Bethenny Frankel railed against a “f–ked up” scene of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” that included Rachel Zoe speaking to her children about divorcing their father.
“There is a scene from the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ with Rachel Zoe and her children that I just saw on this app,” the former “Real Housewives of New York City” alum said on TikTok Tuesday.
“It so crystallizes the potential damage that reality television can do and the price that you pay and the selling of your soul to the devil that it was so jarring,” she explained.
Bethenny Frankel said she was “deeply uncomfortable” watching Rachel Zoe talk to her kids about divorcing their father on “RHOBH.” bethennyfrankel/tiktok
“It so crystallizes the potential damage that reality television can do and the price that you pay and the selling of your soul to the devil,” she said in a TikTok video Tuesday. bethennyfrankel/tiktok
Frankel claimed producers probably “provoked” Zoe into speaking to her kids about the divorce on camera. bethennyfrankel/tiktok
Frankel — who shares daughter Bryn, 15, with ex-husband Jason Hoppy — said she went through a “very public divorce” and “was sort of Easter egging, breadcumbing on the show” to prove that she was living “in misery.”
“My daughter was not on the show and watching Rachel and her kids with a scene that was certainly provoked by producers like, ‘Talk to your kids about what it feels like to be going through this divorce,’” she said, referring to the fashion designer’s candid scene with Skyler Morrison, 14, and Kaius Jagger, 12, about her estranged husband, Rodger Berman.
The former “Apprentice: Martha Stewart” star, 55, claimed producers would make her bring up topics with her exes on the show to create content for the show.
“That was the price and the cost of being on the show … it wasn’t great,” she shared. bethennyfrankel/tiktok
The former Bravo star said she went through a “very public divorce” from Jason Hoppy (seen above with Frankel in 2010) on TV and was living “in misery.” G. Gershoff
“That was the price and the cost of being on the show … it wasn’t great. [These are] children that are not fully formed human beings, adolescents, teens, that a parent is saying, ‘How does it feel?’” Frankel added.
“Having that discussion which is — why at an age and a stage? Unless you must do this for the paycheck or the fame or the promotion to some business, the price is great,” she added.
“The price of having to put your children on television and ask them about a divorce is so gargantuan and made me actually uncomfortable.”
Frankel clarified that her opinion about the scene was “not a slight or a dig at anyone,” but since she knows how reality TV works, she said it is “f–ked up.”
“It made me deeply uncomfortable,” she concluded.
On the latest episode of “RHOBH,” Zoe told her sons that she filed the paperwork to divorce their dad, Rodger Berman. Bravo
She told her boys it was “important” to her that they had an “open forum.” Bravo
Her youngest son, Kaius (pictured far right with his brother and mom) asked Zoe if she was no longer in love with their father. rachelzoe/instagram
A source close to Zoe told Page Six: “Rachel is a mom first and foremost in her life and she speaks her children openly and consistently about the divorce. They are well-adjusted and happy.”
A business contact of Zoe’s told us: “Rachel has many successful businesses and investments, she certainly did not join the show because she ‘needs the paycheck.’”
Page Six has reached out to Zoe and Bravo for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
During last week’s “RHOBH” episode, Zoe told her sons that she officially filed for divorce from their dad, Berman.
The celebrity stylist even told them that she was no longer in love with Berman after Kaius asked.
The mom of two filed for divorce from Berman (seen above with Zoe and their sons in 2015) in July 2025. JP Yim
Zoe is a new cast member of “RHOBH” (cast shown above). Phylicia J. L. Munn/Bravo via Getty Images
Zoe told her boys that it was “important” to her that they had an “open forum” when discussing personal topics.
The mom of two filed for divorce from Berman in July 2025 after 27 years of marriage.
The “Living In Style” author is a new cast member of “RHOBH,” joining Season 15 of the reality show.