Skinnygirl Drinks Mogul And Former 'RHONY' Star Bethenny Frankel Announces On Tik-Tok That She's Leaving New York For Miami
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Reality TV star and Skinnygirl low-cal margarita maven Bethenny Frankel took to TikTok to announce her departure from New York for Miami.
The ever-chic former star of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York", who was born in Queens, said that her move was for 'personal and professional' growth reasons. Realtor.com reports that Frankel has also been quietly looking for a buyer for her Greenwich, Connecticut home, which is listed for $8 million.
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Although Frankel purchased a home in Miami last year for $1.7 million, She also added another home in Manhattan— as she confirmed on TikTok — that she would not be leaving New York entirely. Frankel's personal residence prior to announcing her move was in the Hamptons, New York, on a property she purchased in 2023 for $5.45 million.
Frankel has made a multi-million dollar fortune from reality TV and business ventures. She starred in "RHONY" for eight of its 14 seasons. Frankel and her former partner, Jason Hoppy, also starred in 'Bethenny Getting Married' on Bravo, which documented the couple's engagement, marriage, and the birth of their daughter. She also hosted a short-lived talk show that lasted a year, debuting in 2013.
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Frankel tried her hand at starting a food business in 2003, launching Bethenny Bakes, offering baked goods and a meal delivery service with limited success. However, what really made Frankel her fortune was Skinnygirl Cocktails, which, when launched in 2008, initially sold a pre-packaged low-calorie margarita. By 2011, according to research firm Technomic, it was the fastest-growing spirit brand in the country. Soon after Frankel sold the company to Fortune Brands' Beam Global, which is now a part of Suntory, for an estimated $100 million, keeping the rights to the name.
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However, Frankel's savvy business move was to insist Bravo had no financial rights to anything she made outside of the show. Frankel explained on Instagram that she accepted just $7,250 for the first season of "RHONY."
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