Bethenny Frankel, a star of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City," who has a net worth of $25M from selling her "Skinnygirl" cocktail company and reality television parts, as stated in Celebrity Net Worth, has bought a SoHo pad, reports NY Daily News. This would render her "homeless'' comment on the show moot, as she is no longer homeless --while in New York, so to speak.
NY Daily News noted that the star was once quoted saying, "I'm the richest homeless person in Manhattan right now," on the show.
The star's comment could stem from her long hunt for her own place to stay, since her separation from husband Jason Hoppy three years ago, as noted by NY Daily News.
The news outlet says that Hoppy reportedly "refused to move out of the $5 million pad they shared" in Tribeca. However, the site also mentioned that the 44-year-old actress technically owns a house in the Hamptons. However, when Frankel and her daughter, Bryn, were in New York, they would just go hotel hopping, notes NY Daily News.
Franke's "wealthiest homeless person in Manhattan" statement gained a response from her estranged husband's camp, noted PEOPLE.
Bernard Clair, Hoppy's lawyer, says, "The recent stories about what is supposedly going on in court, particularly about financial matters, are inaccurate and false, seemingly planted by misguided people who wrongly believe that they are furthering Ms. Frankel's newly minted effort to cast herself as a victim."
Her estranged husband's lawyer further stated, "Mr. Hoppy continues to work hard to protect his daughter from what appears to be her mother's inability or unwillingness to put a clamp on uninvited media attention," as reported by PEOPLE.
NY Daily News says the reality star found her home in the city after an "exhaustive apartment search," spanning Hudson Square, Tribeca and SoHo.
The same news outlet describes the new home of Frankel as having two bedrooms and two baths. The unit has impressive 14-foot ceilings, a sunken living room and wine storage. The apartment also boasts double mahogany framed arched windows and plank walnut flooring.
The building only holds 16 units, NY Daily News notes, which the daughter and mother would feel comfortable living -- a little community that could offer the much-needed privacy for a family with a celebrity.
