Former Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel may be getting a divorce in 2013, but that’s not the only bad news for the Skinnygirl founder. According to the newest ratings, her talk show ranks the lowest yet. The consistently poor ratings have many wondering when Frankel’s show will be canceled. Queen Latifah, on the other hand, continues to soar.
Despite all of the controversy, including an outburst by porn star Farrah Abraham, Bethenny can’t seem to draw in viewers for her weekday talk show. This week, she landed at the number 14 spot.
Of course, Bethenny does have a lot on her mind. She is suing her soon-to-be ex-husband for full custody of their child, and her divorce has become a bit of a public spectacle.
Jason Hoppy, her ex, has said some pretty terrible things about the socialite. Not to mention, he was caught secretly recording both Frankel and her Skinnygirl staff.
Many have suggested that Bethenny’s frequent discussion of her divorce is one of the reasons her talk show is failing. A report by Radar Online even suggested that mentor Ellen DeGeneres spoke with the reality star about the situation:
“Ellen wants Bethenny to stop yakking about the divorce because there is a public perception that she’s to blame for the split. Jason is very sympathetic figure--a doting dad--and quite frankly, many of Bethenny’s viewers and fans don’t understand why she dumped him. Whenever Bethenny opines about how hard the divorce has been on her and bemoans that Jason wasn’t the love of her life, viewers turn the channel. This is one of the major factors contributing to Bethenny’s very weak ratings.”
Regardless of the reason for the ratings, Frankel is allegedly furious. According to a source who spoke with Star:
“Bethenny is livid about Queen Latifah beating her--she can’t believe this is happening. She’s holding crisis talks in order to figure out what Latifah has that she doesn’t. Bethenny was overjoyed when Kris Jenner’s show got canned, because she figured Kris was her biggest competition. She had no idea that Queen Latifah would be the one to crush her. Unfortunately, she’s still seen as a Real Housewife, and people just like Queen Latifah better. This is a huge embarrassment.”
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