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Bethenny Frankelhas a little extra sparkle in her eye, thanks to fiancéPaul Bernon.
TheReal Housewives of New York Cityalum, 50, raves about her husband-to-be — and the engagement ring he gave her — on the latest episode of the PEOPLE Every Day podcast.
“The ring is absolutely beautiful,” Frankel says. “It’s absolutely beautiful. Paul’s an absolutely beautiful person and it’s an exciting, fun time.”
She and the film producer, 43,got engagedearlier this year, PEOPLE exclusively confirmed, after she sparked rumors withher massive engagement ring. “It was intimate,” Frankelsaidto PEOPLE in April of the proposal, which took place in Florida back in February. “Just the two of us, on an island off of Florida. No makeup, no manicure, no ring photos. It was very simple and beautiful.”
Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon.Bethenny Frankel/Instagram
Frankel and Bernon began dating in 2018, after theymet on a dating app, she admitted. “I was pretty lucky when I walked in and saw him,” Frankel recounted. “He had a twinkle. He came as advertised — better than advertised. He overshot the mark.”
The couple’s engagement comes after shefinalized her long drawn-out divorcewith ex-husband Jason Hoppy in January, eight yearsafter she filed. She and Hoppy, 50, remained at odds over custody of their 11-year-old daughter Bryn.
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Extended time with Bryn has been the silver lining of the pandemic for Frankel. “I love just getting to be with her … I love it,” Frankel says f spending quarantine with her daughter. “I just get to see her. I get to have lunch with her. I mean, we’ve gotten very, very connected. We always were, but the pandemic connected many, many families in ways that we never expected, so it’s been amazing.”
Not to say that Frankel hasn’t kept incredibly busy in her professional life in addition to the mother/daughter quality time and wedding planning. She partnered withScotch Brandto award their “Ship It Forward Small Business Grant” and offer an hour of business coaching to the winner of their contest,Waynesville Soda Jerks.
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She’s also been scouting her second-in-command on her HBO Max reality seriesThe Big Shot with Bethenny, taping her iHeartRadio podcastJust B withBethenny Frankel,running her Skinnygirl brandandher BStrong nonprofit, which has been supplying PPE and other necessities for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out more from Bethenny’s interview on PEOPLE Every Day, airing now oniHeartMedia,Apple podcasts,Spotify,Stitcheror wherever you listen to your podcasts.
source: people.com
