Bethenny Frankel Breaks Silence on Ex Paul Bernon’s New Romance

Bethenny Frankel is discussing the ups and downs that adopted after listening to information that her ex-fiancé, Paul Bernon, was courting Olivia Culpo‘s older sister, Aurora Culpo.

On Sunday’s episode of her Just B With Bethenny Frankel podcast, Frankel shared the feelings she felt upon studying about her ex’s obvious new relationship.

Final week, Aurora turned heads when she took Bernon to her sister, Olivia Culpo, and Christian McCaffery’s wedding ceremony in Rhode Island. Us Weekly reported that the pair – who had reportedly been courting for a pair months — attended a collection of pre-wedding occasions collectively, although Bernon didn’t attend the ceremony. 

Nonetheless, Page Six is now reporting that Aurora and Bernon have damaged up after two months of courting. 

“Final week, I began to see my identify in headlines being portrayed because the jilted ex who had been upgraded from, that my ex had moved on from me with a youthful girl,” Frankel stated. “It regurgitated the continual narrative that he’s a really under-the-radar one who had now gotten severe with somebody, had a girlfriend, met her household, met her children. She had met his children. He was in a severe relationship. He had purchased her presents, and so they have been a brand new unit.”

The 53-year-old former actuality star defined that she wasn’t bothered by the information itself, however extra by the best way she was portrayed as “some kind of spinster that is at house, crying and watching this new transition.”

In truth, the Skinnygirl founder stated she was “pleased” and defined that she was feeling OK till she began studying all the intimate particulars about 35-year-old Aurora and 45-year-old Bernon’s relationship and how briskly issues have been going. Frankel and Bernon ended their their six-year relationship in Could.

“This girl is speaking about this very publicly, so she’s sharing all the main points of their brand-new relationship that has been occurring for six weeks, proper after a six yr relationship,” the Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis alum  stated. “It actually was surprising and it is embarrassing.”

She added, “Listening to about your ex-fiancé committing to a different girl shortly thereafter on their first date, after which being inside their relationship, listening to about their intercourse and their items and assembly one another’s children, and the extent of dedication was gutting. It was brutal.”

And regardless of studying all the main points about her ex’s new relationship, Frankel is “OK.” 

“It was tough as a result of I needed to expertise the identical breakup twice, however manner worse the second time as a result of I needed to hear about all these particulars,” she stated on her podcast, including that she’s nonetheless taking the steps to heal by remedy and being “unbiased and pleased.” 

Frankel believes Aurora ought to have dealt with the state of affairs in another way. 

“As girls we’ve got to consider the opposite girl,” she stated. “In case you’re the brand new girl, I believe you need to tread frivolously and be cautious about whoever the lady earlier than you was. I believe that by sharing the main points of your new relationship, you are disrespecting the final relationship.” 

Nonetheless, Frankel believes that every one events concerned have realized loads by this expertise. 

“I did not take the bait and I stayed quiet, I simply let it play out and it was actually, actually tough and I am pleased with myself,” she shared. “And I am pleased with the best way that I dealt with it and I believe this girl has realized loads, too. I believe that everyone bought misplaced on this state of affairs as a result of their actions value them their relationship which was model new and who is aware of what would have occurred.”

Frankel did not point out talking together with her ex or Aurora. Nonetheless, she famous that she had a direct message dialog with Olivia. 

“I’ve messaged with Olivia Culpo. I reached out to her earlier than this media spectacle bought out of hand and she or he responded to me,” Frankel stated. “And he or she was very nice and stated that she’s a fan and that she has all my books and she or he actually seems as much as me. That was actually variety and it was a pleasant heat blanket throughout this entire loopy factor.” 

Earlier than concluding her podcast, Frankel reassured her listeners that there is nothing to fret about. 

“I am good, I am pleased and I am single,” she stated. “Possibly sooner or later I will be prepared to begin courting once more.”

Frankel and Bernon began courting in 2018, and bought engaged in 2021. They referred to as it quits in Could 2024 after six years collectively.

Following information of Aurora and Bernon’s transient romance, Frankel shut down speculation that she was wearing the engagement ring from her real estate developer ex in a photograph posted the identical weekend.

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