Every now and then, a woman comes along and you think, FINALLY! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how I feel about former "Real Housewife" Bethenny Frankel. Is she crass? Yes. Spoiled? Yes. But she does it with such glamor and wit that it's actually endearing.
Upon hearing her new husband call her Mrs. Hoppy on her television show "Bethenny Getting Married," she asked him "Are we doing that now?" And then jokingly explained to the camera crew and audience that she's Bethenny Frankel and her husband thinks he owns her like some slave. Really Bethenny?!?! Girl, you should just be happy you're married. At least that's what most would say, but I, for one, get the joke.
And then there is Ms. Frankel, I mean Hoppy's, fabulous wardrobe. And her obsession with being in charge. And her belief that everyone else is a moron.
And finally there is her acknowledgement that she can be one crazy bitch. And that is what makes her and the show so great. At the end of the day she knows who she is (Bethenny Frankel, born into privilege), and appreciates what she now has (the Hoppy part) but she's still adjusting and growing. And she knows that when you can't do that with grace, you do it with humor. So I say bravo, Bravo, for exposing this Real Housewife as a super duper woman with an assistant, money (old and new), and a pretty great life.
