Bethenny Frankel is confirmed to be making her return to "The Real Housewives of New York." However, her absence in the group photos of the housewives has sparked rumors that she may not be getting along with the other ladies, LuAnn de Lesseps in particular.
In two recent group photo uploads by de Lesseps on Instagram, Frankel was not seen and wasn't even tagged.
In this photo, the ladies enjoyed a night out together. It was captioned, "#Girl's night out. Love my #RHONY #ladies," and then de Lesseps tagged each woman.
In the other photo, where the cast gathered up for a photo op on a red carpet event, Frankel was again absent, both in the photo and the tags. "We do the #RedCarpetLook so damn well. #RHONY #CountessLuannCollection," the caption reads.
Why isn't Frankel invited in the photo? Or why is de Lesseps not tagging the returning housewife? According to All About The Real Housewives, Frankel's absence in the event may be explained. However, what de Lesseps is allegedly doing is leaving her out intentionally.
The post also said that de Lesseps isn't happy about Frankel's return and that they've never been close to begin with.
An insider for the site shared, "She (Bethenny) basically clawed her way to the top of the salary ladder on the backs of LuAnn, Ramona and the other Housewives who didn't get the raises that they normally would have gotten."
Meanwhile, de Lesseps recently appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" where she shared her opinion about Frankel and her return. Real Mr. Housewife was able to obtain parts of her interview.
"It's funny to have Bethenny back," she said. "It's like old times. It's like the good old days."
She followed that statement by saying, "You'd be surprised ... this season she gets along with people you wouldn't expect her to get along with and hates people that you wouldn't expect. It's exciting to watch her work it with all of the girls. We talk a lot about the old days, too."
It's really hard to tell if de Lesseps and Frankel are feuding at this point. It is best to wait for "The Real Housewives of New York" when season 7 premieres.
