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NEED TO KNOW
- Lauren Sánchez is cheering Bethenny Frankel on
- Following the former Bravo star’s major runway moment in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show, Sánchez showed her support on Instagram
- Since the May 31 event, Frankel has taken to social media to address some of the commentary on her image
Bethenny Frankel is getting everyone’s attention.
The Real Housewives New York City alum, 54, has been a hot topic ever since she made her Miami Swim Week debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show on May 31, and she even got a special shoutout from Lauren Sánchez after her bombshell moment.
In a now-expired Instagram Stories post, the helicopter pilot and author, 55, reshared a video of Frankel strutting her stuff in a pink polka dot triangle top and sheer cover-up over G-string bottoms.
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“We all need this energy!!! And this body! Wow wow,” Sánchez wrote across the clip.
Along with the classic poolside look, Frankel rocked a leopard-print one-piece with side boob-baring slits and a cowboy-inspired denim two-piece that she cheekily showed from behind.
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While Frankel’s modeling moment received much praise (including from her 15-year-old daughter Bryn who complimented her mama’s “cute tush”), it also sparked curious comments on her appearance.
“So I guess we have to discuss what I looked like on that runway because the Internet is so fascinated with my age, my weight, my face, my hair,” the star said in a TikTok video posted on June 2.
She addressed the realities of how she and the cast got prepped for the show, saying, “I can tell you with great certainty that every woman that was with me on that stage did not look that way two hours prior,” while adding that there was “a lot of glam, a lot of contouring and a lot of lighting” involved.
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The former Bravo star also claimed she doesn’t do crash diets or have a workout routine but rather has a “good relationship with food and exercise.”
“My body is natural,” she later noted. “I don’t do weights. And the reason my body is natural is because the exercise I do and have always done for my body is natural. I’ll go months without exercise and definitely days without doing anything but I always come back to it.”
