Reality star Bethenny Frankel and her fiancé Paul Vernon have reportedly broken up.
The former “Real Housewives of New York” star and the film producer called off their engagement about two months ago after dating for about six years, Us Weekly reported on Monday.
Representatives for Mr. Frankel and Mr. Vernon did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Times on Tuesday.
“It didn’t work out,” a mutual friend of the former couple told Us Weekly. “They’re totally different. He’s a low-key type of guy.”
The host of the “ReWives” podcast has reportedly been wearing a 10-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring worth about $1 million in recent weeks, confusing her large social media following.
She and Vernon met on a dating app, started dating in October 2018, and began living together.
“I felt very lucky when I walked in and met him,” Frankel told People magazine in April 2021. He delivered as advertised and better than advertised. He overshot his target. ”
The two briefly broke up in October 2020, but got back together in January 2021. About two months later, she announced her engagement after finalizing her long-standing divorce from Jason Hoppy, with whom she shares 13-year-old daughter Bryn.
Shortly after members of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike last summer, Frankel began advocating for a union for reality TV performers and demanding better wages and working conditions. Ta. ” The former “Bethenny” star teamed up with high-powered attorneys Mark Geragos and Brian Friedman to launch an investigation into reality TV working conditions, earning support from SAG-AFTRA for the effort. ing.
Frankel, who lost her mother to lung cancer last month, added to her acting credits this summer by starring in the Lifetime movie “Danger in the Dorm.” On Tuesday, amid reports of her breakup with Vernon, she posted a teaser poster for her TV project, which starts on June 16th.