It’s weird to see Bethenny & Carole as friends in these episodes. This was filmed way back in May of 2017 and clearly things went south shortly thereafter. Bethenny gets several checks from this show, one as talent and one as executive producer and her production company either producer the whole show or was credited as one of the production companies. Bethenny and Kandi are two of the housewives who know how to work the system.
Bethenny needs reading glasses so she meets up with Carole at her favorite ridiculously expensive eyeglass story. I have news for them, once you need reading glasses your vision gets progressively worse. So those expensive reading glasses are not going to work for long. The Dollar Tree has some really cute ones for a dollar sometimes, and even when they are not so cute, you also need multiple pairs of reading glasses to strew around the house because after your eyes start going, your brain is soon to follow and reading glasses tend to congregate in one spot that you are never in. Also, Tuesday Morning, if you have one of those, has cute ones for around ten bucks. Some of my favorites literally came from the dollar story though.
I do not understand why they are going to an actual eye doctor for reading glasses, there is a chart in the CVS that tells you how blind you are, or you can just buy a pair and see how they work. Bethenny still has 20/20 vision. Then she explains that she only agreed to $300,000 in renovations and Fredrik has gone over. She’s not down for that. I don’t blame her. Fredrik is 60K on the budget for the first house. She also feels like she is doing all the work and the only one looking for properties.
Later she meets at the property with Fredrik and the contractors. Fredrik seems to think that $60K was somehow part of Bethenny’s original buy in because the payments had been made prior to setting the $300K budget. Or something. I’m with Bethenny, we agreed to a $300K budget for this property and she never agreed to hiking up the budget. So we are back to the scripted part. I enjoyed the less scripted episode in the Hamptons. No one wants more of Bethenny screaming and Fredrik feeling hurt.
Fredrik goes to see Derek in his studio. Derek tells him they just need to talk it out and he believes in second chances.
Bethenny and Fredrik meet for an awkward breakfast at Sarabeth’s. She is remorseful about her behavior. She says his comment about how he could have already sold the place if it weren’t for her set her off. He apologizes for that one comment. She also apologizes. Bethenny says she was feeling surprised and mislead about the budget. Fredrik has a hissy fit. By the way, Bethenny is in very toned down makeup and looks fantastic with less goop on her face. Bethenny now understands that the designers were paid prior to her buying in so that was not included in the $300,000 budget. I can see both sides of the argument. Bethenny should have read the contract more closely and Fredrik should have explained the preexisting payments to Bethenny. Fredrik cries and says it really hurt him that she called him a liar and a snake. Bethenny apologizes profusely. She says she took things entirely too far. They make up.
They come together, to see the nearly finished product. They are both very pleased. Then they have a very large piece of granite delivered that is to big for the elevator. They either have to cut it, or remove a window. #RichPeopleProblems Apparently, that was all drama for the show, because they got it in through the front door.
Next Week is staging. I get the feeling this entire season will be about flipping ONE apartment and they never had any intention of doing more than one. Unless of course the show gets picked up for another season. These two are making money on a show about them making money. It’s brilliant.
Honestly anytime I. An watch Bethany on the Tellie I am happy. In a weird way she drives me nuts but I like her then I don’t like her but most of all she is just pure entertaining. The energy of her just gets me! She is all over the place
The cool thing about being in the restaurant business is I get all the left behind reading glasses.
Some are as cool as Warby Parker and others are Dollar Store.
Because old people always lose the glasses. Sent me the Wargy Parker ones, Is that the wood guy? Anyway, I is poor. And want fancy reading glasses. I’m at 150 now but … it’s heading into a bad place,
I’m all the way up to 2.75, & have a bunch from the Dollar Tree, & some from Stein Mart, but the best ones now are from Amazon’s Lightning Deals. I buy bright colors so I can find them easier. One time I cleaned out my purse & discovered I’d been carrying 9 pair of reading glasses. Always sticking in one more pair, just in case. Can’t live without bifocal sunglasses, either, which I learned about years ago in Mexico when I couldn’t read the price tags in the open air markets. A cruising friend told me to go to the local dept. store to buy them & I’ve used them ever since. Used to buy them at Stein Mart, but lately they’ve been lazy about stocking them, so just today ordered 2 pair from Amazon. Tip: As soon as I get them, I cover the tops of the tiny screws with clear nail polish, slopping it over the plastic, to keep the screws from coming loose.
Oh the nail polish is a great tip
I’m glad I got to see a real argument and the resokuyit didn’t seem scripted and producer driven. There is something very honest and vulnerable about both of them
Resolution
I’m just curious, do you think Bethany and/or Fredrick would do scripted? They might listen to a producer, I can’t see either of them following someone eles’s Idea of how to behave.
I don’t know, just thinking.
Or get a reading glass prescription (far sighted) for one eye, the eye that has the worse vision and get a contact. You can do a contact for near sighted in the other eye. Sounds crazy but it works honest.
