Show Notes
Bethenny Frankel says the things about celebrities that most people would say to their friends, except she says them on a public platform to millions of people. And after today we completely understand why people like watching her do it. She has a very strong sense of self, she’s not afraid to be who she is, and she’s extremely charismatic. Benny already knew all of this because his mom talks about Bethenny basically every day, while Dave came in knowing almost nothing about her with zero preconceived notions and very quickly realized he loved her too. Today we also discover that Bethenny created the skinny margarita, find out whether she capitalized on it, taste the very best chicken salads Los Angeles has to offer, learn how to make a supermodel snack, and attempt to determine whether Bethenny is in fact the Michael Jordan of Jewish women. And somewhere along the way, we became friends. (Hopefully this means we’re one step closer to visiting her at her beautiful home in the Hamptons.) Either way, thanks for watching. We respect you!
What happens: 0:00 going to the hamptons with bethenny 2:49 teaser 3:17 planning the day with bethenny 6:01 this is a funny group 6:15 why bethenny moved to florida 6:25 bethenny's life story in 60 seconds 6:54 bethenny's marriages 7:26 bethenny's relationship with her ex 7:45 co-parenting 8:20 how dave & kristin met 8:39 sandy meets bethenny 9:47 bethenny's comments about benny & selena 10:13 bethenny learns what benny & dave do 11:23 bethenny’s dating community 15:15 bethenny's type 16:08 does bethenny's man have to be rich 17:45 how benny found selena 18:31 sandy's dating dealbreakers 19:03 are we best friends 19:54 is this a reality show 21:25 does bethenny regret things she says 23:19 who can hurt benny's feelings 23:39 bethenny’s comments about taylor & travis 24:37 what is bethenny insecure about 25:09 being unfiltered 26:34 how famous is bethenny 27:39 bethenny's social media explosion 28:22 tiktok vs. instagram 29:11 benny's first day on tiktok 30:24 benny’s tiktok 31:13 bethenny's voice 32:24 the michael jordan of jewish women 32:57 does bethenny's daughter think she’s cool 33:41 bethenny's childhood 34:35 drugs 35:00 losing her virginity 35:52 raising her daughter differently 37:11 raising a teenager when you're famous 38:34 bethenny's relationship with her daughter 39:08 what did bethenny think her life would be 39:47 going to 13 different schools 40:17 bethenny's biggest turnoffs 41:05 inventing the skinny margarita 41:28 capitalizing on the skinny margarita 42:21 favorite snacks 43:20 benny doesn't fly 44:20 benny's tour bus 45:21 planning restaurants months in advance 45:42 never breaking plans 45:50 benny & selena's approach to punctuality 46:37 dave & kristin's approach to punctuality 48:55 vacationing with benny 49:58 the chicken salad olympics 52:57 finding the best chicken salad in LA 53:29 making a supermodel snack 55:29 that's a wrap
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