Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon have ended their relationship after six years of dating. The couple, who were engaged for two years, parted ways in early 2024.
Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon separated after six years together. A mutual friend of the couple confirmed the news to US Weekly, stating that Frankel and Bernon had split two months prior.
However, speculation arose about the breakup’s permanence when the TV personality was seen wearing her engagement ring in recent social media posts. According to the source, “It just wasn’t going to work” between them. “They are so different—he’s an under-the-radar kind of guy,” the insider explained.
Did Bethenny Frankel say no to marriage to Paul Bernon?
Bethenny Frankel has been engaged to film producer Paul Bernon since March 2021. Speaking to People Magazine, Frankel couldn’t help but rave about Bernon, saying, “I was pretty lucky when I walked in and saw him.” She added, “He had a twinkle. He came as advertised, better than advertised. He overshot the mark.”
The couple moved in together in 2019, but Frankel shared that she wasn’t necessarily looking to tie the knot with Bernon.
During a conversation with E! News in July 2023, Frankel disclosed, “I don’t want to orchestrate a wedding.” She continued, “I love my life. I love my fiancé. He’s an amazing life partner, and I don’t want to formalize things with someone I love. I don’t want to organize a huge wedding for everyone else’s sake and not follow our own desires. I prefer doing what we want, not what society expects us to do.”
Bethenny Frankel’s previous relationships
Frankel, 53, was previously wed to Peter Sussman, with their marriage lasting a year before ending in divorce. Following this, Bethenny entered a relationship with Jason Hoppy, and the pair tied the knot in 2010. However, differences led to their separation in 2018, culminating in a lengthy legal battle that finally concluded in 2021.
Reflecting on her divorce from Hoppy during a podcast, Frankel remarked, “It was literally the most traumatizing thing I will hopefully ever go through in my life.”
She continued, “I have been through a f-king war. I have questioned myself as a human, as a parent, because I was told so many times otherwise how terrible I was and disgusting and old and irrelevant and abused because I had no power to get out of it.”
Bethenny Frankel shares a daughter with her ex-husband, Jason Hoppy, while Bernon also has two children from a previous marriage.