Bethenny Frankel Posts No-Makeup Selfie: "This is Me"

Bethenny Frankel wants the world to see her natural beauty! The former Real Housewives of New York star and Skinnygirl founder shared a raw photo of herself on Tuesday, wearing not a stitch of makeup or using a single filter. Over the past few years, Bethenny has been a big proponent of being real when it comes to everything from how she looks to her feelings. Read on to see why Bethenny Frankel opted to share her fresh-faced selfie and learn about 8 other ways Bethenny Frankel stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Doesn’t Want to Promote a “Distorted” Perception of Beauty

“I figured it was time for a zero makeup, straight out of the shower, selfie for all of you non plastic surgery non filterers… you are naturally beautiful…. It’s important that an honest portrayal of women is communicated because the younger generation has a distorted perception of reality, beauty and expectations….#keepitreal #thisisme,” Bethenny captioned the selfie.

2. She Avoids Dieting

Bethenny doesn’t promote any fad diets. “I’m old enough to know that fat-free was a craze, low-carb, eat your weight in meat and cheese was a phase, keto is a fad, the Zone was a moment, and so on .... so yes, I eat carbs. I eat everything, but I don’t binge," she told Good Housekeeping.

3. She Eats Two Meals a Day

Instead, Bethenny focuses on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. "What I eat has no consistency," she told Good Housekeeping. "Today, it was an egg white vegetable omelet with a baked potato and a few french fries for lunch. Sometimes, it's arugula with tomato, avocado, and Parmesan. Pureed soups are a mainstay for me."

4. She Has a Relaxed Approach to Fitness

Bethenny refuses to stress out about exercise. "My philosophy on eating and exercise is to do what you can when you can," she explained in a 2019 Instagram post. “If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga DVD. I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise. Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger."

5. Sleep and Family Come First

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Bethenny has her priorities in order, choosing self-care and family over her career. "I choose time with my daughter and sleep first,” she revealed.

6. She Doesn’t Binge

Bethenny avoids binge eating. “I love food and eat whatever I want but I NEVER binge,” she said in the same Instagram post. “I don’t beat myself up about what I’ve eaten or praise myself about what I haven’t. Food isn’t your best friend or your enemy. It’s just food. I have a good relationship with it.”

7. These Activities Help Her Relax

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Bethenny’s life is busy but she takes time to chill out. “People always ask me if I ever relax….I’m very insular & I love to hit pause & heal. Beach walks, swimming, sleep & selfcare are my therapy,” she wrote on Instagram.

8. She Sets Daily and Weekly Resolutions

Bethenny is all about goal setting, one day or week at a time. “Being a mother has infinitely changed my perspective. I don’t believe in new year’s resolutions but I do believe in daily and weekly resolutions: to be a better person, parent, philanthropist, and partner. I strive for peace and balance in all areas of my life. We certainly won’t achieve perfection but the journey outweighs the destination. We are constantly growing and evolving on our own and with those around us,” she wrote in a recent post on Instagram, adding the caption #noglamnofilter.

Bethenny Frankel is feeling all the “summer vibes” in her swimsuit. In one of her latest social media posts, the Real Housewives star-turned-entrepreneur shows off her amazingly fit figure in a red bathing suit while vacationing in Massachusettes with her fiancé. “Nantucket life,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps, shared with her 3.3 million followers. How does the 52-year-old keep herself hot and healthy? Keep reading for a few pearls of her wisdom.

1. She Gets Her Beauty Sleep

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Bethenny recently revealed a few of her top secrets to Celebwell in an exclusive interview. One personal habit or routine that has had a significant positive impact on Bethenny’s overall well-being is getting the rest she needs. “I try to prioritize sleep which is a try discipline and sometimes hard,” she revealed.

2. She Refuses to Feel Guilt About Food

In her book, "Naturally Thin," Bethenny discusses her approach to mindful eating. “I always indulge and I don’t believe in guilt about food. It’s not your bff or enemy. The key is allowing and learning how to balance and come from a healthy place with food without food noise,” she told us about her relationship with eating.

