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Bethenny Frankel shares savage update on co-parenting with ex-husband Jason Hoppy

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Rock, A. (2026, October 1). Bethenny Frankel shares savage update on co-parenting with ex-husband Jason Hoppy. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/30/celebrity-news/bethenny-frankel-shares-update-on-co-parenting-with-jason-hoppy/

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Bethenny Frankel discussed her ongoing co-parenting relationship with ex-husband Jason Hoppy during an appearance, describing it as "strained" after a decade-long divorce process following their brief two-year marriage. The reality TV star detailed the emotional and physical toll of the separation, saying she lost hair and feared she wouldn't survive it without her daughter's sake motivating her to continue. Frankel emphasized her love for their 16-year-old daughter Bryn despite the difficult co-parenting situation.
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Bethenny Frankel, a star from "The Real Housewives of New York City," shared on an appearance that co-parenting with her ex-husband Jason Hoppy has been challenging. Their divorce was finalized in 2021 after splitting in 2012, following a two-year marriage and a ten-year legal battle she described as traumatic and torturous. Frankel mentioned losing hair during the stressful period but emphasized that despite these difficulties, her relationship with their daughter Bryn, now 16, remains strong. She currently has primary custody of Bryn.

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Frankel PERSON · 8× Hoppy PERSON · 3× Page Six ORG · 2× Bethenny Frankel PERSON · 1× Bravo ORG · 1× Bryn PERSON · 1× Bryn Hoppy PERSON · 1× Jason Hoppy PERSON · 1× Peter Sussman PERSON · 1× Skinnygirl ORG · 1×

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In April, Page Six exclusively revealed that the TV star was dating investment banker Shane L. Campbell, with a source telling us she’s “the happiest she’s ever been and is fully in her intentional dating era.” Conversation Your voice matters.
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🔮 Frankel claimed she “lost hair” and thought she “would never survive” the split, going so far as to say she “didn’t want to.”

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“Real Housewives of New York City” alum Bethenny Frankel revealed she’s “not exactly” amicable with ex-husband Jason Hoppy as they continue to co-parent their daughter, Bryn Hoppy. asserted
they → reveal → daughter
She also candidly confessed, “It’s been a strained year. asserted
It → confess → ?
The swimwear designer, 55, said during the appearance that her divorce from Hoppy — which was finalized in 2021 following their 2012 split — was a “traumatic” exercise she likened to “torture.” asserted
she → say → torture
“There were a lot of circumstances that have been too much,” the Skinnygirl founder divulged, noting their “10 years [in legal proceedings] on a two-year marriage.” asserted
founder → be → marriage
Frankel was ultimately granted primary residential custody of Bryn, who is now 16, after what she described as a “two-year marriage” followed by a “10-year, horrible, horrendous, worst-of-my-life divorce.” asserted
she → grant → divorce
Prior to her brief marriage to Hoppy, also 55, the Bravo personality was married to Peter Sussman from 1996 to 1997 — a union she said “was like it didn’t even happen.” asserted
it → marry → 1997
Despite the admitted trauma, however, Frankel gushed over her relationship with her teen daughter. asserted
Frankel → admit → daughter
“I love her so much,” she said, noting that they are “in between” being mother and daughter and friends. asserted
they → love → between
“When we vibe and we are watching something and we’re laughing, we connect,” she added. But they can also find themselves “on different paths,” Frankel shared, quipping that they’re “very much like Thelma and Louise.” asserted
they → vibe → Thelma
This isn’t the first time Frankel has shared insight into her painful split from Jason, who appeared with his ex-wife on both “RHONY” and their spinoff, titled “Bethenny Ever After.” asserted
who → share → RHONY
During a December 2025 episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Frankel openly cried over the “torment” of the protracted split. asserted
Frankel → call → split
“Nothing compares to what my divorce was for 10 years. asserted
divorce → compare → years
Nothing,” Frankel said at the time, noting that even her difficult childhood with her mother was “child’s play” compared to the “trauma of someone wanting to torture you and telling you that they’re going to do it.” asserted
they → say → it
Frankel claimed she “lost hair” and thought she “would never survive” the split, going so far as to say she “didn’t want to.” asserted
she → claim → split
“I had to because of my daughter,” Frankel recalled while becoming emotional. asserted
Frankel → have → daughter
“I literally thought, ‘I’ll never be happy again.’” asserted
I → think → ?
In April, Page Six exclusively revealed that the TV star was dating investment banker Shane L. Campbell, with a source telling us she’s “the happiest she’s ever been and is fully in her intentional dating era.” Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → reveal → Conversation
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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