Carole Radziwill and former Real Housewives of New York nemesis Bethenny Frankel’s feud is apparently still going strong eight years after their iconic reunion showdown.
Ahead of her upcoming return to RHONY, Radziwill, 62, “liked” a TikTok video from influencer and comedian Meredith Lynch, who argued in the clip that Frankel, 55, is in need of a rebrand amid the launch of her Supermodel Café in the Hamptons.
“The only thing that’s been a bit of a solid money-maker for Bethenny, and by the way, not even as good of a money-maker as she pretends it to be, is Skinnygirl,” Lynch alleged in the video on Saturday, August 15. “And, unfortunately for Bethenny but fortunately for society, we have moved away from this sort of marketing, ‘This is a skinny-whatever.’ … Bethenny is smart enough to know that the culture has gone in such a way that we don’t want things like Skinnygirl.”
However, Lynch argued that Frankel’s recent launch of the Supermodel Café is just “easily transitional branding.” The content creator pointed out that Frankel has applied for trademarks for “Supermodel” branding for pizza, cheesecake and other products — suggesting that the RHONY alum will try to expand the brand.
Carole Radziwill “likes” post criticizing Bethenny Frankel TikTok / Meredith Lynch
“She’s going to try to make it her new brand. I’m not sure if it’s going to takeoff,” Lynch.
Us reached out to representatives for both Radziwill and Frankel for comment.
Radziwill and Frankel were briefly very close friends on The Real Housewives of New York City before their relationship imploded during season 10 in 2018. They had a memorable face-off at that year’s reunion, where Radziwill infamously accused host Andy Cohen of being “full of s***” for seemingly siding with Frankel.
Radziwill left RHONY after the contentious season 10, with Frankel exiting the following year. (Radziwill will return to RHONY for season 16, which premieres on Bravo on September 8.)
The two have continued to trade barbs publicly over the years, including Frankel weighing in when Radziwill was mentioned in the Epstein Files. The tranche of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s personal files released by the Justice Department earlier this year included emails exchanged between Radziwill and the financier’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. (Maxwell, 64, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022 after being convicted of sex trafficking-related charges.)
“What I do know is that Carole has been friendly with many notable women,” Frankel said via Instagram in February.
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She alleged that “Carole has taken many opportunities to swipe at me, dig at me, speak negatively about me in a post-[RHONY] world.”
“In a post-show world, she has certainly gone for it and I’m not going to do the same,” Frankel argued. “It’s not my business.”
Radziwill has denied having any actual involvement with Epstein or any knowledge of his crimes. In September 2025, Radziwill responded via X when a fan asked her whether it was true that Maxwell was “the photographer for her book” What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love.
“I knew her socially [and] she had a real camera (it was 2004 no one carried cameras) anyway I’d had a pro photo shoot but the pics were bad,” the RHONY alum wrote. “I asked her if she’d take the picture & she said sure. In hindsight was it odd she had a camera? I guess but who knew?!”
Another X user asked how it was possible that Radziwill and others in Maxwell’s sphere of influence didn’t know about Epstein’s misdeeds. (Epstein died by suicide at age 66 in August 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. He was previously convicted of soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.)
“Sure rich men, creepy people… obvs the men who were involved knew…I’m saying the social party friends especially us girls — we didn’t know. When people are doing bad s*** they hide it well. It’s f***ing creepy,” Carole countered. “The rich people I know are kind and decent. But apparently no one knew anything about her except I guess for the FBI. They should release their report. It’s awful. It’s so dark, no? Better left to authorities.”
In March, she said of Maxwell, “Imagine knowing someone and even being friendly with them and then they turn out to be, like, a monster.”
Meanwhile, Frankel’s spokesperson released a statement to Us amid reports that her Supermodel Café in East Quogue, New York, was served a stop-work warning hours after opening.
“Today’s Supermodel Café launch drew an extraordinary turnout, and we are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support from the community,” a rep for Frankel told Us in a statement on Thursday, August 13. “The café received a yellow notice labeled ‘Warning Stop Work Order’ following concerns surrounding the unusually high volume of launch-day attendees.”
Her spokesperson added, “The team is working cooperatively with local officials and taking the appropriate steps to address those concerns. The notice does not require the café to close, and there is no anticipated disruption to business.”
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