3. She Is Also “Present” and “Organized” in Her Personal Life

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Bethenny keeps her life balanced between her family life and career. “I am present in both, organized in both, and I am so grateful for both. I never take it for granted and I love both. The balance is being true to each on that moment versus divided in everything,” she says.

4. She Doesn’t Strive for Perfection

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Bethenny understands that she doesn’t have to be perfect. “Even if it’s not okay and you’re not okay, it’s still okay. Take a moment. Take a breath and know you’re doing the best you can in this circumstance. It won’t be perfect,” she said.

5. She Doesn’t Exercise

"I get asked this all the time,” Bethenny told People when asked how she stays thin. “I don't exercise. I do what I can, when I can," she continued. "I'll snowboard if I can, I'll surf if I can. I'll walk on the beach… but I choose sleep first.

Real Housewife and SkinnyGirl founder Bethenny Frankel shared a new photo from a vacation with her fiance. She posted a new swimsuit photo that featured her fiance walking out in the background. Frankel playfully captioned the photo, “Behind every strong woman there is...A strong man getting out of an elevator… Xo love you Paul.” Read on to see 5 ways Bethenny Frankel stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Doesn’t Use Social Media Filters

Frankel posted a photo of herself in her bra and underwear in August. She revealed in the captioned that she doesn’t use social media filters, and encouraged others to do so. “If I were a “filterer” I would have gotten rid of my lines and my dark circles, but this is me at 50,” she wrote. “Why do I mention this all the time? Because I think it’s important for young women to know that being flawed is truthful and real, and that filtering yourself into someone fictitious is actually damaging to girls’ and women’s self esteem. It’s courageous and beautiful to be real at any age. I realize that fake and filtered sells, but I’m happy over here with my followers who appreciate the difference.”

2. She Enjoys The Water

Frankel is a big fan of going to the beach and going swimming. She posts several photos from the beach and in the pool. Frankel posted this photo of herself swimming in August. She captioned the photo, “Summer of love.”

3. She Exercises When She Can

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Frankel revealed her approach to exercise in a photo from Instagram. Frankel says that while she doesn’t have an exercise routine, she makes sure to exercise when she can. She writes, “My philosophy on eating & exercise is to do what you can when you can. I choose time with my daughter & sleep first. If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga dvd. I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise.” Frankel also wrote, “Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger."

4. She Has A Good Relationship With Food

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In the same post, Frankel says that when it comes to food, she tries not to stress too much. Instead, Frankel focuses on having a good relationship with food. “I love food and eat whatever I want but I NEVER binge. I don’t beat myself up about what I’ve eaten or praise myself about what I haven’t. Food isn’t your best friend or your enemy. It’s just food. I have a good relationship with it."

5. She Avoids Artificial Food

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Frankel says to HollywoodLife that she tries to eat healthy, and avoids artificial foods. “I do not eat a lot of ‘fake’ foods. I’ll eat cake and fries but nothing brightly colored or artificial.” Frankel revealed that she likes salads, veggie burgers, egg whites, and steak in the interview.

Bethenny Frankel in a bathing suit says: Weekend mode:✅ Happy Place:✅ Cocktails:✅ Attitude: negligible.” The 51-year-old entrepreneur and star of Real Housewives is a social media icon, posting empowering messages. It’s not just PR fluff. She believes what she says, coming from a background where she was told she was never the perfect size. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bethenny Frankel stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. Her Family Was “Obsessed With Food”

Bethenny was inspired to write her bestselling book Naturally Thin after a rough childhood. “I came from a very, very toxic household, very, very toxic family with alcoholism and chain smoking and living in 13 different places, going to 13 different schools. And there was an obsession coming in…my whole family background, an obsession with food and food—what I call in the book, food noise—and dieting, and you can't be fat and you have to be thin.” She’s been aware of that “since I could probably read,” she said during one lecture.

2. She Became Obsessed Also

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Bethenny added: “I talk a lot about parents not saying diet in front of their kids or not like making that obsession of their own, passing it on. And that's a lot of what the book is about. But basically I spent most of my life completely obsessed with dieting and being thin and ripping out every single diet and every single magazine and reading all the charts.” She called this “disorder” a “complete obsession.”

