Bethenny Frankel could use a drink. (Make it a Skinnygirl, duh.)
The Real Housewives of New York City star separated from husband Jason Hoppy in 2012 after nearly three years of marriage. The exes reached a custody agreement over their now 5-year-old daughter, Bryn Hoppy, in 2014, but property division negotiations are still ongoing. At long last, though, Bethenny and Jason are close to reaching an agreement. E! News caught up with the Bravo star at her Skinnygirl offices in New York City Tuesday, where she opened up finally being able to move forward with her life. "I think things are coming to a head. I feel like the end is near. I mean, again, this has been a very big surprise and I never would have expected that this would have gone one tenth of how far it's gone, but I feel good about it," she said, adding that she "learned a lot" and will not "make the same mistakes."
Bethenny said Bryn is "the most amazing gift in the world," but confessed that the protracted divorce proceedings have taken a toll on her own emotional wellbeing. "I feel like I've survived something...I feel different," she said of life as a single working mom. "The weight is coming off of me, and you can't fake it and you can't pretend you're happy. When it sucks it sucks, and it's starting to not suck as much."
Though the past few years were rocky, Bethenny never lost the witty sense of humor that made her a fan favorite. Case in point: When E! News asked if she might celebrate her divorce drama ending with a nice dinner, the 45-year-old mogul laughed at the idea of doing something so simple. "Go out for dinner? You're so cute...When I get divorced I'm gonna go out for dinner? Yeah—times 10,572! Will I go out for dinner? Are you kidding? I'm gonna be giving myself Skinnygirl enemas," she joked. "I'm gonna be funneling Skinnygirl down my best friends' throats and my assistants are gonna be naked. We're gonna be hanging from chandeliers in Times Square: body paint, tassels on my titties, coming out of cakes, fireworks, strippers, young men, making out with strangers, one night stands, five night stands. Yeah, I think maybe I might have a celebration. Oh, yeah, and maybe dinner."
"No, I don't think there will be any food involved. Maybe we'll grab a little bag of corn nuts along the way," she continued. "Dinner. You cute one, you. Yeah, the longest divorce in history since Ike and Tina Turner and I'm gonna go get dinner."
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