I’ve bee nearsighted since I was nine, but developed presbyopia several years ago, which I’ce dealt with by mono vision–contact lens in my really bad eye for seeing distance and no contact lens in my bad eye for reading. This initially worked well, but over the last year and a half it got more and more difficult to see. I found myself in Whole Foods, totally unable to see what the labels on the supplement and vitamin bottles said. I figured my eyes were getting worse and went in for a check up. Wrong! My bad eye had gotten better. With a new prescription I can see clearly again.
I know TT that you are a fan of Bethenny’s but I am not. She is batshit crazy. I view this project with Fredrik as a train wreck. It’s almost like the show will highlight which of these two is the bigger bich? My money is on Fredrik.
I believe that Fredrik disclosed the costs of the designers etc but didn’t clarify it was not included in the 300K. I see Beth’s point — I’d freak too. But she does tend to go off like a rocket.
Put one of Bethanny’s shrill, shrieking, harangues on a ten minute loop and think of what Jason had to live with. With all her money, why doesn’t she get a voice coach and stop breaking the crystal in my house?
Same stupid arguing, different episode. All they do is bicker. Could have been a great show if they had focused on properties, design, and flipping.
I completely agree – the constant arguments have really spoiled the show for me. I wanted the same things you did – fabulous properties, awesome design and dazzling flips.
Always thought she was self-serving and I and not sure about her honesty about her past. Her lack of empathy reminds me. I am not able to have a relationship with my daughter who now blames me for her mistakes. I practically killed myself working and putting myself through school as single Mom to give her what I could. I can’t tell you the enormous amount pain that I feel every day. not seeing her or my Grandchildren. Likewise, Bethenny’s daughter has never met her Mom either. No remorse.
That must be heart-breaking. It’s sad how children can grow up and not see the big picture – all the sacrifices and worries you went through. It’s so easy to blame others for your mistakes, instead of realizing that you had a choice, and you chose the path you walked. I hope that, in time, as your daughter raises her own little ones, and sees how difficult it can be, she’ll realize how much you did for her and see life from a wider perspective. Good luck with a reconciliation. In the meantime, enjoy life as much as you can – don’t let this estrangement prevent you from finding what happiness you can. Life is so very short, and we never know what’s facing each of us, so keep your head high, knowing you did the best you could.
That must be heart-breaking. It’s sad how children can grow up and not see the big picture – all the sacrifices and worries you went through. It’s so easy to blame others for your mistakes, instead of realizing that you had a choice, and you chose the path you walked. I hope that, in time, as your daughter raises her own little ones, and sees how difficult it can be, she’ll realize how much you did for her and see life from a wider perspective. Good luck with a reconciliation. In the meantime, enjoy life as much as you can – don’t let this estrangement prevent you from finding what happiness you can. Life is so very short, and we never know what’s facing each of us, so keep your head high, knowing you did the best you could.
I agree with you. I think Bethenny was a wild child that stomped and pouted when she didn’t get what she wanted when she wanted it.
English Rose, You have such a way with words and I am so deeply moved by what you wrote me. Thank You . You are a dear Lady.
Thank you. I really wish you well.
So disappointed Fredrik would be attached to this program. Can’t watch b/c of that nut he’s doing business with….
So disappointed Fredrik would be attached to this program. Can’t watch b/c of that nut he’s doing business with….
I feel sorry for Fredrick having to deal with that woman. I do not like her, never cared for people who make fun of others. She definitely is looking prettier than ever, hopefully now that she has money and prestige she can calm down a little and gain a little class. That ruthless, ambitious, I’ll do anything to be rich and famous part of her personality is no longer necessary.
Hi everyone ? this is my first time posting. I am so in love with you Tamara & your website. I read here every night before bed & I can honestly say that ive been out of bed & forcing myself to get out in the world a little bit because of the inspiration you have given me through talking about your struggles on this site. I suffer from intense anxiety. I think you are amazing, smart as a whip, kind, insightful & hilarious.
If you ever wonder why you’re doing this i need you to know that God has given you a gift & a platform to be able to help a lot of people whether you intend to or not & i, for one, am grateful that you exist & for all of the work you do. Laughter is great medicine & not many writers are as clever or honest as you are.
I loved the idea of this show because both Bethany & Fredrick make me literally laugh out loud. But i was cringing when Bethany made Fredrick un-invite the elderly lady to lunch. I have always rooted for Bethany & i wouldn’t have necessarily wanted to have lunch with her either, especially when there was a lot of work related stuff that needed to be discussed at lunch, but that was kind of rude. Actually I think it was a LOT rude. Made me feel really bad for the lady after she was getting her purse in order to go with them. I know this was on a different episode but i cant remember which one it was sorry if i broke a rule.
After buying countless pairs of nice reading glasses, only to lose them, I now buy mine at Dollar Tree as well. Generally, 6 pairs at a time. Where do my old ones go? I never find them! Are they in some black hole type hell in my house, or simply scattered all over the city??
This show is aweful and so was her appearance on Shark Tank. She is just not likable and it shows more when she is not with her funny castmates on RHONY. She shrieks and is a mean narcissist. I do not believe for a minute that TT is “really” a fan!
It was so nasty when they uninvited the old lady to lunch. She seemed happy to join them, she was probably very lonely ?