3. She Says Your Diet is Your Bank Account

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When it comes to dieting, Bethenny believes “You don't need to know everything. There is no ‘plan.’” But in her book, she did outline some tools for your toolbox. “One of the rules, the big overriding rules, your diet is a bank account. And so basically just like the economy, just like shopping, just like buying an impractical sequin dress or something after you do that, you should buy nothing or buy a cashmere sweater,” she said at a lecture. To put it another way: “That's the kind of rule that you'd bring out if you're at a buffet or at a Super Bowl party or at someone's wedding. That's when you're like, you know what? Those cube neon cheese cheeses, I've seen a million million times. I don't need to eat that, but you know what? They have caviar here. They have coconut shrimp. So I'm gonna have a little bit of that.”

4. She Uses an Elliptical

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Bethenny uses a cheap elliptical. “The first five minutes on the elliptical trainer should focus on getting the body ready to do the workout. Spend five minutes pedaling at a low-to-moderate pace to increase body temperature and prepare the body for more intense work. Then spend three minutes playing around with increasing the machine’s resistance level, ramp height, speed, or possibly a combination of these settings to find your true maximum effort,” says ACE Fitness.

5. She Stocks Her Kitchen With Healthy Foods

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"I use whatever's in my kitchen," Bethenny says. "Right now in my freezer I have ground white meat turkey; in my refrigerator I have some feta cheese, and I also have frozen spinach in the freezer so I might make spinach-feta turkey burgers. I have half an onion here so I might sauté onions. I have arugula and cherry tomatoes so I would maybe cut those in half [and make a salad]. I have some turkey bacon so if I got aggressive I could put some of the turkey bacon on the salad,” she has said, according to Popsugar.

Bethenny Frankel is hot in the Hamptons! The former Real Housewives of New York star flaunts her forever young figure in a variety of swimsuits via her latest social media post. “The Hamptons is my happy place and more importantly, the ocean is my most effective therapist… I am so grateful to be able to jump into the ocean and experience nature at its finest…” she captioned the montage of beach clips. How does the star make 51 look like 31? Read on to see 6 ways Bethenny Frankel stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Doesn’t Diet

In a recent TikTok video Bethenny revealed that during her 30s she was 20 pounds heavier and “always on a diet.” Now, she avoids them at all costs. “I’m old enough to know that fat-free was a craze, low-carb, eat your weight in meat and cheese was a phase, keto is a fad, the Zone was a moment, and so on .... so yes, I eat carbs. I eat everything, but I don’t binge," she told Good Housekeeping.

2. She Also Never Binges

However, you won’t find Bethenny gorging on food either. “I love food and eat whatever I want but I NEVER binge,” she said in an Instagram post. “I don’t beat myself up about what I’ve eaten or praise myself about what I haven’t. Food isn’t your best friend or your enemy. It’s just food. I have a good relationship with it.”

3. She Eats Two Meals Per Day

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Bethenny eats two meals a day. "What I eat has no consistency," she told Good Housekeeping. "Today, it was an egg white vegetable omelet with a baked potato and a few french fries for lunch. Sometimes, it's arugula with tomato, avocado, and Parmesan. Pureed soups are a mainstay for me."

4. She Doesn’t Exercise

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Bethenny avoids the gym. "My philosophy on eating and exercise is to do what you can when you can," she explained in a 2019 Instagram post. “If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga DVD. I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise. Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger." In her recent TikTok she added: “So I don’t exercise. I do what I can when I can. “I’ll snowboard if I can, I’ll surf if I can, I walk on the beach whenever I can.”

5. She Is All About Self-Care

Bethenny focuses on finding restorative activities. “People always ask me if I ever relax….I’m very insular & I love to hit pause & heal. Beach walks, swimming, sleep & selfcare are my therapy,” she wrote on Instagram.

6. She Prioritizes Sleep

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Bethenny knows the importance of getting enough sleep. "I choose time with my daughter and sleep first,” she revealed. “I choose sleep first. Sleep is the No. 1 priority,” she added in her TikTok. “And being happy is one priority.”