Skip to Content

Bethenny Frankel better eat some cake today.

The former talk show host and eternal reality star scared her fans this week after posting a photo of her very thin waist.

But Frankel now has an excuse to totally pig out over the next several hours… because she’s now 44 years old!

One of the original five Real Housewives of New York City and the founder of Skinnygirl Cocktails, Frankel is coming off a very bitter divorce battle with Jason Hoppy.

Just a couple weeks ago, reports confirmed that Frankel – whose talk show lasted just one season – will be returning to The Real Housewives of New York City next year.

Bethenny gave birth to her only daughter, Bryn, in May of 2010 and has a wealth of reality show experience under her belt.

Along with the aforementioned Real Housewives franchise, Frankel was a contestant in 2005 on The Apprentice and also anchored a pair of Bravo spinoffs: Bethenny Getting Married and Bethenny Ever After.

She’s now spending her time wearing her daughter’s pajamas and signing huge deals to make her Real Housewives of New York City comeback.

Sources say she’ll earn over $1 million to reprise her role on that series.

In other words: Bethenny can afford to buy and eat a lot of cake. Go to it, girl!