelly, as a friend told People: 'It’s a shame that Kelly is making these claims especially since she often reaches out to Bethenny for help and advice or to get together'
She accused Bethenny of trying to control the series like an 'executive producer.'
Recalling Frankels supposed bad behavior Kelly said: 'She would literally scream into the camera, "This is not what what this scenes supposed to be about!" and I was like, "What is going on here?" You can’t do that. It’s not fair.
'She’s trying to be the executive producer or the Kim Kardashian of Housewives, fine. But, she created such a disconnect between Bravo and us, so there was so much animosity and underlying tension,' she said.
Power trip: She accused Bethenny of trying to control the series like an 'executive producer'
Kelly, who departed the series during season four, claims tensions would be high it she rejoined RHONY, saying the Bethenny's 'brand' relies on Kelly being the enemy.
'I would threaten her entire brand [Skinnygirl],' Bensimon said. 'Hypothetically, If I went back on Housewives, and there was a moment where she was like, "Wow. I really like Kelly. Kelly Bensimon is hot s—," her entire brand would go to s—. Because her fans would be like, "Wait, what? We’ve been spending 10 years hating Kelly Bensimon, and now you like her? What?" It’s different from her makeup with Jill Zarin because I am the ultimate, ultimate nemesis.'
RHONY airs Wednesday nights on Bravo.
