Bethenny Frankel has mastered a handful of achievements over the years, including being a legendary Housewife, rocking her Skinnygirl business and being a mother.
Quite frankly (no pun intended), the Bravolebrity knows she is a good mom.
“I think I’m good at [parenting]. I don’t even think it, I’m good at it,” Bethenny said during an appearance on the “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” podcast in February 2025. “I don’t think I would be good at having three kids. I’m good at having my daughter.”
Three months later, Bethenny shut down the runway while walking in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show during Miami Swim Week. While some people criticized the reality star for rocking the skin-baring bikini during the show, Bethenny revealed that she had the support of the only person that matters: Bryn.
“A few miserable people said, ‘What would your daughter say?’ And I know because the peanut just FaceTimed me,” Bethenny said via TikTok on June 1, 2025. “She said, ‘Mama! I saw you, you did so good! You have such a good tush, mama.”
Life & Style takes a look inside Bethenny’s relationship with her daughter, Bryn.
When Did Bethenny Frankel Have Kids?
Bethenny gave birth to Bryn on May 8, 2010. She shares her daughter with now ex-husband Jason Hoppy.
Bethenny Frankel and Bryn Hoppy.
“Bethenny and Jason are proud to welcome their new baby girl, Bryn Hoppy, born at 8 a.m. … in New York City,” her rep told People at the time. “She is a 4 lb. 12 oz., healthy baby. Bryn, mom, dad and [their dog] Cookie are all very happy.”
Bethenny Protected Bryn From Reality TV
Although Bethenny openly laid out her trials and tribulations on The Real Housewives of New York City, she kept Bryn away from the cameras.
“My daughter is not on the show for a couple of reasons,” the “Just B With Bethenny” podcast host told People in 2016. “A child with a microphone on them, with a mic pack on them, is not really natural. That’s kind of like working. You have to be somewhere, and you’ll have a microphone on you and it’s being filmed. You don’t know the effects of that later.”
Bryn Is Bethenny Frankel’s Plus One on the Red Carpet
The mother-daughter duo started to often walk red carpets at star-studded events after Bethenny finalized her divorce from Jason in 2021.
That December, Bethenny and Bryn made their red carpet debut at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York City. The doting mom wore black trousers with a matching tube top and a leather blazer with oversized lapels.
Most recently, Bethenny and Bryn attended the opening night of the musical adaptation of the film Elf on Broadway in November 2024.
“Bryn and I always make the effort to honor old holiday traditions and create new ones. This year we attended the Elf premiere and were seated in front of some surprise Jersey guests,” Bethenny wrote via Instagram at the time. “Joe Gorga deserves husband of the year award for his happy wife happy life mantra in accompanying his family to Elf the Musical on Broadway.”
