Tik Tok video<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\u201cIt is so fun because of the women,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cit\u2019s just all shapes, sizes, heights, ages, races, backgrounds \u2026 just amazing women.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though former \u201cReal Housewives of New York\u201d star said, \u201ceveryone is a little nervous in some way,\u201d she qualified, \u201cI\u2019m not going to try to be a model. I\u2019m just going to be me and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/aside>\nBethenny Frankel took to Tik Tok to clap back at the haters of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway walk. bethennyfrankel\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis is the star\u2019s second time participating in the runway show. Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe continued, \u201cNow<\/em> I know how old I am. I didn\u2019t think about it until last year when everyone made such a big deal about it.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Skinnygirl addressed those who have suggested she\u2019s too old to walk the runway in a swimsuit, quickly stating, \u201cWhy [do it]? Because I\u2019ll do whatever the f\u2014k I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour ass is Jell-O,\u201d she said, parroting haters. \u201cIt is Jell-O,\u201d she replied, continuing, \u201cI\u2019ve told you f\u2014king 27,000 times \u2026 I don\u2019t work out and I don\u2019t want to. I walk. So was I going to do squats for six months? No. Because I\u2019m not that vain.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also called her boyfriend, Shane L. Campbell<\/a>, a \u201cstage-dad,\u201d sharing that he thought she was the \u201cbelle of the ball,\u201d and said that her 16-year-old daughter, Bryn Hoppy, \u201cloved the black bondage bathing suit the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m happy. People are allowed to be happy,\u201d she pointedly concluded as she directly addressed the internet trolls and haters who say she\u2019s too old.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m not going to try to be a model,\u201d Frankel stated of her choice to participate. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFrankel appeared in the Swimsuit Issue earlier this year, posing in a string bikini. James Macari Swimsuit 2026<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe called her boyfriend Shane L. Campbell a \u201cstage dad,\u201d adding that he thought she was the \u201cbelle of the ball.\u201d BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThere\u2019s this narrative that we\u2019re somehow past our prime, and I just don\u2019t subscribe to that,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
On the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launch party red carpet last month, she told us,<\/a> \u201cTo be truthful, the journey is more exciting than the destination. Just\u00a0doing it<\/em>, doing it for moms.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cPeople walk up to me on the street like, \u2018Thank you.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018You\u2019re welcome,’\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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